France Mali

2:0

2:0 (0:0)

Cedric BAKAMBU (70')
Alexandre LACAZETTE (77')

Match 30 - Group A

Cali
Pascual Guerrero

Referee: Antonio ARIAS (PAR)

Summary

France through, Mali sent packing

France have finished second in Group A with a 2-0 victory over Mali in Cali, lifted by second-half goals from Cedric Bakambu and Alexandre Lacazette.

Highlights

Line-up

FRA

MLI

21 Jonathan LIGALI (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339649.png'} FRA21 Jonathan LIGALI	1 (GK) Cheick Abdul Cadry SY $.img{src:'/s/338670.png'} MLI1 Cheick Abdul Cadry SY
2 Loic NEGO $.img{src:'/s/336456.png'} FRA2 Loic NEGO	2 (-83' ) Amara MALLE $.img{src:'/s/338671.png'} MLI2 Amara MALLE
5 Sebastien FAURE $.img{src:'/s/336431.png'} FRA5 Sebastien FAURE	3 (-62' ) (C) Amara KONATE $.img{src:'/s/338672.png'} MLI3 Amara KONATE
7 Gael KAKUTA $.img{src:'/s/336439.png'} FRA7 Gael KAKUTA (-46'HT )	4 Boubacar SYLLA $.img{src:'/s/338687.png'} MLI4 Boubacar SYLLA
8 Gueida FOFANA (C) $.img{src:'/s/336433.png'} FRA8 Gueida FOFANA	5 Moussa COULIBALY $.img{src:'/s/338678.png'} MLI5 Moussa COULIBALY
10 Gilles SUNU $.img{src:'/s/336458.png'} FRA10 Gilles SUNU	6 Mohamed KONATE $.img{src:'/s/338679.png'} MLI6 Mohamed KONATE
11 Antoine GRIEZMANN $.img{src:'/s/336435.png'} FRA11 Antoine GRIEZMANN (-64' )	7 Cheick Fanta Mady DIARRA $.img{src:'/s/338681.png'} MLI7 Cheick Fanta Mady DIARRA
12 Kalidou KOULIBALY $.img{src:'/s/339820.png'} FRA12 Kalidou KOULIBALY	10 Adama TOURE $.img{src:'/s/338684.png'} MLI10 Adama TOURE
13 Francis COQUELIN $.img{src:'/s/336429.png'} FRA13 Francis COQUELIN	12 Soumaila SIDIBE $.img{src:'/s/339710.png'} MLI12 Soumaila SIDIBE
14 Timothee KOLODZIEJCZAK $.img{src:'/s/336442.png'} FRA14 Timothee KOLODZIEJCZAK (-80' )	13 Ibrahim Kader COULIBALY $.img{src:'/s/339709.png'} MLI13 Ibrahim Kader COULIBALY
17 Cedric BAKAMBU $.img{src:'/s/336425.png'} FRA17 Cedric BAKAMBU	19 (-66' ) Ibrahima DIALLO $.img{src:'/s/338695.png'} MLI19 Ibrahima DIALLO

Substitute(s)

1 Pierrick CROS (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339647.png'} FRA1 Pierrick CROS	16 (GK) Boubacar TOGOLA $.img{src:'/s/338692.png'} MLI16 Boubacar TOGOLA
16 Lucas VERONESE (GK) $.img{src:'/s/339723.png'} FRA16 Lucas VERONESE	20 (GK) Eric KONE $.img{src:'/s/339719.png'} MLI20 Eric KONE
3 Thomas FONTAINE $.img{src:'/s/339654.png'} FRA3 Thomas FONTAINE (+80')	8 Mohamad Cherif DOUMBIA $.img{src:'/s/338682.png'} MLI8 Mohamad Cherif DOUMBIA
4 Florian LEJEUNE $.img{src:'/s/339657.png'} FRA4 Florian LEJEUNE	9 (+66') Kalifa COULIBALY $.img{src:'/s/338683.png'} MLI9 Kalifa COULIBALY
6 Clement GRENIER $.img{src:'/s/336434.png'} FRA6 Clement GRENIER (+46'HT)	11 Bakary DEMBELE $.img{src:'/s/338685.png'} MLI11 Bakary DEMBELE
9 Yannis TAFER $.img{src:'/s/336460.png'} FRA9 Yannis TAFER	14 (+83') Seydou DIALLO $.img{src:'/s/338690.png'} MLI14 Seydou DIALLO
15 Lionel CAROLE $.img{src:'/s/339656.png'} FRA15 Lionel CAROLE	15 Mohamed TRAORE $.img{src:'/s/338691.png'} MLI15 Mohamed TRAORE
18 Maxime COLIN $.img{src:'/s/339651.png'} FRA18 Maxime COLIN	17 Ibrahim Kalil DIAKITE $.img{src:'/s/339708.png'} MLI17 Ibrahim Kalil DIAKITE
19 Alexandre LACAZETTE $.img{src:'/s/336447.png'} FRA19 Alexandre LACAZETTE (+64')	18 (+62') Moussa GUINDO $.img{src:'/s/339693.png'} MLI18 Moussa GUINDO
20 Enzo REALE $.img{src:'/s/336457.png'} FRA20 Enzo REALE	21 Kalifa TRAORE $.img{src:'/s/338697.png'} MLI21 Kalifa TRAORE

Coaches

Francis SMERECKI (FRA)

(MLI) Sekou DIALLO

Officials

Referee: Antonio ARIAS (PAR)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos CACERES (PAR)Assistant Referee 2: Milciades SALDIVAR (PAR)Fourth official: Robert SCHOERGENHOFER (AUT)

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Statistics

FRA

MLI

14	Shots	13
5	Corner kicks	3
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Second yellow card and red card	1
0	Red Cards	0
52%	Possession (%)	48%

"We’re not that happy with the way things have gone so far. We’re not playing as well as we usually do, and I’d say we’re at about 50 or 60 per cent of our potential, which I’m a little worried about," France coach Francis Smerecki.

Standings

Team	MP	GF	GA	Pts
COL	3	7	1	9
FRA	3	6	5	6
KOR	3	3	4	3
MLI	3	0	6	0

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Summary

Line-up

FRA21

MLI1

FRA2

MLI2

FRA5

MLI3

FRA7

MLI4

FRA8

MLI5

FRA10

MLI6

FRA11

MLI7

FRA12

MLI10

FRA13

MLI12

FRA14

MLI13

FRA17

MLI19

Substitute(s)

FRA1

MLI16

FRA16

MLI20

FRA3

MLI8

FRA4

MLI9

FRA6

MLI11

FRA9

MLI14

FRA15

MLI15

FRA18

MLI17

FRA19

MLI18

FRA20

MLI21

Coaches

Officials

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