Germany vs France, 2023 International Friendly
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Euro 2024 hosts Germany beat France 2-1 in their international friendly on Tuesday to snap a three-game losing streak and regain some confidence following a bad run and the sacking of coach Hansi Flick on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Germany 1, France 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 5': Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 8': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 8': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 10': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Germany).
- 13': Foul by William Saliba (France).
- 13': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Germany).
- 17': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
- 19': Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Substitution, Germany. Pascal Groß replaces Ilkay Gündogan because of an injury.
- 27': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 27': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 35': Corner, France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
- 37': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 37': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 38': Corner, France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 38': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 41': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Pascal Groß (Germany).
- 41': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Pascal Groß (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 45'+1': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Germany 1, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, France 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 51': Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 55': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Offside, Germany. Benjamin Henrichs tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 58': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross.
- 60': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 64': Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 64': Substitution, Germany. Kai Havertz replaces Thomas Müller.
- 64': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 64': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 65': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 67': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 67': Julian Brandt (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 68': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
- 72': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 74': Corner, France. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 76': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Germany).
- 76': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Florian Wirtz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 78': Substitution, Germany. Robin Gosens replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
- 78': Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 78': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 82': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 82': Corner, France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by William Saliba (France).
- 84': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 86': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 86': William Saliba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Goal! Germany 2, France 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball following a fast break.
- 88': Penalty France. Eduardo Camavinga draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Penalty conceded by Leroy Sané (Germany) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': Goal! Germany 2, France 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Germany 2, France 1.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 2, France 1.
Statistics
 FRA |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 507 | Accurate Passes | 505 |
| 569 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 7 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 60,486
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 60,486
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 16 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 9 | Florian Wirtz |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 13 | Thomas Müller |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
France (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 17 | William Saliba |
| 13 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 20 | Kingsley Coman |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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