International Friendly

France vs Wales, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
France
  • 34': Kylian Mbappé
  • 47': Antoine Griezmann
  • 79': Ousmane Dembélé
FT
3 - 0
Wales
  • Red Card 26': Neco Williams

France's Karim Benzema misses penalty, Kylian Mbappe scores in win over Wales

Karim Benzema missed a penalty and hit the post but delivered a fine performance in his France comeback as the world champions beat 10-man Wales.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Joe Morrell (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
  • 14': Joe Morrell (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 16': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
  • 18': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 18': Offside, Wales. Joe Morrell tries a through ball, but Chris Mepham is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, France. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 22': Corner, France. Conceded by Gareth Bale.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 23': Penalty conceded by Neco Williams (Wales) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 24': VAR Decision: Penalty France.
  • 26': Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the red card.
  • 27': Penalty saved! Karim Benzema (France) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, France. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  • 34': Goal! France 1, Wales 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Corner, France. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 42': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
  • 42': Gareth Bale (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 45': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (France).
  • 45': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
  • 45'+1': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, France 1, Wales 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 1, Wales 0.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Lucas Hernández.
  • 47': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
  • 47': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Goal! France 2, Wales 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
  • 51': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 57': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
  • 57': Gareth Bale (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Gareth Bale.
  • 59': Substitution, Wales. Aaron Ramsey replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 59': Substitution, Wales. Dylan Levitt replaces Joe Allen.
  • 59': Substitution, Wales. Ben Davies replaces Chris Mepham.
  • 61': Corner, France. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, France. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
  • 63': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 63': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Paul Pogba.
  • 64': Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Chris Gunter (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 70': Corner, France. Conceded by Dylan Levitt.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Presnel Kimpembe (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Joe Morrell (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 73': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Daniel James.
  • 73': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 75': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Karim Benzema (France) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
  • 79': Goal! France 3, Wales 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 82': Corner, France. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 83': Substitution, Wales. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Morrell.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 83': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
  • 84': Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 85': Corner, France. Conceded by David Brooks.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
  • 90'+1': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
  • 90'+2': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Kieffer Moore (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, France 3, Wales 0.
  • 0': Match ends, France 3, Wales 0.
  • 0': Match ends, France 3, Wales 0.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
4 Raphaël Varane
12 Corentin Tolisso
21 Lucas Hernández
2 Benjamin Pavard
7 Antoine Griezmann
14 Adrien Rabiot
6 Paul Pogba
10 Kylian Mbappé
19 Karim Benzema
France Substitutes:
Mike Maignan, Moussa Sissoko, Jules Koundé, Marcus Thuram, Clément Lenglet, Lucas Digne, Léo Dubois, Kingsley Coman, Wissam Ben Yedder, Ousmane Dembélé, Steve Mandanda.

WAL Wales (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
6 Joe Rodon
22 Chris Mepham
2 Chris Gunter
14 Connor Roberts
16 Joe Morrell
3 Neco Williams Red Card
7 Joe Allen
8 Harry Wilson
20 Daniel James
11 Gareth Bale
Wales Substitutes:
Wayne Hennessey, Dylan Levitt, Ben Cabango, Jonny Williams, Kieffer Moore, Ben Davies, David Brooks, Tyler Roberts, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Adam Rhys Davies, Rubin Colwill, Aaron Ramsey.

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