International Friendly

France vs Germany, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly
France
    FT
    0 - 2
    Germany
    • 1': Florian Wirtz
    • 49': Kai Havertz

    Wirtz nets Germany's fastest goal in friendly win over France

    Florian Wirtz scored Germany's fastest international goal after seven seconds as the Euro 2024 hosts earned a confidence-boosting 2-0 friendly victory over France on Saturday to bag their first win in their last four games.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! France 0, Germany 1. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
    • 14': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
    • 15': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
    • 18': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany).
    • 23': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
    • 26': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
    • 26': Warren Zaïre-Emery (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Hand ball by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany).
    • 29': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
    • 29': Warren Zaïre-Emery (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Offside, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 31': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
    • 33': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
    • 33': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
    • 33': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, France. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 40': Corner, France. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 45': First Half ends, France 0, Germany 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Germany 1.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 49': Goal! France 0, Germany 2. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 52': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 52': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery following a fast break.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Jonathan Clauss replaces Jules Koundé.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Théo Hernández replaces Lucas Hernández.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Marcus Thuram.
    • 63': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
    • 63': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
    • 64': Jonathan Clauss (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Offside, Germany. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 67': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
    • 68': Foul by Robert Andrich (Germany).
    • 68': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Robert Andrich (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
    • 72': Substitution, Germany. Chris Führich replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 72': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 72': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
    • 72': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 73': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
    • 75': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 79': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 80': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Jamal Musiala.
    • 80': Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Kai Havertz.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
    • 81': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 84': Corner, France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
    • 85': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
    • 85': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 88': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 89': Offside, Germany. Chris Führich is caught offside.
    • 90': Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Toni Kroos.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 90'+3': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, France 0, Germany 2.
    • 0': Match ends, France 0, Germany 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ger.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originGER FRAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/fra.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 4
    57.7 Possession 42.3
    15 SHOTS 11
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    642 Accurate Passes 443
    709 Passes 511
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    7 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    32 Long Balls 19
    18 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    18 Effective Tackles 15
    23 Tackles 22
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 13
    14 Effective Clearances 14
    14 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 56,000

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Brice Samba (GK)
    4 Dayot Upamecano
    2 Benjamin Pavard
    21 Lucas Hernández
    5 Jules Koundé
    8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    14 Adrien Rabiot Yellow Card
    18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
    15 Marcus Thuram
    10 Kylian Mbappé Yellow Card
    11 Ousmane Dembélé
    France Substitutes:
    Alphonse Areola, Olivier Giroud, William Saliba, Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani, Moussa Diaby, Ibrahima Konaté, Jonathan Clauss, Eduardo Camavinga, Matteo Guendouzi, Theo Hernández, Mike Maignan.

    GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    18 Maximilian Mittelstädt
    6 Joshua Kimmich
    21 Ilkay Gündogan
    8 Toni Kroos
    23 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
    7 Kai Havertz
    17 Florian Wirtz
    10 Jamal Musiala
    Germany Substitutes:
    Bernd Leno, Robin Koch, Oliver Baumann, Niclas Füllkrug, Pascal Groß, Chris Führich, Benjamin Henrichs, Thomas Müller, David Raum, Maximilian Beier, Deniz Undav, Waldemar Anton.

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