Dembele's strike helps France ease past Italy
France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win.
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KO
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Kickoff
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8
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Samuel Umtiti Goal
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29
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Antoine Griezmann Penalty - Scored
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36
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Leonardo Bonucci Goal
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42
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Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow Card
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HT
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Halftime
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62
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On: Benjamin Mendy | Off: Lucas Hernández
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63
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Ousmane Dembélé Goal
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65
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On: Bryan Cristante | Off: Lorenzo Pellegrini
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71
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On: Thomas Lemar | Off: Ousmane Dembélé
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74
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On: Lorenzo Insigne | Off: Domenico Berardi
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74
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On: Alessandro Florenzi | Off: Danilo D`Ambrosio
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77
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On: Olivier Giroud | Off: Antoine Griezmann
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77
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On: Blaise Matuidi | Off: Corentin Tolisso
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78
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On: Giacomo Bonaventura | Off: Jorginho
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83
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On: Florian Thauvin | Off: Kylian Mbappé
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86
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On: Andrea Belotti | Off: Mario Balotelli
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86
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On: Steven N'Zonzi | Off: Paul Pogba
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88
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On: Davide Zappacosta | Off: Federico Chiesa
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FT
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End Regular Time
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France
FRA
Italy
ITA
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4-3-3
- Lloris
- HernándezOn: Benjamin Mendy | Off: Lucas Hernández
- Umtiti
- Rami
- Pavard
- PogbaOn: Steven N'Zonzi | Off: Paul Pogba
- Kanté
- TolissoOn: Blaise Matuidi | Off: Corentin Tolisso
- DembéléOn: Thomas Lemar | Off: Ousmane Dembélé
- GriezmannOn: Olivier Giroud | Off: Antoine Griezmann
- MbappéOn: Florian Thauvin | Off: Kylian Mbappé
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|---|---|---|
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1
Hugo Lloris
Saves
5
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5
Samuel Umtiti
8'
Goals
1
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17
Adil Rami
Goals
0
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21
Lucas Hernández
Goals
0
62'
22
Benjamin Mendy
Goals
0
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2
Benjamin Pavard
Goals
0
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13
N'Golo Kanté
Goals
0
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6
Paul Pogba
Goals
0
86'
15
Steven N'Zonzi
Goals
0
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12
Corentin Tolisso
Goals
0
77'
14
Blaise Matuidi
Goals
0
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7
Antoine Griezmann
29'
Goals
1
77'
9
Olivier Giroud
Goals
0
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11
Ousmane Dembélé
63'
Goals
1
71'
8
Thomas Lemar
Goals
0
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10
Kylian Mbappé
Goals
0
83'
20
Florian Thauvin
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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19
Djibril Sidibé
Goals
0
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16
Steve Mandanda
Saves
0
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23
Alphonse Areola
Saves
0
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4
Raphaël Varane
Goals
0
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18
Nabil Fekir
Goals
0
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3
Presnel Kimpembe
Goals
0
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Game Information
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,COVERAGE: ESPNDP
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ATTENDANCE: 34,500
Match Commentary
| 90'+1' | Match ends, France 3, Italy 1. | |
| 90'+1' | Second Half ends, France 3, Italy 1. | |
| 88' | Foul by Mattia Caldara (Italy). |
Match Stats
Possession
57%
43%
Shots (on Goal)
12 (6)
15 (6)
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| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
Data is currently unavailable.
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