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Switzerland Friday, 20. June 2014
20:00 Clock 		France
2:5
goals
0 : 1 Olivier Giroud 17. / header  (Mathieu Valbuena)
0 : 2 Blaise Matuidi 18. / left-footed shot  (Karim Benzema)
0 : 3 Mathieu Valbuena 40. / right-footed shot  (Olivier Giroud)
0 : 4 Karim Benzema 67. / right-footed shot  (Paul Pogba)
0 : 5 Moussa Sissoko 73. / right-footed shot  (Karim Benzema)
1 : 5 Blerim Džemaili 81. / free kick
2 : 5 Granit Xhaka 87. / left-footed shot  (Gökhan Inler)

Incidents
Karim Benzema misses a penalty kick (32' )

1 Diego Benaglio
2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
5 Steve von Bergen 9'
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
20 Johan Djourou
8 Gökhan Inler
10 Granit Xhaka
11 Valon Behrami 46'
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
9 Haris Seferović 69'
18 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutes
4 Philippe Senderos 9'
15 Blerim Džemaili 46'
19 Josip Drmić 69'
12 Yann Sommer
21 Roman Bürki
3 Reto Ziegler
6 Michael Lang
22 Fabian Schär
7 Tranquillo Barnetta
14 Valentin Stocker
16 Gelson Fernandes
17 Mario Gavranović
1 Hugo Lloris
2 Mathieu Debuchy
3 Patrice Evra
4 Raphaël Varane
5 Mamadou Sakho 66'
6 Yohan Cabaye yellow 88'
8 Mathieu Valbuena 82'
14 Blaise Matuidi
18 Moussa Sissoko
9 Olivier Giroud 63'
10 Karim Benzema
Substitutes
21 Laurent Koscielny 66'
19 Paul Pogba 63'
11 Antoine Griezmann 82'
16 Stéphane Ruffier
23 Mickaël Landreau
13 Eliaquim Mangala
15 Bacary Sagna
17 Lucas Digne
12 Rio Mavuba
22 Morgan Schneiderlin
7 Rémy Cabella
20 Loïc Rémy

Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld

Ass. Manager: Michel Pont

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Ass. Manager: Guy Stéphan


Arena Fonte Nova (Salvador / Brazil)
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Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Reports

French Didier Deschamps singled out Raphael Varane and Mathieu Valbuena on Saturday for special praise for their roles in Friday's 5-2 humbling of World Cup Group E rivals Switzerland....
Switzerland's Steve von Bergen will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left eye socket in their 5-2 defeat to France, the Swiss FA confirmed Saturday....
The French press hailed their country's "breathtaking" performance after they recorded their second consecutive victory at the 2014 World Cup, beating Switzerland 5-2 on Friday....
Coach Didier Deschamps says the same spirit which helped carry France to their 1998 World Cup victory is infecting the current squad, who Friday thumped Switzerland 5-2....
France are on the brink of reaching the World Cup last 16 after their emphatic 5-2 win over Switzerland on Friday kept them in control of Group E....
Mathieu Valbuena has had the last laugh over former tormentors Samir Nasri and Franck Ribery after becoming integral to France's World Cup hopes....
Switzerland are trying to pile the pressure on France by claiming the underdog tag for the Alpine neighbours' World Cup Group E clash in Salvador on Friday....
Switzerland must find weaknesses in the French team as Les Bleus will offer the Swiss precious few chances in Friday's key World Cup clash, according to Swiss assistant coach Michel Pont....
Switzerland's super-sub Haris Seferovic says his side are 'hungry' for a World Cup win over neighbours France in Friday's key Group E clash after his last-minute winner against Ecuador....