FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007

Matches

Summary

In a thrilling Group D match this evening, France came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 and secure a dramatic qualification for the knockout phase of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007.

Highlights

Line-up

FRA

JPN

16 Abdoulaye KEITA (GK) $.img{src:'/s/274126.png'} FRA16 Abdoulaye KEITA	1 (GK) Ryotaro HIRONAGA $.img{src:'/s/275082.png'} JPN1 Ryotaro HIRONAGA
2 Frederic DUPLUS $.img{src:'/s/274128.png'} FRA2 Frederic DUPLUS	2 Takashi KANAI $.img{src:'/s/275084.png'} JPN2 Takashi KANAI
4 Matthieu SAUNIER $.img{src:'/s/274140.png'} FRA4 Matthieu SAUNIER (-49' )	3 Daisuke SUZUKI $.img{src:'/s/275130.png'} JPN3 Daisuke SUZUKI
5 Mamadou SAKHO $.img{src:'/s/274135.png'} FRA5 Mamadou SAKHO	5 Shunki TAKAHASHI $.img{src:'/s/275090.png'} JPN5 Shunki TAKAHASHI
6 Said MEHAMHA (C) $.img{src:'/s/274150.png'} FRA6 Said MEHAMHA	6 Tomotaka OKAMOTO $.img{src:'/s/275092.png'} JPN6 Tomotaka OKAMOTO
7 Yann MVILA $.img{src:'/s/274151.png'} FRA7 Yann MVILA (-46'HT )	7 Yutaka YOSHIDA $.img{src:'/s/275124.png'} JPN7 Yutaka YOSHIDA
10 Thibaut BOURGEOIS $.img{src:'/s/274164.png'} FRA10 Thibaut BOURGEOIS	8 (-82' ) Yoichiro KAKITANI $.img{src:'/s/275096.png'} JPN8 Yoichiro KAKITANI
14 Mickael NELSON $.img{src:'/s/275160.png'} FRA14 Mickael NELSON	10 Naoki YAMADA $.img{src:'/s/275100.png'} JPN10 Naoki YAMADA
17 Alfred NDIAYE $.img{src:'/s/274154.png'} FRA17 Alfred NDIAYE	11 (-75' ) (C) Kota MIZUNUMA $.img{src:'/s/275102.png'} JPN11 Kota MIZUNUMA
19 Henri SAIVET $.img{src:'/s/274166.png'} FRA19 Henri SAIVET	15 (-62' ) Shohei OTSUKA $.img{src:'/s/275110.png'} JPN15 Shohei OTSUKA
20 Emmanuel RIVIERE $.img{src:'/s/274175.png'} FRA20 Emmanuel RIVIERE (-80' )	17 Jin HANATO $.img{src:'/s/275114.png'} JPN17 Jin HANATO

Substitute(s)

1 Joris DELLE (GK) $.img{src:'/s/274124.png'} FRA1 Joris DELLE	18 (GK) Yutaro HARA $.img{src:'/s/275122.png'} JPN18 Yutaro HARA
21 Samuel ATROUS (GK) $.img{src:'/s/274842.png'} FRA21 Samuel ATROUS	21 (GK) Satoshi YOSHIDA $.img{src:'/s/275116.png'} JPN21 Satoshi YOSHIDA
3 Romain VILLARD $.img{src:'/s/274141.png'} FRA3 Romain VILLARD	4 Kimihiro KAI $.img{src:'/s/275088.png'} JPN4 Kimihiro KAI
8 Martial RIFF $.img{src:'/s/274152.png'} FRA8 Martial RIFF (+49')	9 Kohei HATTANDA $.img{src:'/s/275098.png'} JPN9 Kohei HATTANDA
9 Damien LE TALLEC $.img{src:'/s/274165.png'} FRA9 Damien LE TALLEC (+46'HT)	12 Tsukasa MASUYAMA $.img{src:'/s/275126.png'} JPN12 Tsukasa MASUYAMA
11 Abdoul CAMARA $.img{src:'/s/274174.png'} FRA11 Abdoul CAMARA (+80')	13 Takuji YONEMOTO $.img{src:'/s/275120.png'} JPN13 Takuji YONEMOTO
12 Aristote LUSINGA $.img{src:'/s/274131.png'} FRA12 Aristote LUSINGA	14 (+62') Hiroki KAWANO $.img{src:'/s/275108.png'} JPN14 Hiroki KAWANO
15 Vincent ACAPANDIE $.img{src:'/s/274173.png'} FRA15 Vincent ACAPANDIE	16 (+75') Manabu SAITO $.img{src:'/s/275112.png'} JPN16 Manabu SAITO
18 Herve BAZILE $.img{src:'/s/274161.png'} FRA18 Herve BAZILE	19 (+82') Hiroto TANAKA $.img{src:'/s/275118.png'} JPN19 Hiroto TANAKA
13 Badis LEBBIHI $.img{src:'/s/274844.png'} FRA13 Badis LEBBIHI	20 Ryo OKUI $.img{src:'/s/275132.png'} JPN20 Ryo OKUI

Coaches

Francois BLAQUART (FRA)

(JPN) Hiroshi JOFUKU

Officials

Referee: Grzegorz GILEWSKI (POL)Assistant Referee 1: Maciej WIERZBOWSKI (POL)Assistant Referee 2: Rafal ROSTKOWSKI (POL)Fourth official: Ivan BEBEK (CRO)

Statistics

FRA

JPN

20	Shots	5
5	Corner kicks	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
59%	Possession (%)	41%

Francois Blaquart (FRA), France coach
"I'm very pleased with the reaction we showed. I knew what this team were capable of but until now we'd been unable to play to our full potential. I believe the team is strong enough to compete in the second round."

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FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007

Matches

Summary

Line-up

FRA16

JPN1

FRA2

JPN2

FRA4

JPN3

FRA5

JPN5

FRA6

JPN6

FRA7

JPN7

FRA10

JPN8

FRA14

JPN10

FRA17

JPN11

FRA19

JPN15

FRA20

JPN17

Substitute(s)

FRA1

JPN18

FRA21

JPN21

FRA3

JPN4

FRA8

JPN9

FRA9

JPN12

FRA11

JPN13

FRA12

JPN14

FRA15

JPN16

FRA18

JPN19

FRA13

JPN20

Coaches

Officials

Statistics

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