Matches

14/08/2011 - Weather

France Nigeria

3:2

3:2 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:0)

Alexandre LACAZETTE (50' 104')
Gueida FOFANA (102')

Maduabuchi EJIKE (90'+3 111')

Match 48 - Group

Cali
Pascual Guerrero

Referee: Dario UBRIACO (URU)

Summary

France clinch dramatic semi-final berth

France have booked a semi-final meeting with Portugal after beating Nigeria 3-2 in extra time, with Les Bleuets boosted by a double from Alexandre Lacazette and another added by Gueida Fofana. More »

Highlights

Line-up

FRA

NGA

21 Jonathan LIGALI (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339649.png'} FRA21 Jonathan LIGALI	1 (GK) Dami PAUL $.img{src:'/s/315422.png'} NGA1 Dami PAUL
2 Loic NEGO $.img{src:'/s/336456.png'} FRA2 Loic NEGO	2 Terna SUSWAN $.img{src:'/s/323493.png'} NGA2 Terna SUSWAN
5 Sebastien FAURE $.img{src:'/s/336431.png'} FRA5 Sebastien FAURE	5 Kenneth OMERUO $.img{src:'/s/315424.png'} NGA5 Kenneth OMERUO
6 Clement GRENIER $.img{src:'/s/336434.png'} FRA6 Clement GRENIER (-106'ET )	6 Ganiu OGUNGBE $.img{src:'/s/337285.png'} NGA6 Ganiu OGUNGBE
8 Gueida FOFANA (C) $.img{src:'/s/336433.png'} FRA8 Gueida FOFANA	7 (-90'+2 ) Ahmed MUSA $.img{src:'/s/344714.png'} NGA7 Ahmed MUSA
10 Gilles SUNU $.img{src:'/s/336458.png'} FRA10 Gilles SUNU (-33' )	9 (-57' ) Olarenwaju KAYODE $.img{src:'/s/315433.png'} NGA9 Olarenwaju KAYODE
11 Antoine GRIEZMANN $.img{src:'/s/336435.png'} FRA11 Antoine GRIEZMANN	10 Abdul AJAGUN $.img{src:'/s/315443.png'} NGA10 Abdul AJAGUN
12 Kalidou KOULIBALY $.img{src:'/s/339820.png'} FRA12 Kalidou KOULIBALY	13 Emmanuel ANYANWU $.img{src:'/s/338674.png'} NGA13 Emmanuel ANYANWU
13 Francis COQUELIN $.img{src:'/s/336429.png'} FRA13 Francis COQUELIN	15 (-84' ) Philemon DANIEL $.img{src:'/s/338676.png'} NGA15 Philemon DANIEL
14 Timothee KOLODZIEJCZAK $.img{src:'/s/336442.png'} FRA14 Timothee KOLODZIEJCZAK	18 Edafe EGBEDI $.img{src:'/s/315555.png'} NGA18 Edafe EGBEDI
17 Cedric BAKAMBU $.img{src:'/s/336425.png'} FRA17 Cedric BAKAMBU (-78' )	20 (C) Ramon AZEEZ $.img{src:'/s/315436.png'} NGA20 Ramon AZEEZ

Substitute(s)

1 Pierrick CROS (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339647.png'} FRA1 Pierrick CROS	16 (GK) Gideon GAMBO $.img{src:'/s/338680.png'} NGA16 Gideon GAMBO
16 Lucas VERONESE (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339723.png'} FRA16 Lucas VERONESE	21 (GK) Kazim YEKINI $.img{src:'/s/344700.png'} NGA21 Kazim YEKINI
3 Thomas FONTAINE $.img{src:'/s/339654.png'} FRA3 Thomas FONTAINE	3 Omoh OJABU $.img{src:'/s/315438.png'} NGA3 Omoh OJABU
4 Florian LEJEUNE $.img{src:'/s/339657.png'} FRA4 Florian LEJEUNE (+106'ET)	4 Sani TAHIR $.img{src:'/s/344705.png'} NGA4 Sani TAHIR
7 Gael KAKUTA $.img{src:'/s/336439.png'} FRA7 Gael KAKUTA (+78')	8 (+90'+2) Maduabuchi EJIKE $.img{src:'/s/344706.png'} NGA8 Maduabuchi EJIKE
9 Yannis TAFER $.img{src:'/s/336460.png'} FRA9 Yannis TAFER	11 Terry ENVOH $.img{src:'/s/315558.png'} NGA11 Terry ENVOH
15 Lionel CAROLE $.img{src:'/s/339656.png'} FRA15 Lionel CAROLE	12 (+57') Uche NWOFOR $.img{src:'/s/338673.png'} NGA12 Uche NWOFOR
18 Maxime COLIN $.img{src:'/s/339651.png'} FRA18 Maxime COLIN	14 (+84') Sani EMMANUEL $.img{src:'/s/315430.png'} NGA14 Sani EMMANUEL
19 Alexandre LACAZETTE $.img{src:'/s/336447.png'} FRA19 Alexandre LACAZETTE (+33')	17 Felix UDOH $.img{src:'/s/344701.png'} NGA17 Felix UDOH
20 Enzo REALE $.img{src:'/s/336457.png'} FRA20 Enzo REALE	19 Chimezie MBAH $.img{src:'/s/344713.png'} NGA19 Chimezie MBAH

Coaches

Francis SMERECKI (FRA)

(NGA) John OBUH

Officials

Referee: Dario UBRIACO (URU)Assistant Referee 1: William CASAVIEJA (URU)Assistant Referee 2: Carlos PASTORINO (URU)Fourth official: Wilson SENEME (BRA)Fifth official: Emerson Augusto DE CARVALHO (BRA)

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Statistics

FRA

NGA

17	Shots	25
5	Corner kicks	6
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
46%	Possession (%)	54%

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Quotes

"We are happy because it is the first time France has qualified for a U-20 World Cup semi-final. We have a strong generation with an amazing mental strength and they showed that when Nigeria levelled the match."
Francis Smerecki, France coach

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Summary

Line-up

FRA21

NGA1

FRA2

NGA2

FRA5

NGA5

FRA6

NGA6

FRA8

NGA7

FRA10

NGA9

FRA11

NGA10

FRA12

NGA13

FRA13

NGA15

FRA14

NGA18

FRA17

NGA20

Substitute(s)

FRA1

NGA16

FRA16

NGA21

FRA3

NGA3

FRA4

NGA4

FRA7

NGA8

FRA9

NGA11

FRA15

NGA12

FRA18

NGA14

FRA19

NGA17

FRA20

NGA19

Coaches

Officials

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