France vs Finland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAGriezmann double fires France to victory over Finland
Antoine Griezmann played chief tormentor as France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by beating visitors Finland 2-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 3': Hand ball by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 3': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 3': Léo Dubois (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Corner, France. Conceded by Paulus Arajuuri.
- 6': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Corner, France. Conceded by Rasmus Schüller.
- 6': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 6': Urho Nissilä (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, France. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
- 10': Corner, France. Conceded by Paulus Arajuuri.
- 11': Corner, France. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 11': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 18': Attempt saved. Urho Nissilä (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
- 19': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 19': Attempt missed. Leo Väisänen (Finland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 22': Corner, France. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 23': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a headed pass following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 24': Corner, France. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
- 25': Goal! France 1, Finland 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kurt Zouma.
- 31': Attempt saved. Léo Dubois (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 31': Corner, France. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 34': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
- 34': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 40': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass.
- 41': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 41': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
- 42': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Finland. Jere Uronen tries a through ball, but Joel Pohjanpalo is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 1, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 1, Finland 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Rasmus Schüller.
- 49': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Léo Dubois (France).
- 50': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 53': Goal! France 2, Finland 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 55': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 57': Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland).
- 57': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 61': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 61': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Pyry Soiri replaces Jere Uronen.
- 64': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 64': Teemu Pukki (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, France. Nordi Mukiele replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
- 69': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 69': Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 72': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Paulus Arajuuri (Finland).
- 72': Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Fredrik Jensen replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Kaan Kairinen replaces Urho Nissilä.
- 78': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
- 78': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
- 80': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Anthony Martial.
- 80': Substitution, Finland. Jukka Raitala replaces Nikolai Alho.
- 81': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jukka Raitala (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
- 87': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Onni Valakari (Finland).
- 88': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 90': Substitution, France. Clément Lenglet replaces Presnel Kimpembe because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 90'+4': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 90'+4': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 90'+7': Nordi Mukiele (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, France 2, Finland 0.
- 0': Match ends, France 2, Finland 0.
Statistics
 FIN |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 361 | Accurate Passes | 695 |
| 426 | Passes | 752 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 28 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 57,057
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 57,057
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 6 | -13 | 1 |
Line-Ups
France (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 15 | Kurt Zouma |
| 13 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Léo Dubois |
| 19 | Karim Benzema |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
Finland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 2 | Paulus Arajuuri  |
| 3 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy |
| 5 | Leo Väisänen |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 17 | Nikolai Alho |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 16 | Urho Nissila |
| 10 | Teemu Pukki |
| 20 | Joel Pohjanpalo |
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