France v Japan, 12 October 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Willie Collum |
| Competition | International Friendly - |
| Venue | Stade de France, Paris |
| Attendance | 60,205 |
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France
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris
(captain)
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Defender
Mamadou Sakho
Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Debuchy
Midfielder
Etienne Capoue
Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder
Mathieu Valbuena
Forward
Karim Benzema
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Forward
Jeremy Menez
Substitutions:
| Christophe Jallet for Mathieu Debuchy | 46 |
| Blaise Matuidi for Karim Benzema | 46 |
| Clement Chantome for Mathieu Valbuena | 46 |
| Franck Ribéry for Jeremy Menez | 67 |
| Maxime Gonalons for Etienne Capoue | 67 |
| Bafetimbi Gomis for Clement Chantome | 74 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Defender
Christophe Jallet
Midfielder
Clement Chantome
Midfielder
Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder
Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder
Franck Ribéry
Forward
Bafetimbi Gomis
1
Japan
Goals:
| Shinji Kagawa | 88 |
|
Starting lineup:
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Defender
Yasuyuki Konno
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
(captain)
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Mike Havenaar
Forward
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hajime Hosogai for Makoto Hasebe | 62 |
| Takashi Inui for Kengo Nakamura | 62 |
| Yuzo Kurihara for Hiroki Sakai | 86 |
| Hideto Takahashi for Mike Havenaar | 86 |
Cards:
| Makoto Hasebe | 34 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Yuzo Kurihara
Midfielder
Hajime Hosogai
Midfielder
Takashi Inui
Midfielder
Hideto Takahashi