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Julian Green became the first USMNT player to score against France in a 1-1 draw in Lyon where a young USMNT squad held a lead and ended up with the draw.

June 9, 2018
USMNT Match Reports

France 1 – USMNT 1

The USMNT was the opponent in Lyon for France’s World Cup sendoff game, drawing 1-1. The home crowd was vocal and excited, but that enthusiasm took a hit when Julian Green put the USMNT up in the 44th minute. Green’s goal was the first for the USMNT all-time against France. Bobby Wood almost doubled the lead in the 48th with that goal called offside. Kylian Mbappe equalized for France in the 78th minute. USMNT goalkeeper Zach Steffen came up with several big saves to keep the score even late in the game.

France coach Didier Deschamps kidded about not jinxing things by talking about injuries prior to the start of the game. That became an issue in the 55th minute when a clash of heads between Matt Miazga and Olivier Giroud in the box left both players bleeding from the head. Both players had to sub out with US Soccer reporting that Miazga needed 15 stitches.

— GAME REPORT  —

Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. France
Date: June 9, 2018
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Groupama Stadium; Lyon, France
Attendance: 58,241
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET
Weather: 81 degrees; partly cloudy

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F 
USA 1 0 1
FRA 0 1 1

USA – Julian Green 44th minute
FRA – Kylian Mbappé (Benjamin Pavard) 78

Lineups:
USA: 12-Zack Steffen; 18-Shaq Moore (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 74), 5-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 3-Matt Miazga (14-Erik Palmer-Brown, 57), 21-Tim Parker, 17-Antonee Robinson (19-Jorge Villafaña, 82); 4-Tyler Adams, 20-Wil Trapp (capt.), 6-Weston McKennie; 16-Julian Green (8-Joe Corona, 70), 7-Bobby Wood (13-Josh Sargent, 74)
Substitutes: 1-Bill Hamid, 11-Tim Weah, 15-Eric Lichaj, 23-Rubio Rubin
Head coach: Dave Sarachan

FRA: 1-Hugo Lloris (capt.); 22-Benjamin Mendy (21-Lucas Hernández, 66), 19-Djibril Sidibé (2-Benjamin Pavard, 74), 5-Samuel Umtiti, 4-Raphaël Varane; 13-N’Golo Kante, 14-Blaise Matuidi (12-Corentin Tolisso,58), 6-Paul Pogba; 9-Olivier Giroud (11-Ousmane Dembélé, 58), 7-Antoine Griezmann (18-Nabil Fekir, 69), 10-Kylian Mbappé (8-Thomas Lemar, 87)
Substitutes: 23-Alphonse Areola, 16-Steve Mandanda, 3-Presnel Kimpembe, 15-Steve Nzozi, 17-Adil Rami, 20-Florian Thauvin
Head coach: Didier Deschamps

Stats Summary: USA / FRA
Shots: 2 / 19
Shots on Goal: 1 / 8
Saves: 7 / 0
Corner Kicks: 9 / 2
Fouls: 4 / 14
Offside: 0 / 4

Misconduct Summary:
USA – Shaq Moore (caution) 68th minute
USA – Weston McKennie (caution) 79

Officials:
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David Mcgeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Fourth Official: Don Robertson (SCO)

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