UEFA Women's European Championship

France vs Belgium, 2022 Women's European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's European Championship
France
  • 6': Kadidiatou Diani
  • 41': Griedge Mbock Bathy
FT
2 - 1
Belgium
  • 36': Janice Cayman
  • Red Card 89': Amber Tysiak

France beat Belgium to win Women's Euro Group D and advance to quarterfinals

France secured their place in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Women's Euros with a 2-1 win over Belgium in Group D, advancing with a game to spare.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, France. Conceded by Davina Philtjens.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Corner, France. Conceded by Jody Vangheluwe.
  • 6': Goal! France 1, Belgium Women 0. Kadidiatou Diani (France) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross.
  • 10': Delphine Cascarino (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Jody Vangheluwe (Belgium Women).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Griedge Mbock Bathy.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, France. Conceded by Davina Philtjens.
  • 17': Substitution, France. Ouleymata Sarr replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto because of an injury.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross.
  • 21': Offside, France. Ève Périsset tries a through ball, but Ouleymata Sarr is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Sari Kees (Belgium Women).
  • 22': Kadidiatou Diani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Corner, France. Conceded by Janice Cayman.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Charlotte Bilbault (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 28': Corner, France. Conceded by Davina Philtjens.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Clara Matéo (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ouleymata Sarr.
  • 33': Corner, France. Conceded by Julie Biesmans.
  • 35': Elena Dhont (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Charlotte Bilbault (France).
  • 36': Goal! France 1, Belgium Women 1. Janice Cayman (Belgium Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tessa Wullaert with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, France. Conceded by Justine Vanhaevermaet.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ouleymata Sarr (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Goal! France 2, Belgium Women 1. Griedge Mbock Bathy (France) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, France 2, Belgium Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 2, Belgium Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium Women. Marie Minnaert replaces Jody Vangheluwe.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kadidiatou Diani with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, France. Conceded by Tine De Caigny.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Offside, France. Kadidiatou Diani tries a through ball, but Delphine Cascarino is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Belgium Women. Laura Deloose replaces Davina Philtjens.
  • 59': Substitution, Belgium Women. Féli Delacauw replaces Justine Vanhaevermaet.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Marie Minnaert (Belgium Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elena Dhont with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Tessa Wullaert (Belgium Women).
  • 62': Griedge Mbock Bathy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Offside, Belgium Women. Tessa Wullaert tries a through ball, but Marie Minnaert is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, Belgium Women. Conceded by Griedge Mbock Bathy.
  • 65': Substitution, France. Selma Bacha replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  • 66': Substitution, France. Sandie Toletti replaces Clara Matéo.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ouleymata Sarr (France) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui.
  • 67': Foul by Delphine Cascarino (France).
  • 67': Nicky Evrard (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Ouleymata Sarr (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 69': Corner, France. Conceded by Laura De Neve.
  • 70': Foul by Marie Minnaert (Belgium Women).
  • 70': Ève Périsset (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Belgium Women. Amber Tysiak replaces Laura De Neve.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 78': Substitution, Belgium Women. Hannah Eurlings replaces Elena Dhont.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women).
  • 82': Ouleymata Sarr (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Charlotte Bilbault (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Marie Minnaert (Belgium Women).
  • 86': Corner, France. Conceded by Laura Deloose.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandie Toletti with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty France.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Amber Tysiak (Belgium Women) for hand ball.
  • 90': Penalty saved! Wendie Renard (France) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Wendie Renard (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, France. Ella Palis replaces Grace Geyoro.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, France. Melvine Malard replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Melvine Malard (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Selma Bacha.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Féli Delacauw (Belgium Women).
  • 90'+4': Sandie Toletti (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Féli Delacauw (Belgium Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Corner, France. Conceded by Marie Minnaert.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Wendie Renard (France) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 2, Belgium Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France 2, Belgium Women 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 0
38 Possession 62
2 SHOTS 26
1 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
301 Accurate Passes 485
393 Passes 560
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 16
8 Crosses 32
0.1 Cross % 0.5
34 Long Balls 52
14 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
16 Effective Tackles 14
26 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 15
28 Effective Clearances 7
28 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 8,173

Women's EURO Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 3 +7 9
2 England 3 +8 6
3 Netherlands 3 -4 3
4 Wales 3 -11 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
3 Wendie Renard
19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
7 Sakina Karchaoui
22 Ève Périsset
14 Charlotte Bilbault
10 Clara Mateo
8 Grace Geyoro
9 Marie-Antoinette Katoto
20 Delphine Cascarino
11 Kadidiatou Diani
France Substitutes:
Kenza Dali, Hawa Cissoko, Melvine Malard, Ouleymata Sarr, Sandy Baltimore, Aïssatou Tounkara, Mylene Chavas, Selma Bacha, Sandie Toletti, Ella Palis, Justine Lerond, Marion Torrent.

BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nicky Evrard (GK)
18 Laura De Neve
19 Sari Kees
2 Davina Philtjens
15 Jody Vangheluwe
6 Tine De Caigny
20 Julie Biesmans
10 Justine Vanhaevermaet
9 Tessa Wullaert
11 Janice Cayman
13 Elena Dhont
Belgium Substitutes:
Ella Van Kerkhoven, Féli Delacauw, Marie Minnaert, Kassandra Missipo, Lisa Lichtfus, Davinia Vanmechelen, Diede Lemey, Hannah Eurlings, Amber Tysiak, Sarah Wijnants, Charlotte Tison, Laura Deloose.

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