France vs Scotland, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMbappé on target as France thrash Scotland in friendly
France recovered from a glaring defensive error to beat Scotland 4-1 in a friendly between two teams that have already qualified for the European Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 1': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
- 6': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 7': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 7': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 9': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Goal! France 0, Scotland 1. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
- 12': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 13': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, France. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
- 16': Goal! France 1, Scotland 1. Benjamin Pavard (France) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 19': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, France. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.
- 20': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a corner.
- 21': Handball by Ché Adams (Scotland).
- 21': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
- 21': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 24': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
- 24': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Goal! France 2, Scotland 1. Benjamin Pavard (France) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a set piece situation.
- 26': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 26': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 29': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 34': Foul by Liam Cooper (Scotland).
- 34': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 36': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Scotland).
- 36': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Penalty France. Olivier Giroud draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Liam Cooper (Scotland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': VAR Decision: Penalty France.
- 40': Liam Cooper (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! France 3, Scotland 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 44': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Liam Kelly (Scotland).
- 44': Ché Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Liam Kelly (Scotland). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 45'+3': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ché Adams (Scotland).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, France 3, Scotland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins France 3, Scotland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Scotland. Zander Clark replaces Liam Kelly.
- 46': Offside, France. Jonathan Clauss is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 49': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 57': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 57': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 61': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 62': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Offside, Scotland. Liam Cooper is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 64': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 64': Substitution, Scotland. John Souttar replaces Liam Cooper.
- 64': Substitution, Scotland. Jacob Brown replaces Ché Adams.
- 69': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Greg Taylor (Scotland).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 70': Antoine Griezmann (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 70': Goal! France 4, Scotland 1. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 72': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 72': Jacob Brown (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
- 75': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Nathan Patterson.
- 75': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 75': Attempt missed. John Souttar (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 76': Substitution, France. Boubacar Kamara replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 76': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 76': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Kenny McLean.
- 78': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 78': Greg Taylor (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
- 80': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Marcus Thuram (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a through ball.
- 82': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zander Clark (Scotland).
- 83': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 84': Foul by Greg Taylor (Scotland).
- 84': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Greg Taylor (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 86': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, France. Castello Lukeba replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 87': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 88': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 88': Scott McKenna (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 88': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Nathan Patterson.
- 90': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zander Clark (Scotland).
- 90'+1': Offside, France. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 90'+2': Jonathan Clauss (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, France 4, Scotland 1.
- 0': Match ends, France 4, Scotland 1.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 40,000
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 40,000
Line-Ups
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 3 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Scotland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Liam Kelly (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 16 | Scott McKenna |
| 13 | Jack Hendry |
| 20 | Greg Taylor |
| 22 | Nathan Patterson |
| 14 | Billy Gilmour |
| 4 | Scott McTominay |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
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