Match Events
- 3′Finland, yellow card:Foul
- 25′France, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 53′France, goal:2–0assist
- 62′Finland, substitution:off
- 62′Finland, substitution:off
- 64′Finland, yellow card:Foul
- 67′France, substitution:off
- 72′Finland, yellow card:Paulus ArajuuriFoul
- 73′Finland, substitution:off
- 73′Finland, substitution:off
- 80′France, substitution:off
- 80′Finland, substitution:off
- 90′France, substitution:off
- 90+1′France, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
Lineups
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France
3-4-1-2
7.50
Average match ratingFrance +0.93
6.57
Finland
5-3-2
Groupama Stadium
Key Stats
64%Possession36%
–Expected Goals–
20Shots3
6Shots on Target1
9Corners4
92%Pass Accuracy85%
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Match report
France vs Finland — the facts
France beat Finland 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
France met Finland in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 6). Kick-off was Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 18:45 UTC at Groupama Stadium. Referee: Deniz Aytekin.
Team pages: France · Finland · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 25' Goal: Antoine Griezmann (assist: Karim Benzema) — 1–0
- 53' Goal: Antoine Griezmann (assist: Léo Dubois) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
France (3-4-1-2)
Finland (5-3-2)
- 1 Lukáš Hrádecký
- 18 Jere Uronen
- 3 Daniel O'Shaughnessy
- 2 P. Arajuuri
- 5 Leo Väisänen
- 17 Nikolai Alho
- 6 Glen Kamara
- 11 Rasmus Schüller
- 16 Urho Nissilä
- 10 Teemu Pukki
- 20 Joel Pohjanpalo
About this match
On this page: the France vs Finland final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the France and Finland team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.