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VS

FRANCE vs. NIGERIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Arena BRB Mané Garrincha

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
FRANCE
2 – 0
NIGERIA
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 54' 🟨 Blaise Matuidi
  • 59' •
  • 62' •
  • 79' ⚽ Paul Pogba
  • 89' •
  • 90' • Joseph Yobo
  • 90' •
▶ MATCH STATS
FRA 53% POSSESSION 47% NGA
FRA 13 SHOTS 9 NGA
FRA 5 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 NGA
FRA 12 FOULS 15 NGA
FRA 2 SAVES 4 NGA
FRA 0 RED CARDS 0 NGA
▶ LINE-UPS
FRANCE
STARTING XI
  1. GKHugo Lloris
  2. DFLaurent Koscielny
  3. DFRaphaël Varane
  4. DFPatrice Evra
  5. DFMathieu Debuchy
  6. MFYohan Cabaye
  7. MFBlaise Matuidi🟨
  8. MFPaul Pogba⚽
  9. FWOlivier Giroud
  10. FWKarim Benzema
  11. FWMathieu Valbuena
SUBSTITUTES
  • Antoine Griezmann▲ 62'
  • Moussa Sissoko▲ 90'
NIGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKVincent Enyeama
  2. DFKenneth Omeruo
  3. DFJoseph Yobo
  4. DFJuwon Oshaniwa
  5. DFEfe Ambrose
  6. MFVictor Moses
  7. MFJohn Obi Mikel
  8. MFOgenyi Onazi
  9. FWEmmanuel Emenike
  10. MFAhmed Musa
  11. MFPeter Odemwingie
SUBSTITUTES
  • Reuben Gabriel▲ 59'
  • Uche Nwofor▲ 89'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

FRANCE
Les Bleus
EST. 1919
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
NIGERIA
The Super Eagles
EST. 1945

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ FRANCE
▶ NIGERIA
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