FIFA Women's World Cup

Panama vs France, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Panama
  • 2': Marta Cox
  • 64': Yomira Pinzón (P)
  • 87': Lineth Cedeño
FT
3 - 6
France
  • 21': Maëlle Lakrar
  • 28': Kadidiatou Diani
  • 37': Kadidiatou Diani (P)
  • 45'+5': Léa Le Garrec
  • 52': Kadidiatou Diani (P)
  • 90'+10': Vicki Bècho

Diani treble sees France advance after 6-3 win over Panama

Kadidiatou Diani netted a hat-trick to lead France to a 6-3 victory over debutants Panama on Wednesday and into the last 16 of the Women's World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Léa Le Garrec (France).
  • 1': Marta Cox (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Goal! Panama 1, France 0. Marta Cox (Panama) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 8': Foul by Wendy Natis (Panama).
  • 8': Selma Bacha (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Léa Le Garrec (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, France. Conceded by Wendy Natis.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Maëlle Lakrar (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Léa Le Garrec (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clara Matéo.
  • 11': Aldrith Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Élisa de Almeida (France).
  • 12': Corner, France. Conceded by Carina Baltrip-Reyes.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Élisa de Almeida (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Léa Le Garrec with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, France. Conceded by Aldrith Quintero.
  • 13': Corner, France. Conceded by Hilary Jaén.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Maëlle Lakrar (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Aldrith Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (France).
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Deysiré Salazar (Panama).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, France. Conceded by Yomira Pinzón.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léa Le Garrec with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! Panama 1, France 1. Maëlle Lakrar (France) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Marta Cox (Panama).
  • 22': Élisa de Almeida (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vicki Bècho.
  • 23': Carmen Montenegro (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Dangerous play by Léa Le Garrec (France).
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Estelle Cascarino (France).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Léa Le Garrec (France).
  • 26': Riley Tanner (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Wendy Natis (Panama) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marta Cox with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 28': Goal! Panama 1, France 2. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  • 31': Deysiré Salazar (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).
  • 32': Hand ball by Wendy Natis (Panama).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Ève Périsset (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vicki Bècho.
  • 35': Foul by Aldrith Quintero (Panama).
  • 35': Selma Bacha (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Maëlle Lakrar (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a cross.
  • 36': Penalty conceded by Yomira Pinzón (Panama) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 37': Goal! Panama 1, France 3. Kadidiatou Diani (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Emily Cedeño (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (France).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Vicki Bècho (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Estelle Cascarino with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, France. Conceded by Wendy Natis.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Léa Le Garrec (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Élisa de Almeida.
  • 45'+4': Corner, France. Conceded by Wendy Natis.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Panama 1, France 4. Léa Le Garrec (France) right footed shot from long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Selma Bacha following a corner.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Panama 1, France 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Panama 1, France 4.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Amel Majri replaces Grace Geyoro.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Viviane Asseyi replaces Selma Bacha.
  • 45': Substitution, Panama. Lineth Cedeño replaces Deysiré Salazar.
  • 46': Foul by Hilary Jaén (Panama).
  • 46': Viviane Asseyi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, France. Conceded by Carina Baltrip-Reyes.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Vicki Bècho (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Wendy Natis (Panama) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Penalty France.
  • 52': Goal! Panama 1, France 5. Kadidiatou Diani (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Delay in match (France).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Corner, France. Conceded by Carmen Montenegro.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Clara Matéo (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amel Majri with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Panama. Schiandra González replaces Carmen Montenegro.
  • 58': Substitution, Panama. Erika Hernández replaces Emily Cedeño.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Wendy Natis (Panama).
  • 60': Substitution, France. Laurina Fazer replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Foul by Élisa de Almeida (France).
  • 61': Riley Tanner (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Panama. Rebeca Espinosa replaces Wendy Natis because of an injury.
  • 62': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
  • 62': Yomira Pinzón (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Penalty Panama. Riley Tanner draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Élisa de Almeida (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Goal! Panama 2, France 5. Yomira Pinzón (Panama) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Foul by Yomira Pinzón (Panama).
  • 66': Vicki Bècho (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Yomira Pinzón (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Laurina Fazer (France).
  • 68': Yenith Bailey (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Yenith Bailey (Panama).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Estelle Cascarino (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Laurina Fazer.
  • 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Yenith Bailey.
  • 72': Corner, France. Conceded by Lineth Cedeño.
  • 74': Offside, France. Estelle Cascarino tries a through ball, but Viviane Asseyi is caught offside.
  • 75': Foul by Maëlle Lakrar (France).
  • 75': Marta Cox (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Amel Majri (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léa Le Garrec with a through ball.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Lineth Cedeño (Panama).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Panama. Natalia Mills replaces Riley Tanner.
  • 81': Erika Hernández (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (France).
  • 82': Foul by Maëlle Lakrar (France).
  • 82': Lineth Cedeño (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Marta Cox (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Erika Hernández (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Marta Cox (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 85': Offside, Panama. Marta Cox tries a through ball, but Lineth Cedeño is caught offside.
  • 86': Aldrith Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Vicki Bècho (France).
  • 87': Goal! Panama 3, France 5. Lineth Cedeño (Panama) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 87': VAR Decision: Goal Panama 3-5 France (Lineth Cedeño).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Élisa de Almeida (France).
  • 90'+2': Marta Cox (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Amel Majri (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi.
  • 90'+8': Aldrith Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Clara Matéo (France).
  • 90'+10': Goal! Panama 3, France 6. Vicki Bècho (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a cross.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Panama 3, France 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Panama 3, France 6.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 2
71.8 Possession 28.2
26 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
2 Penalty Goals 1
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
408 Accurate Passes 102
490 Passes 205
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.5
12 Accurate Crosses 2
42 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.4
44 Long Balls 51
24 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 0
16 Effective Tackles 13
27 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 38
14 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 40,498

FIFA Women's World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 3 +4 7
2 Jamaica 3 +1 5
3 Brazil 3 +3 4
4 Panama 3 -8 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

PAN Panama (4-5-1)

No. Name
12 Yenith Bailey (GK)
5 Yomira Pinzón
3 Wendy Natis
23 Carina Baltrip-Reyes
2 Hilary Jaen
14 Carmen Montenegro
20 Aldrith Quintero
6 Deysiré Salazar
13 Riley Tanner
7 Emily Cedeño
10 Marta Cox
Panama Substitutes:
Katherine Castillo, Laurie Batista, Lineth Cedeño, Natalia Mills, Schiandra González, Farissa Córdoba, Nicole De Obaldia, Sasha Fábrega, Rebeca Espinosa, Erika Hernandez, Rosario Vargas, Karla Riley.

FRA France (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
5 Élisa De Almeida
2 Maëlle Lakrar
20 Estelle Cascarino
22 Ève Périsset
8 Grace Geyoro
17 Léa Le Garrec
13 Selma Bacha
23 Vicki Bècho
11 Kadidiatou Diani
12 Clara Mateo
France Substitutes:
Naomie Feller, Laurina Fazer, Solène Durand, Aïssatou Tounkara, Kenza Dali, Constance Picaud, Wendie Renard, Eugénie Le Sommer, Sakina Karchaoui, Viviane Asseyi, Sandie Toletti, Amel Majri.

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