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France 1 – USMNT 1

June 9, 2018 by US Soccer Players

USMNT goal celebration against France on June 9 2018.

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.

IT. ONLY. TAKES. ONE.@J_Green37 beats Hugo Lloris near post to give 🇺🇸 the lead on French soil. pic.twitter.com/gJ59iqOcBO

— U.S. Soccer MNT (@ussoccer_mnt) June 9, 2018

— 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 MbappĂ© (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 SidibĂ© (2-Benjamin Pavard, 74), 5-Samuel Umtiti, 4-RaphaĂ«l Varane; 13-N’Golo Kante, 14-Blaise Matuidi (12-Corentin Tolisso,58), 6-Paul Pogba; 9-Olivier Giroud (11-Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©, 58), 7-Antoine Griezmann (18-Nabil Fekir, 69), 10-Kylian MbappĂ© (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)

Photo by John Dorton – ISIPhotos.com

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