FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, November 26, 2022
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France DLWLW 2
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Stadium 974 · 42,860 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Kylian Mbappe double helps France edge Denmark, advance to World Cup last 16

Kylian Mbappe netted twice to help Didier Deschamps' side to a 2-1 win over Denmark in their World Cup Group D clash on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
51.5
Possession
48.5
10
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
456
Accurate Passes
421
528
Passes
491
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
9
16
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.5
54
Long Balls
59
33
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
14
19
Clearances
14

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 18Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 22Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Kylian MbappéAM-L
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Axel DisasiSUB
  2. 15Jordan VeretoutSUB
  3. 24Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  4. 25Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  5. 17William SalibaSUB
  6. 12Randal Kolo MuaniSUB
  7. 26Marcus ThuramSUB
  8. 20Kingsley ComanSUB
  9. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  10. 2Benjamin PavardSUB
  11. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  12. 13Youssouf FofanaSUB
  13. 6Matteo GuendouziSUB

DEN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 3Victor NelssonCD-L
  4. 2Joachim AndersenCD-R
  5. 10Christian EriksenCM-L
  6. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-R
  7. 5Joakim MaehleLM
  8. 13Rasmus KristensenRM
  9. 21Andreas CorneliusF
  10. 14Mikkel DamsgaardCF-L
  11. 25Jesper LindstromCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Jens Stryger LarsenSUB
  2. 9Martin BraithwaiteSUB
  3. 19Jonas WindSUB
  4. 24Robert SkovSUB
  5. 4Simon KjaerSUB
  6. 16Oliver ChristensenSUB
  7. 12Kasper DolbergSUB
  8. 18Daniel WassSUB
  9. 7Mathias JensenSUB
  10. 20Yussuf PoulsenSUB
  11. 15Christian NørgaardSUB
  12. 11Andreas Skov OlsenSUB
  13. 22Frederik RonnowSUB
  14. 26Alexander BahSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Andreas Christensen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Jules Koundé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Denmark. Martin Braithwaite replaces Andreas Cornelius.
  5. 61' Goal! France 1, Denmark 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  6. 62' Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
  7. 68' Goal! France 1, Denmark 1. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen following a corner.
  8. 73' Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Dolberg replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  9. 75' Substitution, France. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Raphaël Varane.
  10. 75' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  11. 85' Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  12. 86' Goal! France 2, Denmark 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Denmark. Alexander Bah replaces Rasmus Kristensen.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.

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