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| France | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| 13(2) | Shots (On Goal) | 9(0) |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
95 minutes
Match ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
95 minutes
Second Half ends, France 2, Nigeria 0.
93 minutes
Hand ball by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
93 minutes
Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
90 minutes
Own Goal by Joseph Yobo, Nigeria. France 2, Nigeria 0.
90 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Peter Odemwingie.
89 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
88 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Uche Nwofor replaces Victor Moses.
88 minutes
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88 minutes
Foul by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
86 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
85 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
85 minutes
Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
84 minutes
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
83 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
83 minutes
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
81 minutes
Hand ball by Reuben Gabriel (Nigeria).
78 minutes
Goal! France 1, Nigeria 0. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
78 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
78 minutes
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
77 minutes
Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
76 minutes
Yohan Cabaye (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
75 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
75 minutes
Attempt blocked. Laurent Koscielny (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
75 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
73 minutes
Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
73 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72 minutes
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
70 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70 minutes
Delay in match Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) because of an injury.
69 minutes
Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
69 minutes
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69 minutes
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
67 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
66 minutes
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66 minutes
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
65 minutes
Patrice Evra (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65 minutes
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
63 minutes
Attempt saved. Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Emenike.
62 minutes
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
62 minutes
Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62 minutes
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
62 minutes
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61 minutes
Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Olivier Giroud.
59 minutes
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Joseph Yobo.
58 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Reuben Gabriel replaces Ogenyi Onazi because of an injury.
58 minutes
Victor Moses (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58 minutes
Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
57 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
56 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54 minutes
Delay in match Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) because of an injury.
53 minutes
Blaise Matuidi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53 minutes
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
53 minutes
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52 minutes
Delay in match Raphael Varane (France) because of an injury.
51 minutes
Offside, Nigeria. Efe Ambrose tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Emenike is caught offside.
49 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
49 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49 minutes
Delay in match Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) because of an injury.
47 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
45 minutes
Second Half begins France 0, Nigeria 0.
47 minutes
First Half ends, France 0, Nigeria 0.
47 minutes
Offside, France. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Laurent Koscielny is caught offside.
46 minutes
Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46 minutes
Foul by Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria).
43 minutes
Hand ball by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
43 minutes
Attempt saved. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
39 minutes
Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
37 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
33 minutes
Offside, France. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Yohan Cabaye is caught offside.
33 minutes
Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrice Evra with a cross.
31 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Joseph Yobo.
30 minutes
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
30 minutes
Hugo Lloris (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
29 minutes
Attempt blocked. Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Emenike.
28 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28 minutes
Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (France).
27 minutes
Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
26 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
26 minutes
Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
23 minutes
Hugo Lloris (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23 minutes
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
23 minutes
Attempt blocked. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23 minutes
Attempt blocked. Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Musa with a cross.
23 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
22 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
21 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
21 minutes
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
21 minutes
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21 minutes
Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
20 minutes
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
20 minutes
Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19 minutes
Offside, France. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
19 minutes
Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19 minutes
Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
18 minutes
Offside, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Emenike is caught offside.
17 minutes
Victor Moses (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17 minutes
Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
16 minutes
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Obi Mikel from a direct free kick.
15 minutes
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15 minutes
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
14 minutes
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
13 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12 minutes
Delay in match Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) because of an injury.
11 minutes
Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
11 minutes
Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9 minutes
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ogenyi Onazi.
7 minutes
Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
7 minutes
Victor Moses (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4 minutes
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
3 minutes
Corner, France. Conceded by Joseph Yobo.
2 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
1 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
1 minutes
Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0 minutes
First Half begins.
0 minutes
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
France
Starting Lineup
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper GK |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender D |
| 2 | Mathieu Debuchy | Defender D |
| 21 | Laurent Koscielny | Defender D |
| 4 | Raphael Varane | Defender D |
| 6 | Yohan Cabaye | Midfielder M |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi | Midfielder M |
| 19 | Paul Pogba | Midfielder M |
| 10 | Karim Benzema | Forward F |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud | Forward F |
| 8 | Mathieu Valbuena | Forward F |
Substitution
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bacary Sagna | Defender D |
| 18 | Moussa Sissoko | Midfielder M |
| 12 | Rio Mavuba | Midfielder M |
| 13 | Eliaquim Mangala | Defender D |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho | Defender D |
| 20 | Loïc Remy | Forward F |
| 11 | Antoine Griezmann | Midfielder M |
| 22 | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder M |
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier | Goalkeeper GK |
| 23 | Mickaël Landreau | Goalkeeper GK |
| 17 | Lucas Digne | Defender D |
| 7 | Rémy Cabella | Midfielder M |
Nigeria
Starting Lineup
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama | Goalkeeper GK |
| 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | Defender D |
| 5 | Efetobore Ambrose Emuobo | Defender D |
| 13 | Juwon Oshaniwa | Defender D |
| 2 | Joseph Yobo | Defender D |
| 8 | Peter Odemwingie | Midfielder M |
| 10 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder M |
| 17 | Ogenyi Onazi | Midfielder M |
| 11 | Victor Moses | Midfielder M |
| 7 | Ahmed Musa | Midfielder M |
| 9 | Emmanuel Emenike | Forward F |
Substitution
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Godfrey Oboabona | Defender D |
| 20 | Michael Uchebo | Forward F |
| 15 | Ramón Azeez | Midfielder M |
| 12 | Kunle Odunlami | Defender D |
| 16 | Austin Ejide | Goalkeeper GK |
| 23 | Foluwashola Ameobi | Forward F |
| 4 | Reuben Gabriel | Midfielder M |
| 6 | Azubuike Egwuekwe | Defender D |
| 21 | Chigozie Agbim | Goalkeeper GK |
| 19 | Uche Nwofor | Forward F |
| 3 | Ejike Uzoenyi | Midfielder M |
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