Finland have won their past three matches without conceding
Brentford striker Marcus Forss scored as Finland claimed a famous win over world champions France in Paris.
Forss and fellow debutant Onni Valakari struck twice in the space of three first-half minutes to stun the hosts.
France included Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, Everton’s Lucas Digne and Olivier Giroud of Chelsea.
But Finland, 55th in Fifa’s world rankings, secured a first victory over Les Bleus, and have now won their past three matches.
More to follow.
Line-ups
France
- 16Mandanda
- 20Dubois
Substituted forAguilarat 71’minutes - 2Zouma
- 5Lenglet
Substituted forVaraneat 80’minutes - 19Digne
- 17Sissoko
- 15Nzonzi
- 6Pogba
Substituted forKantéat 57’minutes - 22Thuram
- 18Ben Yedder
Substituted forGriezmannat 57’minutes - 9Giroud
Substituted forMartialat 57’minutes
Substitutes
- 1Costil
- 3Kimpembe
- 4Varane
- 7Griezmann
- 8Aguilar
- 10Martial
- 11Coman
- 12Tolisso
- 13Kanté
- 14Rabiot
- 21Hernández
- 23Maignan
Finland
- 12Joronen
- 15Väisänen
Substituted forArajuuriat 75’minutes - 5Ojala
Substituted forToivioat 66’minutes - 3O’Shaughnessy
- 22Hämäläinen
- 21Niskanen
Substituted forAlhoat 67’minutes - 14Simonpoika Valakari
Substituted forTaylorat 75’minutes - 11Schüller
Substituted forPukkiat 80’minutes - 19Kauko
- 7Karjalainen
Substituted forKamaraat 67’minutes - 9Forss
Substitutes
- 1Hrádecky
- 2Arajuuri
- 4Toivio
- 6Kamara
- 8Lod
- 10Pukki
- 13Soiri
- 16Taylor
- 17Alho
- 18Uronen
- 20Pohjanpalo
- 23Jaakkola
Match Stats
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- Match ends, France 0, Finland 2.
- Second Half ends, France 0, Finland 2.
- Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- Foul by Kurt Zouma (France).
- Marcus Forss (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul by N’Golo Kanté (France).
- Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Substitution, France. Raphael Varane replaces Clément Lenglet.
- Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- Hand ball by Anthony Martial (France).
- Attempt missed. N’Golo Kanté (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- Steven Nzonzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (France) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- Substitution, Finland. Paulus Arajuuri replaces Leo Väisänen because of an injury.
- Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari.
- Corner, France. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
- Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.