France v Japan, 12 October 2012

Score1-0 to Japan
RefereeWillie Collum
CompetitionInternational Friendly -
VenueStade de France, Paris
Attendance60,205

0  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

1  Japan

Goals:

Goals:

Shinji Kagawa 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (captain)
Defender Gaël Clichy
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

Starting lineup:

Eiji Kawashima Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo Defender
Hiroki Sakai Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Yasuhito Endo Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe Midfielder (captain)
Shinji Kagawa Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura Midfielder
Mike Havenaar Forward

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

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:

Cards:

Makoto Hasebe 34 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Clement Chantome
Midfielder Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder Franck Ribéry
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

On the bench:

Defender Yuzo Kurihara
Midfielder Hajime Hosogai
Midfielder Takashi Inui
Midfielder Hideto Takahashi

0  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (captain)
Defender Gaël Clichy
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:

Midfielder Clement Chantome
Midfielder Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder Franck Ribéry
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

1  Japan

Goals:

Shinji Kagawa 88 G

Starting lineup:

Eiji Kawashima Goalkeeper
Yūto Nagatomo Defender
Hiroki Sakai Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Yasuhito Endo Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe Midfielder (captain)
Shinji Kagawa Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura Midfielder
Mike Havenaar 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