France includes Sweden in the list of its victims

France had secured themselves to the semi-finals of the Nations League by beating Portugal 1-0 at home in the last round.

France coach Didier Deschamps had suggested that three attacking players would be included: Marcus Thuram, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann.

Sweden opened the scoring when French midfielder Paul Pogba slipped into the box trying to scatter one of the balls to be caught by Victor Clayson and hit it professionally. He hit French defender Raphael Varane on the foot, tricked goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and got into his net (5).

The French team pressed in an attempt to draw, and Gero played a header at the hands of Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen (12), but the latter was left defenseless when Thuram crossed a center into the area, followed by Gero who left him crawling into the net (16).

The French team continued their preference and added a second goal when Thuram manipulated more than one defender inside the area and fired a ball that did not improve the defensive line, dispersing it properly, to reach Benjamin Pavar so he shot it at the furthest angle (36).

The referee did not count a clear penalty kick for Sweden when Varan obstructed Diane Koloshevski within the region, noting that the use of the video assistant referee technique is not approved in this competition in the group stage.

In the second half, Paris Saint-Germain striker Clilian Mbappé participated in the middle, and on his first touch he passed an elaborate ball inside the area, Gero swam and shot the Swedish net (60), raising his score to 44 goals internationally, approaching the record of the French team registered in the name. Thierry Henry (51 years old).

Two minutes before the end of the game, Sweden reduced Robin Kayson’s score, before France responded with Kingsley Coman’s fourth goal in the fifth minute of injury time.