FRA
FINKO
GoalFIN - Marcus Forss28'- GoalFIN - Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari31'
HT
Substitution
0 - Olivier Giroud
0 - Anthony MartialSubstitution0 - Wissam Ben Yedder0 - Antoine Griezmann57'- Substitution0 - Paul Pogba0 - N'Golo Kanté57'
- Substitution0 - Juhani Ojala0 - Joona Toivio66'
- Substitution0 - Rasmus Karjalainen0 - Glen KamaraSubstitution0 - Ilmari Niskanen0 - Nikolai Alho67'
- Substitution0 - Léo Dubois0 - Ruben Aguilar71'
- Substitution0 - Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari0 - Robert TaylorSubstitution0 - Leo Väisänen0 - Paulus Arajuuri75'
- Substitution0 - Rasmus Schüller0 - Teemu Pukki80'
- Substitution0 - Clément Lenglet0 - Raphael Varane80'
FT
France
Game Stats
Finland
72%
Possession
28%
24
Shots
6
3
Shots (On goal)
3
9
Corners
5
1
Saves
3
14
Fouls
9
Lineups
0
Steve Mandanda
0
Léo Dubois
0
Kurt Zouma
0
Clément Lenglet
0
Lucas Digne
0
Moussa Sissoko
0
Steven Nzonzi
0
Paul Pogba
0
Marcus Thuram
0
Wissam Ben Yedder
0
Olivier Giroud
4-4-2
0
Jesse Joronen
0
Leo Väisänen
0
Juhani Ojala
0
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
0
Niko Hamalainen
0
Ilmari Niskanen
0
Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari
0
Rasmus Schüller
0
Joni Kauko
0
Rasmus Karjalainen
0
Marcus Forss
4-4-2
Team Stats
France
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Forwards | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 57' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 57' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 80' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57'(Paul Pogba) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57'(Wissam Ben Yedder) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 57'(Olivier Giroud) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 71'(Léo Dubois) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80'(Clément Lenglet) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Finland
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forwards | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 67' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 80' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 75' 31' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 67' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 75' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 66' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66'(Juhani Ojala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67'(Rasmus Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67'(Ilmari Niskanen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75'(Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75'(Leo Väisänen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80'(Rasmus Schüller) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
France
Game Stats
Finland
72%
Possession
28%
24
Shots
6
3
Shots (On goal)
3
9
Corners
5
1
Saves
3
14
Fouls
9
Game Stream
- 90'+4'That brings an end to our coverage of the international friendly between France and Finland at Stade de France. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
- 90'+4'France will be looking to bounce back next time out when they return to UEFA Nations League action away against Portugal. Finland, meanwhile, travel to Bulgaria in their upcoming match as they seek to continue their good form.
- 90'+4'Following an entertaining match, Finland secure a two-goal victory over Deschamps’ France. Although the home side enjoyed the majority of the possession throughout the game, they were unable to cause Joronen too many problems. Two first-half goals from Forss and Valakari proved to be the difference as Kanerva’s side claimed a famous win over the reigning World Cup holders at Stade de France.
- 90'+4'FULL TIME: FRANCE 0-2 FINLAND
- 90'+3'HOW HAS HE MISSED? Some patient play from Martial results in the attacker laying the ball off to his right for Griezmann in the centre of the box, but he pulls his close-range effort wide of the far post. That should have been a goal.
- 90'+2'France continue to probe in their efforts to pull one back but are yet to create a clear-cut opportunity. Time is now running out.
- 90'There will be four minutes of added time at the end of this match.
- 90'OPPORTUNITY! Thuram and Martial combine on the edge of the visitors’ box, allowing the substitute to create space for a shot. On the turn, Martial sends a left-footed strike over Joronen’s goal.
- 88'The contest has become a little scrappy in the closing stages. Forss wins a free-kick after being clattered from behind by Zouma. The Frenchman can have no complaints about that decision.
- 86'Much like the first half, France have failed to make their possession advantage count. Kanerva’s side have defended incredibly well, and Les Bleus have thus far been unable to break them down.
- 84'Kante impedes Kauko in seeking to regain possession for the hosts, and Finland are awarded a free-kick inside their own half.
- 82'Griezmann and Kante link-up brightly on the edge of Finland’s box, but Arajuuri is alert to the danger and gets across to make a vital interception.
- 80'Les Bleus make a substitution of their own in the closing stages, with Varane replacing Lenglet.
- 80'The away side make another change as Pukki comes onto the field in place of Schuller. There are 10 minutes of normal time left to play.
- 79'WHAT A CHANCE! Martial shows quick feet down the left side of the visitors’ penalty area to create space before picking out Kante in the middle. The midfielder opts to volley the ball towards goal, and his effort fizzes wide to the left of Joronen’s goal.
- 77'France are working the ball around patiently as they seek to work an opening. The play advances down the right as Sissoko spins in behind and away from Hamalainen, but his cross fails to pick out a teammate in the box.
- 75'CLOSE! Griezmann delivers an inviting corner from the right. Zouma rises highest in the centre of the box to meet the cross, but cannot keep his header down as it just goes over the top of Joronen’s goal.
- 75'Arajuuri also comes on for Vaisanen.
- 75'As we enter the final 15 minutes, Finland turn to their bench. Taylor replaces the scorer of the second goal, Valakari.
- 73'Thus far, France have registered 19 shots. Of those, only three have been on target.
- 71'Deschamps makes his fourth alternation of the match as Dubois makes way for Aguilar. It remains 2-0.
- 70'After being picked out by Digne, Thuram sees his right-footed shot from range saved by Joronen in the bottom-left corner.
- 69'The hosts win a free-kick midway inside the visitor’ half after Thuram is clipped from behind by Vaisanen. Griezmann’’s delivery into the box, however, is easily dealt with.
- 67'Alho also enters the action for the closing 23 minutes as Niskanen is substituted.
- 67'Karjalainen, who played a pivotal role in Finland’s opening goal, is replaced by Kamara.
- 66'The away side now make their first changes of the match. Toivio comes onto the field in place of Ojala.
- 64'Kauko catches Griezmann down the right flank and France are awarded a free-kick.
- 62'JUST OVER! Sissoko delivers an inviting cross, which Nzonzi meets on the edge of the visitors’ box. His flicked header has Joronen concerned, and it just sails fractionally over the bar.
- 61'The hosts again attack down the left-hand side of the field. Martial creates a yard of space and lofts a cross into the area, and Sissoko fires an audacious first-time shot well over the bar.
- 59'Following a corner from the right, Griezmann attempts to work a short routine over to the left for Thuram, but he is in standing in an offside position when he receives the ball.
- 57'France’s third substitution sees Pogba make way for Kante. There are 33 minutes of normal time left to play and it remains 2-0.
- 57'Griezmann also enters the fray in place of Ben Yedder.
- 57'Deschamps opts to make his first change of the match as Martial comes on to replace Giroud.
- 55'SAVE! Following an out-swinging corner from the right, which was conceded by Dubois, Vaisanen rises well at the far post to turn Niskanen’s delivery towards goal. Mandanda positions himself well in the centre of his goal and makes a routine save.
- 53'Thuram plays a clever flick to find Digne’s overlapping run down the left flank. The full-back's cross, however, is too close to Joronen, who easily claims it.
- 51'Giroud attempts to find Dubois with a throughball down the right-hand side of the field, but the full-back is flagged as offside by the referee’s assistant.
- 49'OPENING! Valakari’s free-kick cannons off the wall, but France are unable to clear their lines. Schuller does exceptionally well to keep the ball in play before teeing up Kauko, who sees his right-footed strike from the middle of box kept out at the near post by Mandanda.
- 45'+1'Deschamps will be looking for a response from his team after the break. The hosts looked dangerous down the left-hand side of the field for much of the first half, and that is likely to be an area that they continue to target in their efforts to draw level in the second half. Finland, meanwhile, will be seeking to continue in much the same fashion. Thus far, their well-organised defence has frustrated the home side, while the visitors have also looked a threat on the break.
- 47'Zouma gets the wrong side of Karjalainen and the Frenchman drags the forward to the floor. Finland are awarded a free-kick in a dangerous central area.
- 45'+1'After an action-packed first half, Finland take a two-goal lead in at the break. Despite France’s pressure for much of the opening exchanges, the visitors found the breakthrough after 28 minutes. Following an error from Sissoko, Forss was able to capitalise and fire Kanerva’s side into the lead. Three minutes later, Valakari unleashed a top-drawer strike just in field from the right flank that sailed beyond Mandanda and into the top-left corner, giving Finland a two-goal cushion at half-time.
- 46'We are back underway! Popov, the referee, blows his whistle and France get the second half kicked off.
- 45'+1'HALF TIME: FRANCE 0-2 FINLAND
- 45'There will be one minute of added time at the end of the first half.
- 44'CRUCIAL BLOCK! A poor touch on the edge of his own box from Schuller allows Dubois to steal possession high up the field. The defender assesses his options before teeing up Digne, whose first-time effort is well blocked by Vaisanen.
- 43'Zouma sprays a cross-field pass over to the left for Pogba, but the midfielder’s touch is loose and the ball runs out for a throw-in down the far side of the pitch.
- 41'Les Bleus are struggling to find a way through Finland’s resolute defensive unit. For all of their possession, the reigning World Cup holders have lacked a cutting edge thus far.
- 39'Sissoko backs into O'Shaughnessy, and Kanerva’s side are awarded a free-kick inside the visitors’ half.
- 37'Pogba cynically brings down Valakari and Finland have a free-kick on the edge of France's box. The fouled midfielder steps up to take the set-piece, and it cannons off Thuram and out for a corner, which is easily dealt with.
- 35'PENALTY? After Digne’s corner from the left, the home side appeal for a penalty as the ball appeared to strike an arm inside the box. The referee, however, was well placed to wave away the protests.
- 33'Finland have scored with both of their only shots on target.
- 31'The break from Finland was ruthless and exploited France’s gaps in their efforts to find a quick equaliser. Kauko showed great awareness to turn back into space and find Valakari after being crowded by Pogba.
- 31'WHAT A GOAL! The visitors double their lead! Following a quick counter, possession is worked over to the right for Valakari. The midfielder cuts onto his left foot and fires and inch-perfect strike into the top-left corner from range. Mandanda stood no chance with that effort. 2-0.
- 28'Karjalainen deserves immense credit for his role in the goal. Schuller initially came close to dispossessing Sissoko, before the attacker capitalised on a lapse in concentration from the Frenchman. Forss kept him cool and applied the finish.
- 28'GOAL! Finland take the lead against the run of play! Sissoko is caught in possession midway inside his own half by Karjalainen, and Forss is first to react to the loose ball. The attacker drives forward and, despite being under pressure from Lenglet, fires beyond Mandanda and into the bottom-left corner from the middle of the penalty area. 1-0.
- 26'OPENING! Digne finds himself in a yard of space and floats another dangerous cross into the visitors’ penalty area. The delivery evades everyone in the middle, but Dubois is able to latch onto it at the far post. His first touch, however, is heavy, and Joronen gathers the ball.
- 25'Nzonzi is a little too eager to regain possession and catches Kauko on the halfway line. Finland are awarded a free-kick.
- 23'Pogba lays the ball off to his left for Thuram, who fires over from the left side of the box. Joronen was not troubled by that strike.
- 22'Sissoko looks to break the deadlock with a strike from range, but his rising effort was always heading over the top of Joronen’s goal.
- 21'BLOCK! Digne’s out-swinging corner is not dealt with by Finland, and the ball ends up at the feet of Ben Yedder at the back post. The striker opens up his body and sends a left-footed shot towards goal, which is well blocked.
- 21'Following a foul on Pogba by Niskanen, France work a quick free-kick down the left for Thuram to chase. The attacker latches onto the pass but again sees his low cross turned behind for a corner.
- 19'Thus far in the match, France have enjoyed 69 per cent of the possession.
- 17'WHAT A CHANCE! Dubois picks his head up and, from deep, whips an inviting cross into the away side’s penalty area. Thuram breaks the offside trap in bursting into the box, but lifts his first-time effort well over Joronen’s goal from close range. That should have been the opener.
- 15'The home side are causing all kinds of problems down the left-hand side of the field. Thuram this time gets in behind the visitors’ defence before seeing his low cross turned behind for a corner by Vaisanen.
- 13'The away side win a free-kick inside their own half after Pogba was adjudged to have fouled Kauko.
- 11'After Finland failed to clear their lines, Digne reclaims possession and opts to go for goal from range. His fiercely-struck drive is claimed in the centre of the goal by Joronen.
- 10'France are beginning to turn the screw now. The hosts once again target the left flank as Digne is played in by Thuram. The defender pulls it back for Ben Yedder in the centre of the box, although his strike is blocked.
- 8'Niskanen looks to make something happen from the right flank after cutting onto his left foot and whipping a cross into the middle of France’s penalty area. Zouma watches the delivery and calmly nods it to safety.
- 6'CHANCE! Some bright play in the centre of the park sets Digne away down the left flank. After finding a yard of space, the full-back lofts a cross into the penalty area. Giroud rises well to meet it, but fails to get a clean connection on the delivery and is unable to test Joronen. He should have done better.
- 4'Hamalainen works the play into the path of Karjalainen, who sees his right-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked behind for a corner by Zouma. The in-swinging delivery, however, is headed away at the near post by Sissoko.
- 3'The home side have quickly settled into their rhythm in the opening minutes. Dubois finds himself in space just in from the right flank in an advanced position, and looks to thread a throughball behind Finland’s defence for Ben Yedder. Joronen is quickly off his line to claim the pass in the centre of the box.
- 2'Dubois looks to slide a pass down the right-hand side of the field for Sissoko to chase, but Vaisanen is alert to the danger to knock the ball out for a throw-in.
- 1'Kick off! The referee, Nikola Popov, blows his whistle and Finland get us underway.
- -The teams are out, and kick off will soon be upon us here at Stade de France.
- -In all eight previous meetings between these two teams, Finland have yet to beat their hosts or hold them to a draw.
- -Coming into this clash, the reigning World Cup winners haven’t lost any of their last 12 matches. In that time, Deschamps’ team have only drawn twice. Furthermore, the hosts haven’t been shy in front of goal, finding the net on 14 occasions across their previous five fixtures in all competitions. Finland, on the other hand, have enjoyed back-to-back victories against the Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria in their previous games. In both contests, Markku Kanerva’s side kept a clean sheet.
- -Didier Deschamps makes eight alterations from his starting team that beat Croatia last time out. Mandanda, Dubois, Zouma, Sissoko, Pogba, Thuram, Giroud and Ben Yedder start in place of Hugo Lloris, Ferland Mendy, Varane, Tolisso, Rabiot, Griezmann, Martial and Kylian Mbappe. The visitors, on the other hand, field a fully rotated side. Joronen, Hamalainen, O'Shaughnessy, Ojala, Vaisanen, Forss, Kauko, Karjalainen, Schuller, Niskanen and Valakari are all given an opportunity ahead of Hradecky, Albin Granlund, Toivio, Arajuuri, Uronen, Soiri, Kamara, Taylor, Tim Sparv, Fredrik Jensen and Pukki.
- -FINLAND SUBS: Lukas Hradecky, Anssi Jaakkola, Joona Toivio, Paulus Arajuuri, Nikolai Alho, Jere Uronen, Robert Taylor, Glen Kamara, Pyry Soiri, Robin Lod, Joel Pohjanpalo, Teemu Pukki.
- -FRANCE SUBS: Benoit Costil, Mike Maignan, Ruben Aguilar, Raphael Varane, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas Hernandez, N'Golo Kante, Corentin Tolisso, Adrien Rabiot, Kingsley Coman, Anthony Martial, Antoine Griezmann.
- -FINLAND (4-4-2): Jesse Joronen; Niko Hamalainen, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Juhani Ojala, Leo Vaisanen; Marcus Forss, Joni Kauko, Rasmus Karjalainen, Rasmus Schuller; Ilmari Niskanen, Onni Valakari.
- -FRANCE (4-4-2): Steve Mandanda; Leo Dubois, Kurt Zouma, Clement Lenglet, Lucas Digne; Moussa Sissoko, Paul Pogba, Steven Nzonzi, Marcus Thuram; Olivier Giroud, Wissam Ben Yedder.
- -France will be full of confidence coming into this match after beating Croatia 2-1 in their most recent outing in the UEFA Nations League. Finland, meanwhile, secured a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in their previous international fixture.
- -Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the international friendly between France and Finland at Stade de France.
- 80'Substitution - In0 - Raphael Varane
Substitution - Out0 - Clément LengletLes Bleus make a substitution of their own in the closing stages, with Varane replacing Lenglet. - 80'Substitution - In0 - Teemu PukkiSubstitution - Out0 - Rasmus SchüllerThe away side make another change as Pukki comes onto the field in place of Schuller. There are 10 minutes of normal time left to play.
- 75'Substitution - In0 - Paulus ArajuuriSubstitution - Out0 - Leo VäisänenArajuuri also comes on for Vaisanen.
- 75'Substitution - In0 - Robert TaylorSubstitution - Out0 - Onni Johannes Simonpoika ValakariAs we enter the final 15 minutes, Finland turn to their bench. Taylor replaces the scorer of the second goal, Valakari.
- 71'Substitution - In0 - Ruben AguilarSubstitution - Out0 - Léo DuboisDeschamps makes his fourth alternation of the match as Dubois makes way for Aguilar. It remains 2-0.
- 67'Substitution - In0 - Nikolai AlhoSubstitution - Out0 - Ilmari NiskanenAlho also enters the action for the closing 23 minutes as Niskanen is substituted.
- 67'Substitution - In0 - Glen KamaraSubstitution - Out0 - Rasmus KarjalainenKarjalainen, who played a pivotal role in Finland’s opening goal, is replaced by Kamara.
- 66'Substitution - In0 - Joona ToivioSubstitution - Out0 - Juhani OjalaThe away side now make their first changes of the match. Toivio comes onto the field in place of Ojala.
- 57'Substitution - In0 - N'Golo KantéSubstitution - Out0 - Paul PogbaFrance’s third substitution sees Pogba make way for Kante. There are 33 minutes of normal time left to play and it remains 2-0.
- 57'Substitution - In0 - Antoine GriezmannSubstitution - Out0 - Wissam Ben YedderGriezmann also enters the fray in place of Ben Yedder.
- 57'Substitution - In0 - Anthony MartialSubstitution - Out0 - Olivier GiroudDeschamps opts to make his first change of the match as Martial comes on to replace Giroud.
- 31'Goal0 - Onni Johannes Simonpoika ValakariGoal! France 0, Finland 2. Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joni Kauko.
- 28'Goal0 - Marcus ForssGoal! France 0, Finland 1. Marcus Forss (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Karjalainen.
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