Republic of Ireland vs France, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingFrance sneak past Ireland with Benjamin Pavard thunderbolt
France defender Benjamin Pavard made a spectacular comeback as his superb strike saw them beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Euro 2024 qualifying.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 11': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 11': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
- 14': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 17': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 19': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 19': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 22': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, France. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
- 24': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
- 25': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 27': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 27': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 38': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
- 38': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 39': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 40': Attempt missed. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 40': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 42': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 42': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
- 43': Offside, France. Benjamin Pavard tries a through ball, but Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
- 44': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, France 0.
- 46': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 46': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 50': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, France 1. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Séamus Coleman.
- 52': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 52': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross.
- 53': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
- 53': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, France. Conceded by Evan Ferguson.
- 56': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 56': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
- 57': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
- 58': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty tries a through ball, but Evan Ferguson is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
- 61': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
- 64': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, France. Moussa Diaby replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 65': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Evan Ferguson.
- 66': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 66': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 70': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Séamus Coleman tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 77': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a through ball.
- 77': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
- 77': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Matt Doherty.
- 77': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Jason Knight.
- 78': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Dara O'Shea.
- 81': Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 81': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 84': Attempt saved. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Idah.
- 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 84': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Michael Obafemi replaces Jayson Molumby.
- 87': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
- 87': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga with a through ball.
- 88': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 89': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 90': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross.
- 90': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
- 90': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
- 90'+2': Mike Maignan (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 90'+3': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 90'+4': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 90'+4': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, France 1.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, France 1.
Statistics
 FRA |
IRL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.1 | Possession | 34.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 597 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 665 | Passes | 343 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 13 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 50,219
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 50,219
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 5 | John Egan  |
| 4 | Dara O'Shea |
| 12 | Nathan Collins |
| 6 | Josh Cullen |
| 14 | Jayson Molumby |
| 7 | Matt Doherty |
| 2 | Seamus Coleman |
| 19 | Evan Ferguson |
| 17 | Jason Knight |
| 20 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 4 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 13 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 21 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
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