Greece Vs France: 2-2
France failed to record 100 percent wins in Euro 2024 Qualifying. In the last match, France was forced to draw against Greece with the result of the match, "Greece Vs France: 2-2".
The Greece vs France match will be held at the OPAP Arena on Tuesday (11/21/2023).
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| Greece captain Anastasios Bakasetas was mobbed by his team-mates after his superb left-footed volley pulled them level (Photo: Getty Images) |
France, who are already confirmed to qualify for the finals, closed their campaign by topping Group B after collecting 22 points from eight matches. Greece are third with 13 points and qualify for the playoffs, via the UEFA Nations League.
The course of the match "Greece vs France"
Greece's goals were scored by Anastasios Bakasetas and Fotis Ioannidis, while France's goals were scored by Randal Kolo Muani and Youssouf Fofana.
The deadlock was only broken in the 42nd minute. Randal Kolo Muani opened France's lead to make it 1-0.
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Youssouf Fofana was left to dribble from the middle. The ball was passed to Olivier Giroud to be passed to Kolo Muani. The latter player finishes with a hard shot from a tight angle.
Greece created a counter-goal after halftime. Anastasios Bakasetas contributed to Greece's goal in the 56th minute.
An attack from the right wing was finished off by Andreas Bouchalakis with a volley from inside the box that was blocked. Bakasetas greeted the rebound with a hard right-footed strike that beat Brice Samba.
It took Greece just five minutes to turn around the lead. Fotis Ioannidis broke the French goal to make it 2-1.
Dimitris Giannoulis passed the opponent's guard on the left wing and then made a stab. Giannoulis' cross was completed by Ioannidis with a tap from the front of the 6-yard area.
Kylian Mbappe made an instant impact after replacing Kolo Muani. From the left side of the penalty area, Mbappe sent a flat pass to Fofana in front of the penalty area.
Fofana got enough space and time to make a shot. The ball rushed so that it nestled in the top corner of the Greek goal and changed the score to 2-2 in the 74th minute.
France came close to creating a third goal in the 90th minute. Kingsley Coman's shot from a tight angle hit Hatzidiakos and then turned into the Greek goal. However, the ball only rolled across the goal line before it could be secured.
Another chance was created by France at the end of injury time. Mbappe fired a shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit the Greek crossbar.
"Greece vs France" line-up
GREEK NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Odisseass Vlachodimos, Giannoulis, Hatzidiakos, Retsos, Mavropanos, Rotha, Bouchalakis, Bakasetas (Constanthelias 86'), Masouras, Galanapoulos (Alexandropoulos 67'), Ioannidis (Pavlidis 77')
FRANCE: Brice Samba, Lucas Hernandez (Disasi 85'), Theo Hernandez, Jules Kounde (Clauss 64') Saliba, Rabiot, Youssouf Fofana, Ousmane Dembele (Coman 65'), Grizmann, Giroud (Thuram 70'), Kolo Muani (Mbappe 64')