Finland v France, 07 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to France |
| Referee | Craig Thomson |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| Attendance | 35,111 |
View Finland v France head to head
0
Finland
Manager: Mixu Paatelainen
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Lukáš Hrádecký
Defender
Markus Halsti
Defender
Joona Toivio
Defender/Midfielder
Kari Arkivuo
Defender/Midfielder
Niklas Moisander
(captain)
Midfielder
Roman Eremenko
Midfielder
Kasper Hämäläinen
Midfielder
Perparim Hetemaj
Midfielder
Alexander Ring
Midfielder
Tim Sparv
Forward
Teemu Pukki
Substitutions:
| Alexei Eremenko Jnr for Perparim Hetemaj | 65 |
| Njazi Kuqi for Kasper Hämäläinen | 78 |
Cards:
| Markus Halsti | 25 | Y |
| Tim Sparv | 56 | Y |
| Niklas Moisander | 87 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Niki Mäenpää
Goalkeeper
Henri Sillanpää
Defender
Paulus Arajuuri
Defender
Jarkko Hurme
Defender
Juhani Ojala
Defender
Petri Pasanen
Defender
Jukka Raitala
Midfielder
Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder
Toni Kolehmainen
Midfielder
Daniel Sjölund
Midfielder
Mika Väyrynen
Forward
Njazi Kuqi
1
France
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Goals:
| Abou Diaby | 20 |
|
Starting lineup:
Hugo Lloris
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Patrice Evra
Defender
Anthony Reveillere
Defender
Mamadou Sakho
Defender
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Defender
Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder
Abou Diaby
Midfielder
Rio Mavuba
Midfielder
Franck Ribéry
Midfielder
Karim Benzema
Forward
Jeremy Menez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mathieu Valbuena for Jeremy Menez | 63 |
| Blaise Matuidi for Yohan Cabaye | 73 |
| Bafetimbi Gomis for Franck Ribéry | 89 |
Cards:
| Yohan Cabaye | 15 | Y |
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | 64 | Y |
| Blaise Matuidi | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mickaël Landreau
Goalkeeper
Steve Mandanda
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Christophe Jallet
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Defender
Adil Rami
Midfielder
Etienne Capoue
Midfielder
Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder
Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder
Mathieu Valbuena
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Forward
Bafetimbi Gomis