UEFA Nations League

Germany vs France, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, 3rd-Place Match

· UEFA Nations League
Germany
    FT
    0 - 2
    France
    • 45': Kylian Mbappé
    • 84': Michael Olise

    Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise earn France third place in Nations League

    Goals from captain Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise earned France a 2-0 victory over Germany in Stuttgart on Sunday, and a third place finish in this season's UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Nick Woltemade (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a through ball.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 3': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Nick Woltemade with a through ball.
    • 11': Delay in match (Germany).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 12': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Lucas Digne (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
    • 13': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
    • 13': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 21': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Loïc Badé (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
    • 21': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
    • 22': Foul by Loïc Badé (France).
    • 22': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Foul by Nick Woltemade (Germany).
    • 28': Loïc Badé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
    • 29': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': David Raum (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
    • 31': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 33': VAR Decision: No Penalty Germany.
    • 35': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
    • 36': Corner,France. Conceded by David Raum.
    • 37': Florian Wirtz (Germany) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
    • 37': Offside, Germany. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 39': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 39': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Loïc Badé (France).
    • 40': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Nick Woltemade (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
    • 43': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 44': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 44': Hand ball by Nick Woltemade (Germany).
    • 45': Goal! Germany 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
    • 45'+4': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Germany 0, France 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, France 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Nick Woltemade.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a fast break.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
    • 52': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
    • 53': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Germany).
    • 53': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Deniz Undav (Germany) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': VAR Decision: No Goal Germany 0-1 France.
    • 57': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
    • 59': Marcus Thuram (France) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 59': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
    • 61': Jonathan Tah (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Lucas Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a fast break.
    • 63': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
    • 63': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
    • 64': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces David Raum.
    • 65': Substitution, Germany. Tom Bischof replaces Leon Goretzka.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 66': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Offside, Germany. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, France. Michael Olise replaces Rayan Cherki.
    • 69': Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 69': Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni because of an injury.
    • 69': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
    • 69': Robin Koch (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 70': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
    • 71': Offside, Germany. Karim Adeyemi is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Germany. Thilo Kehrer replaces Pascal Groß.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Mike Maignan.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Badé.
    • 77': Corner,France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
    • 78': Substitution, Germany. Serge Gnabry replaces Karim Adeyemi.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Désiré Doué.
    • 79': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
    • 80': Corner,Germany. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 84': Goal! Germany 0, France 2. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Deniz Undav.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
    • 90': Substitution, France. Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Marcus Thuram.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Germany 0, France 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Germany 0, France 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 9
    6 Saves 7
    44 Possession 56
    16 SHOTS 20
    9 ON GOAL 6
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    333 Accurate Passes 438
    390 Passes 485
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    49 Long Balls 26
    31 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 10
    27 Effective Clearances 12
    27 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: MHPArena
    Location: Stuttgart, Germany
    Attendance: 51,313

    Line-Ups

    GER Germany (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
    3 Robin Koch
    5 Pascal Groß
    22 David Raum Yellow Card
    6 Joshua Kimmich
    8 Leon Goretzka
    17 Florian Wirtz
    14 Karim Adeyemi Yellow Card
    9 Niclas Füllkrug
    11 Nick Woltemade
    Germany Substitutes:
    Oliver Baumann, Waldemar Anton, Thilo Kehrer, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Felix Nmecha, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Alexander Nübel, Tom Bischof, Leroy Sané, Robin Gosens, Deniz Undav, Robert Andrich, Serge Gnabry.

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    21 Lucas Hernández Yellow Card
    4 Loïc Badé
    3 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
    17 Malo Gusto
    25 Rayan Cherki
    14 Adrien Rabiot
    8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    9 Marcus Thuram
    12 Randal Kolo Muani
    France Substitutes:
    Brice Samba, Désiré Doué, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Matteo Guendouzi, Theo Hernández, Lucas Chevalier, Michael Olise, Pierre Kalulu, Ibrahima Konaté, Manu Koné, Benjamin Pavard.

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