International Friendly

France vs Canada, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly
France
FT
0 - 0
Canada

Canada hold France to 0-0 draw in final pre-Euro friendly

France drew 0-0 with Canada on Sunday in a pre-Euro 2024 friendly, despite Kylian Mbappé coming off the bench.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Liam Millar (Canada).
  • 4': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Derek Cornelius.
  • 8': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  • 8': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
  • 8': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, France. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Offside, France. Théo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 14': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Hand ball by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 19': Corner, France. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Dayot Upamecano (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
  • 21': Cyle Larin (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Théo Hernández (France).
  • 22': Alphonso Davies (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 24': Offside, Canada. Alphonso Davies is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, France. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Alphonso Davies (Canada).
  • 26': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by William Saliba (France).
  • 30': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
  • 32': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 32': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Corner, France. Conceded by Derek Cornelius.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Théo Hernández (France).
  • 35': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 36': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Alistair Johnston (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
  • 39': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Eduardo Camavinga (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Alistair Johnston (Canada) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, France 0, Canada 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Canada 0.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Ferland Mendy replaces Théo Hernández.
  • 47': Liam Millar (Canada) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jonathan David following a fast break.
  • 48': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
  • 48': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Hand ball by Stephen Eustaquio (Canada).
  • 50': Foul by Alphonso Davies (Canada).
  • 50': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, France. Conceded by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 53': Corner, France. Conceded by Stephen Eustaquio.
  • 53': Alistair Johnston (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 54': Offside, Canada. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
  • 55': Derek Cornelius (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 56': Corner, France. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (France) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
  • 62': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 62': Substitution, France. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Dayot Upamecano.
  • 63': Substitution, Canada. Richie Laryea replaces Alistair Johnston.
  • 64': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
  • 64': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Alphonso Davies (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Thuram (France).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Jonathan David (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
  • 67': Foul by Bradley Barcola (France).
  • 67': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
  • 69': Foul by Bradley Barcola (France).
  • 69': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Cyle Larin.
  • 71': Substitution, Canada. Kamal Miller replaces Derek Cornelius.
  • 74': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
  • 74': Ismaël Koné (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Marcus Thuram.
  • 74': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 77': Delay in match (Canada).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Stephen Eustaquio (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by William Saliba (France).
  • 81': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  • 84': Substitution, Canada. Kyle Hiebert replaces Alphonso Davies.
  • 84': Substitution, Canada. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Ismaël Koné.
  • 85': Foul by Bradley Barcola (France).
  • 85': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 90': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Jonathan David (Canada).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Eustaquio (Canada).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 0, Canada 0.
  • 0': Match ends, France 0, Canada 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 0
49.3 Possession 50.7
7 SHOTS 13
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 468
513 Passes 521
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 10
14 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.5
34 Long Balls 43
11 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 3
21 Effective Tackles 14
28 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 5
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Matmut Atlantique
Location: Bordeaux, France
Attendance: 40,835

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
17 William Saliba
4 Dayot Upamecano
22 Theo Hernández
5 Jules Koundé
7 Antoine Griezmann
6 Eduardo Camavinga Yellow Card
13 N'Golo Kanté
9 Olivier Giroud
15 Marcus Thuram
11 Ousmane Dembélé
France Substitutes:
Youssouf Fofana, Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot, Alphonse Areola, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Randal Kolo Muani, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ibrahima Konaté, Jonathan Clauss, Benjamin Pavard, Ferland Mendy, Bradley Barcola, Kingsley Coman, Brice Samba.

CAN Canada (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Maxime Crépeau (GK)
13 Derek Cornelius
15 Moïse Bombito
19 Alphonso Davies
2 Alistair Johnston Yellow Card
7 Stephen Eustáquio
8 Ismaël Koné
23 Liam Millar
17 Tajon Buchanan
9 Cyle Larin
20 Jonathan David
Canada Substitutes:
Charles-Andreas Brym, Tani Oluwaseyi, Mathieu Choinière, Samuel Piette, Luc de Fougerolles, Thelonius Bair, Dayne St. Clair, Jacob Shaffelburg, Junior Hoilett, Dominick Zator, Kamal Miller, Ike Ugbo, Jonathan Osorio, Kyle Hiebert, Richie Laryea.

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