- France earned its 3rd consecutive victory
- Luxembourg's 18th consecutive match without victory
France vs Luxembourg Euro 2012 qualifying match report| Date, kick-off time: | Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 21:00 (UTC+02:00) | | National teams, score: | - 2:0 | | Competition: | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying, Group D | | Referee: | Matej Jug, Tolmin / | | Attendance, venue: | 24 710, Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz  | | Goals: | 1:0 (22') Karim Benzema, 2:0 (76') Yoann Gourcuff |
| Managed by team manager Laurent Blanc | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Hugo Lloris | 18 | 23 | Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | | Gaël Clichy | 9 | 25 | Arsenal FC, London | | Philippe Mexès | 18 | 28 | AS Roma SpA, Roma | Adil Rami 42'  | 5 | 24 | LOSC Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d’Ascq | | Anthony Réveillère | 8 | 30 | Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | | Abou Diaby | 11 | 24 | Arsenal FC, London | Alou Diarra  | 29 | 29 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux | | Yoann Gourcuff | 24 | 24 | Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | Florent Malouda  63' | 61 | 30 | Chelsea FC, London |  63' Samir Nasri | 18 | 23 | Arsenal FC, London | | Karim Benzema 63' | 31 | 22 | Real Madrid CF, Madrid | | 63' Dimitri Payet | 2 | 23 | AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne | | Guillaume Hoarau 73' | 3 | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris | | 73' Loïc Rémy | 5 | 23 | Olympique de Marseille, Marseille |
| Managed by national coach Luc Holtz | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Jonathan Joubert | 39 | 31 | F91, Diddeleng | | Tom Schnell | 15 | 25 | RFCU, Lëtzebuerg | | Eric Hoffmann | 68 | 26 | AS La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | | Guy Blaise | 11 | 29 | RE Virton, Virton | | Mario Mutsch | 44 | 26 | FC Metz, Metz | | Tom Laterza 69' | 7 | 18 | CS Sedan, Sedan | | 69' Jeff Strasser | 98 | 36 | CS Fola, Esch-Uelzecht | | Ben Payal | 34 | 22 | F91, Diddeleng | René Peters 29' 54'  | 79 | 29 | AS La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | | Gilles Bettmer 84' | 37 | 21 | FC Differdange 03, Déifferdeng | | 84' Daniel da Mota | 24 | 25 | F91, Diddeleng | | Charles Leweck | 23 | 27 | AS La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | | Aurélien Joachim 53' | 23 | 24 | FC Differdange 03, Déifferdeng | | 53' Joël Kitenge | 25 | 22 | CS Fola, Esch-Uelzecht |
Match stats | National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | | France | 14 | 17.286 | 25.824 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | Luxembourg | 14 | 37.643 | 26.081 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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France vs Luxembourg post-match head-to-head | France matches Previous match: Next match: Luxembourg matches Previous match: Next match: France top scorers 1. Thierry Henry (1998 - 2009) - 51 goals
2. Michel Platini (1976 - 1986) - 41 goals
3. David Trezeguet (1998 - 2006) - 34 goals
... Karim Benzema (2007 - 2010) - 10 goals
... Yoann Gourcuff (2008 - 2010) - 3 goals
(correct as of October 12, 2010) Brief match report Tue. 12 Oct 2010
Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz
France 2-0 Luxembourg
Goals: Benzema 22, Gourcuff 76
France: Lloris, Clichy, Mexès, Rami, Réveillère, Diaby, Diarra (c), Gourcuff, Malouda (Nasri 63), Benzema (Payet 63), Hoarau (Rémy 73). Managed by Blanc.
Booked: Rami 42.
Luxembourg: Joubert, Schnell, Hoffmann, Blaise, Mutsch, Laterza (Strasser 69), Payal, Peters (c), Bettmer (da Mota 84), Leweck, Joachim (Kitenge 53). Managed by Holtz.
Booked: Peters 29, 54. Sent off: Peters 54.
Att: 24 710
Ref: Jug (Slovenia) |
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