France vs Chile, 2024 International Friendly
· International FriendlyFrance fight back to claim home win over Chile
France rallied from an early deficit to beat Chile 3-2 thanks to goals from Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani and Oliver Giroud in a friendly at the Stade Velodrome on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Darío Osorio (Chile).
- 3': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! France 0, Chile 1. Marcelino Núñez (Chile) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
- 7': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Chile).
- 7': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Chile) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Jonathan Clauss because of an injury.
- 11': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Chile).
- 12': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Chile).
- 12': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Offside, France. Jules Koundé is caught offside.
- 16': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by William Saliba (France).
- 18': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Chile).
- 18': Goal! France 1, Chile 1. Youssouf Fofana (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 21': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 21': Víctor Dávila (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
- 24': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 24': Attempt missed. Eduardo Vargas (Chile) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
- 25': Goal! France 2, Chile 1. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Chile).
- 32': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, France. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 34': Attempt missed. William Saliba (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 34': Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mauricio Isla (Chile).
- 37': Corner, France. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 40': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 41': Attempt missed. Darío Osorio (Chile) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Camavinga (France).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Substitution, France. Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Eduardo Camavinga because of an injury.
- 45': Foul by Darío Osorio (Chile).
- 45': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 45'+2': Gabriel Suazo (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 2, Chile 1.
- 45': Second Half begins France 2, Chile 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 46': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 47': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Chile).
- 47': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
- 48': Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 50': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
- 50': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 63': Víctor Dávila (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Mauricio Isla (Chile).
- 63': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Chile).
- 64': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Offside, Chile. Eduardo Vargas is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
- 67': Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Chile. Ben Brereton replaces Eduardo Vargas.
- 69': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile).
- 69': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Corner, Chile. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 72': Goal! France 3, Chile 1. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 74': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 74': Paulo Díaz (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (Chile) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
- 76': Substitution, Chile. Esteban Pavez replaces Rodrigo Echeverría.
- 77': Substitution, Chile. Marcos Bolados replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Marcos Bolados (Chile) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 80': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 81': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a fast break.
- 82': Goal! France 3, Chile 2. Darío Osorio (Chile) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 83': Substitution, France. Moussa Diaby replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 83': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 88': Substitution, Chile. Nicolás Fernández replaces Mauricio Isla.
- 88': Substitution, Chile. Matías Catalán replaces Igor Lichnovsky.
- 88': Substitution, Chile. César Pérez replaces Marcelino Núñez.
- 90': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by César Pérez (Chile).
- 90'+1': Corner, Chile. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 90'+2': Corner, France. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
- 90'+3': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Chile).
- 90'+3': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, France 3, Chile 2.
- 0': Match ends, France 3, Chile 2.
Statistics
 CHI |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 606 |
| 450 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 6 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 60,000
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 60,000
Line-Ups
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 17 | William Saliba |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 3 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
Chile (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Bravo (GK) |
| 5 | Paulo Díaz |
| 16 | Igor Lichnovsky |
| 2 | Gabriel Suazo |
| 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| 10 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 7 | Marcelino Núñez |
| 18 | Rodrigo Echeverría |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 9 | Víctor Dávila |
| 22 | Darío Osorio |
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