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Highlights and goals: Finland 0-2 France in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers
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90+3' End of match
The match ends at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki. FRANCE WON AND LEFT FINLAND WITH NO CHANCE OF CHANCES TO GO TO THE WORLD CUP! Didier Deschamps' men finish the qualifiers undefeated.
90' Additional time
Three more minutes will be played in the match.
86' Substitution in France
Jordan Veretout replaces Adrien Rabiot.
82' Doble cambio en Finlandia
Entran Joel Phjanpalo y Onni Valakari en lugard de Daniel O'Shaughnessy y Urho Nissilä.
80' GREAT SAVE BY HRADECKY!
Good long-range shot from Mbappé and the Finnish goalkeeper prevents the third goal of the match.
76' GOOOAL for France!
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ! A great run by the PSG player down the left, he broke into the box and put in a nice right-footed shot that Hradecky couldn't save. Finland are out of the running with this result.
72' Substitution in Finland
Robert Taylor replaces Jere Uronen.
67' Substitution in France
Matteo Guendouzi replaces Antoine Griezmann.
66' GOOOOOAL for France!
BENZEMA! The Madrid striker made a great one-two with Mbappé and then scored the first goal of the match.
64' Finland substitution
Marcus Forss replaces Rasmus Schüller.
60' Change the story for Finland!
Ukraine has just scored in its corresponding match against Bosnia and now Finland is missing the chance to play in the play-offs. Changes are coming for the home team.
58' France came close
Karim Benzema's shot was caught by goalkeeper Hradecky.
57' Double substitution in France
Kinsgley Coman and Karim Benzema replace Jules Koundé and Moussa Diaby.
50' Quiet start to the second half
France knows that it is Finland that has the need to look for the game and gives them the ball in the first minutes of the second half.
Second half begins
The second half of the match begins. There was one change for France, with Benjamin Pavard replacing Leo Dubois, who suffered an injury at the end of the first half.
45' End of first half
The first half of the match is over. 0-0 draw between Finland and France.
44' Finland came closer
Väisänen headed a cross from the left, but the ball went into the left side of the goal.
40' Last five minutes
The end of the first half is near. Finland has had the ball for a while now and has made France give way.
33' Finland came closer
Teemu Pukki's shot went over the goal. The Finnish team is a little more daring.
30' Finland came closer
Teemu Pukki's shot was caught by Lloris.
29' France came closer
Mbappé's shot went just wide of the right post.
25' France had it!
Crossed ball to Mbappé and goalkeeper Hradecky denied, but the rebound was left for Griezmann, who shot, but the ball went over the goal.
20' The score remains 0-0
Not much happens in these last minutes. The teams are fighting for possession in the middle of the pitch. France tries to be more vertical, but lacks clarity in the middle of the pitch.
15' First quarter of the match
The match becomes very frictional. France tries to be very practical and take advantage of the speed of its players on the wings.
11' France came close
Lucas Digne's low shot was deflected wide left.
9' Yellow card
Rasmus Schüller is cautioned in Finland for a foul on Mbappé.
5' France had a chance!
Mbappé played to the left flank with Digne, who sent in a low cross, which was rejected by the defense, the rebound was again left for the French fullback who in a new attempt found Diaby, who shot at goal, but the ball remained in the hands of Hradecky.
Match starts!
The game is underway! Finland and France are already facing each other.
Teams on the field!
The players of Finland and France take the field at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
Substitutes - France
16. Benoit Costil (GK), 23. Alphonse Aréola (GK), 02. Benjamin Pavard, 05. Clément Lenglet, 06. Jordan Veretout, 09. Wissam Ben Yedder, 11. Kinsgley Coman, 12. Leo Dubois, 13. N'Golo Kanté, 17. Matteo Guendouzi, 19. Karim Benzema, 21. Luca Hernández, 22. Theo Hernández.
Starting XI - France
| 20. Moussa Diaby | 10. Kylian Mbappé |
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Substitutes - Finland
12. Jesse Joronen (GK), 23. Carljohan Eriksson (GK), 02. Paulus Arajuuri, 04. Joona Toivio, 05. Miro Tenho, 07. Robert Taylor, 09. Fredrik Jensen, 13. Albin Granlund, 14. Onni Valakari, 19. Marcus Forss, 20. Joel Pohjanpalo, 22. Ilmari Niskanen.
Starting XI - Finland
| 19. Jere Uronen | | 21. Niko Hämäläinen |
Coach: Markku Kanerva
Match Officials
Referee: Marco Guida - Italy
Assistant No.1: Alessandro Giallatini - Italy
Assistant No.2: Fabiano Preti - Italy
Cuarto árbitro: Giovanni Ayroldi - Italy
VAR: Paolo Valeri - Italy
Assistant VAR: Maurizio Mariani - Italy
Last five matches - France
November 13 - WC Qualifiers: 8-0 vs Kazakhstan (Won)
October 10 - UEFA Nations League: 1-2 vs Spain (Won)
October 7 - UEFA Nations League: 2-3 vs Belgium (Won)
September 7 - WC Qualifiers: vs Finland (Won)
September 4 - WC Qualifiers: 1-1 vs Ukraine
Last five matches - Finland
November 13 - WC Qualifiers: 1-3 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Won)
October 12 - WC Qualifiers: 0-2 vs Kazakhstan (Won)
October 9 - WC Qualifiers: 1-2 vs Ukraine (Lost)
September 7 - WC Qualifiers: 2-0 vs France (Lost)
September 4 - WC Qualifiers: 1-0 vs Kazakhstan (Won)
Squad List - France
Squad List - Finland
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What time is Finland vs France match for Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers?
This is the start time of the game Finland vs France of 16th November 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 4:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 3:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 4:45 PM on TNT Brazil, TNT Go, GUIGO, Estádio TNT Sports
Chile: 4:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 2:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 2:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
USA (ET): 2:45 PM on ESPN+, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN.com, TUDN App, Univision NOW
Spain: 9:45 PM on Be Mad
Mexico: 1:45 PM on Sky HD and Blue To Go VE
Paraguay: 3:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 2:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 4:45 PM on ESPN and Star +
Key player - France
In the French team, the presence of Kylian Mbappé stands out. The talented player has just had a phenomenal performance against Kazakhstan, scoring four goals and every time he proves that he is the new great star of the French national team.
Key player - Finland
In the Finnish team, Teemu Pukki stands out, a striker who with all his experience shows how valuable he is, also contributing with his goal quota to keep the team excited about going to the World Cup.
History - Finland vs France
In total, these two teams have met ten times. The numbers largely favor the French, who emerged victorious on nine occasions, while the Finns in the remaining match.
Speaking only of World Cup qualification, they have met on seven occasions, all of them victories for France.
France, with the objective achieved
The French team arrives to this game much calmer after the weekend's drubbing against Kazakhstan to secure their place in the World Cup in Qatar 2022. However, they will be judges of Finland's fate, so Didier Deschamps' team will want to compete to motivate the definition of the playoff qualifier.
Finland wants to make the playoffs
Finland comes to this match motivated after a very important victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, which allows them to still dream of fighting for a place in the playoffs, taking into account that France has already secured its presence in the World Cup, being the winner of this zone.
The match will be played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The match between Finland and France will be played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland. This venue, located in the district of Töölö, has a capacity for 40,600 spectators.
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