MANAGER: Didier DESCHAMPS


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Hugo LLORIS ©
16 Stéphane RUFFIER *
23 Mickaël LANDREAU

DEFENDERS:

2 Mathieu DEBUCHY
3 Patrice EVRA
4 Raphaël VARANE
5 Mamadou SAKHO
13 Eliaquim MANGALA
15 Bacary SAGNA
17 Lucas DIGNE
21 Laurent KOSCIELNY

MIDFIELDERS:

6 Yohan CABAYE
7 Rémy CABELLA *
8 Mathieu VALBUENA
12 Rio MAVUBA
14 Blaise MATUIDI
18 Moussa SISSOKO
19 Paul POGBA
22 Morgan SCHNEIDERLIN*

FORWARDS:

9 Olivier GIROUD
10 Karim BENZEMA
11 Antoine GRIEZMANN
20 Loïc RÉMY

*Stéphane Ruffier, Rémy Cabella and Morgan Schneiderlin were late replacements for the original selected players Steve Mandanda, Franck Ribéry and Clément Grenier


4-5-1/4-3-3 FORMATION:

France Vs Germany - World Cup Quarterfinals (04/07/2014)



GK LLORIS
CB VARANE
CB SAKHO
RB DEBUCHY
LB EVRA
DMF CABAYE
CMF POGBA
CMF MATUIDI
RMF/AMF/SS VALBUENA
LMF/AMF/SS GRIEZMANN
CF/SS BENZEMA

Substitutions: Koscielny for Sakho (71 mn), Remy for Cabaye (73 mn) and Giroud for Valbuena (84 mn)
Notes: Remy played as RWF/RMF, this relocated (but not immediately) Griezmann operating on the left side alongside Benzema and Valbuena hovering from the left wing to the center (Valbuena eventually settled as central AMF)
Giroud played as right CF, displacing Benzema as left CF/SS and permanently relocated Griezmann again to his original LWF/LMF role

Captain: Hugo Lloris
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Mathieu Valbuena/Yohan Cabaye/Paul Pogba/Raphaël Varane
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Mathieu Valbuena
Right Corner: Mathieu Valbuena
Penalty: Karim Benzema
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Raphaël Varane, Mamadou Sakho, Patrice Evra, Paul Pogba, Laurent Koscielny

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Valbuena/Benzema/Griezmann (Valbuena being the most active of the attacking trio in the 1st half, while in the 2nd half, Griezmann was the most active)
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


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