FRANCE came out on top of their clash with Sweden 4-2 after Olivier Giroud’s brace and a goal each from Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard downed their Scandinavian opponents.
The hosts had already qualified for next year’s finals and they found a way to win tonight after going 1-0 down early in the game.
- Score: France 4-2 Sweden
- France XI: Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, Hernandez, Sissoko, Pogba, Rabiot, Thurham, Griezmann, Giroud
- Sweden XI: Olsen, Lustig, Nilsson Lindelof, Danielson, Bengtsson, Claesson, K. Olsson, S.Larsson, Forsberg, Kulusevski, Berg
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THAT’S ALL FOR TONIGHT!
France have booked their place in next year’s Nations League semi final with a 4-2 win over Sweden.
A brace from Giroud and a goal a piece for Pavard and Coman sealed the win for Didier Deschamps side.
The resulted has relegated the Swedes from League A.
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MORE FROM DESCHAMPS
“We will have a busy schedule in March. With the staff, we had more answers. The situation next March will not be the same as today. The young people have come and it ‘s is important that I can see them. Giroud must evacuate his situation, today he is still there, he put two more tonight. He did not gain points and Martial did not lose any, The France team is winning points. I have top level players and the mood is perfect. ”
DESCHAMPS ON MBAPPE
“Everything went well with Mbappe, he will return to his club available and fresh. We did things gradually in relation to his feelings. He was good, he had good feelings.”
REACTION FROM DESCHAMPS
“We took 16 pts out of 18. No team in Europe has done better or will do better. In our group, we still had the vice world champion (Croatia) and the reigning European champion (Portugal). We have to appreciate what we have been able to do in 3 months. ”
FRANCE WERE UNBEATEN IN THEIR GROUP
A GREAT NIGHT FOR THE FRENCH
SWEDEN RELEGATED!
Sweden’s defeat means they are relegated from League A, the Swedes lost five and only won one of their group fixtures.
COMAN GOT THE FOURTH
THE FINAL TABLE
STAT ATTACK
Olivier Giroud has now scored 44 international goals, now just seven shy of Thierry Henry’s record 51 goals for France. Slowly closing in on the record.
TWO GOALS FOR GIROUD TONIGHT
FULL TIME
FRANCE 4-2 SWEDEN
FULL TIME
FRANCE 4-2 SWEDEN
Free kick in the last minute, the Swedes chucked everyone up including the keeper, France cleared the Free kick and Coman was able to run forward an roll the ball into an empty net with the last kick of the game!
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FRANCE 3-2 SWEDEN
Quaisonn taps in from close range after a fierce cross is drilled into the box! Can Sweden steal an unlikely point?
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEDEN
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
84. Sub for France, Giroud has been replaced by Coman.
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
82. Sweden continue to press forward for what would surely be no more than a consolation, but they haven’t looked like scoring tonight since they took an early lead.
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
78. Sub for France as Rabiot is replaced by Nzonzi
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
74. Chance! Pogba drills the ball in from the right for Giroud, he chests it down for Griezmann who fires the ball over the bar from close range.
Great play from the French who are brimming with confidence.
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
73. France controlling the game and slowing it down, they’re still going forward but lacking the intensity of before they acquired a two goal lead.
There’s been no way through for Sweden who continue to attack but lack any sort of cutting edge.
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
70. Tempo of the game has noticeably slowed, both sides continuing to go forward. France still firmly in control.
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
67. Triple change for Sweden Claesson, Lustig and Lindelof have been replaced by Helander, Krafth and Quaison
FRANCE 3-1 SWEDEN
63. Sweden having a spell of possession but France are in no real danger, the Swedes have lacked a cutting edge all night and look a beaten side.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
