Having already qualified for the knockout stages, France coach Didier Deschamps played a second string lineup in their final group game. Somewhat interestingly, there was only one white player in this French football starting XI at the World Cup against Tunsia- Jordan Veretout. As several internet users pointed out, France were playing an African team, but had more African looking players in their XI than their opponents!
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xG Portugal Ghana World Cup 2022 | Expected Goals Match Stats Portugal 3-2 Black Stars Attendance 42662
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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Portugal vs Ghana (Attendance 42,662 at Stadium 974, Doha on November 24, 2022). Ghana did nothing on xG in the first half (they had 0 xG at half time), but gave Portugal a real scare after the interval, with all five goals of the game coming in the second half.
xG Portugal 2.10-1.19 Ghana shots map (Actual score Portugal 3-2 Ghana)
1-0 Ronaldo penalty v Ghana xG 0.80
1-1 Ayew goal vs Portugal xG 0.68
2-1 Felix goal vs Ghana xG 0.20
3-1 Leao goal vs Ghana xG 0.21
3-2 Bukhari goal vs Portugal xG 0.30
Other notable chances for Portugal: Ronaldo 10′, Ronaldo 13′
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Final score and result: France vs South Africa 5-0 (Mbappe*2, Giroud, Ben Yedder, Guendouzi)
Lille, France- 29 March, 2022- Friendly
Kylian Mbappe scores twice as France beat South Africa 5-0 in front of a 48,120 strong crowd in this friendly