France vs Iceland
Ref: Antonio Nobre, Portugal
Match recap
France beat Iceland 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Mbappé and Barcola scored for France; Guðjohnsen replied for Iceland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.77 for France versus 0.80 for Iceland.
First Half
21'
⚽
Guðjohnsen
Koné
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
44'
Anderson
Yellow Card
⚽
Mbappé
Penalty
Second Half
Hernández
Yellow Card
⚽
Barcola
Assist: Mbappé
⇄
Barcola
63'
⇄
Anderson
⇄
Koundé
64'
⇄
Guðjohnsen
67'
Guðjohnsen
Yellow Card
Tchouaméni
Red Card
VAR
Card upgrade
⇄
Thuram
70'
⇄
Þorsteinsson
70'
⇄
Bergmann Jóhannesson
82'
⇄
Grétarsson
89'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Mbappé
Yellow Card
⇄
Olise
Match Statistics
FranceIceland
12Won
Statistical edge
12–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.77VS0.80
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
8
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
3
7
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
623
Total passes
366
560
Accurate passes
300
90%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 3 won
12
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
1
France
4-2-3-1Iceland
5-3-2France
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4D. UpamecanoD
- 5J. KoundéD
- 8A. TchouaméniM
- 9M. ThuramM
- 10Kylian MbappéF
- 11M. OliseM
- 13M. KonéM
- 15I. KonatéD
- 16M. MaignanG
- 20B. BarcolaM
- 22T. HernándezD
Substitutes
- 1B. SambaG
- 2B. PavardD
- 3L. DigneD
- 6K. ThuramM
- 7K. ComanF
- 14A. RabiotM
- 17M. GustoD
- 18M. AklioucheM
- 19H. EkitikeF
- 21L. HernándezD
- 23L. ChevalierG
Iceland
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1E. ÓlafssonG
- 3D. Grétarsson
- 4V. PálssonD
- 5S. IngasonD
- 7H. HaraldssonM
- 8Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 11J. ÞorsteinssonM
- 18M. AndersonD
- 21D. GuðjohnsenF
- 22A. GuðjohnsenF
- 23M. EllertssonD
Substitutes
- 2L. TómassonD
- 6H. HermannssonD
- 9S. MagnússonF
- 10B. WillumssonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 13A. EinarssonG
- 14Þ. HelgasonM
- 15W. WillumssonM
- 16S. ÞórðarsonM
- 17G. ÞórðarsonM
- 19B. BjarkasonM
- 20K. HlynssonM
France
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé(C) | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0/4 |
| Michael Olise | M | 89 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Barcola | M | 63 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Marcus Thuram | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Manu Koné | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Jules Koundé | D | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Dayot Upamecano | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Hernández | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mike Maignan | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brice Samba | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Hernández | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Chevalier | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maghnes Akliouche | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Pavard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khéphren Thuram | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrien Rabiot | M | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kingsley Coman | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Iceland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elías Ólafsson | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hakon Arnar Haraldsson(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Sverrir Ingi Ingason | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Victor Pálsson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daníel Grétarsson | D | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen | F | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mikael Ellertsson | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mikael Anderson | D | 63 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gisli Thordarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hjörtur Hermannsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logi Tomasson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Ari Einarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Þórir Jóhann Helgason | M | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sævar Atli Magnússon | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |


