At 02:45 Beijing time on March 28, in the second round of Group B of the European Cup qualifiers, Meignan saved before the end, Pavard World Wave won, and finally France defeated Ireland 1-0 away to win the opening two consecutive games.
France opened the tournament with a 4-0 home win over the Netherlands in the first round of the European Qualifiers and now have a 1-0 win away to Ireland. After two rounds of European qualifiers, they temporarily led the way with all victories.
According to statistics, France have won their last five qualifiers and kept a clean sheet, in addition to two victories in this European qualifier, there are also three World Qualifier victories, including a 2-0 home and away win over Finland and an 8-0 home victory over Kazakhstan.
It was Pavard's third goal of his international career and his first in his ninth European appearance. The last time he scored for the French national team was in a 4-2 win over Sweden in the UEFA Nations League on 17 November 2020, 860 days ago.
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In the 32nd minute, Te'o's long-range shot from outside the box was deflected slightly off the left upright.
In the 38th minute, Pavard crossed from the right and Griezmann followed up with a header that deflected off the right side of the goal.
In the 50th minute, Pavard hit the bottom of the crossbar after a steal with his right foot, and the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net, giving France a 1-0 lead.
In the 69th minute, Diaby's shot from inside the right side of the penalty area was saved by Bazunu.
In the 75th minute, Rabiot's long-range shot was saved by Bazunu.
In the 83rd minute, Johnstone's shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved by Meignan.
In the 88th minute, in response to a long pass from a teammate near the centre circle, Mbappe volleyed outrageously from the left side of the penalty area.
In the 89th minute, Ireland took a corner kick from the right side of the pitch, Conde headed a header in the middle of the penalty area and went to the top of his own goal, and Menion single-handedly lifted the ball off the crossbar.
In the 90th minute, Ireland continued to open a corner kick, Collins headed straight into the corner from close range, and Meignan made a counter-heavenly save to save the goal again.
After that, neither side could change the score again, and France beat Ireland 1-0.
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France line-up: 16 Meignan, 2 Pavard (81' 5 Conde), 22 Te'o, 4 Yupamecano, 13 Konate, 14 Rabiot (81' 8 Joan Armeni), 21 Camavinga, 7 Griezmann, 12 Muani (92' 11 M-Thuram), 10 Mbappe, 9 Giroud (65' 19 Diaby)
Ireland line-up: 1 Bazounu, 4 O'Shea (78' 8 Brown), 5 Egan, 12 Collins, 2 Coleman, 7 Doherty (78' 11 McLean), 14 Morumby (86' 9 Auba Fermi), 6 Cullen, 17 Knight (78' 22 Johnston), 20 O'Bain, 19 Ivan Ferguson (65' 10 Date