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A final friendly for France ahead of their Euro 2024 opener against Austria a week tomorrow.
And for Canada, who kick off their debut appearance at the Copa America three days
later against holders Argentina, the team that beat the French in the last World Cup final.
No killing Mbappé in the starting line-up for France tonight. He missed training yesterday as
a precautionary measure because of a back problem. So record scorer Olivier Giroud comes in and
captains the side in what is set to be his final cap on French soil. Jesse Marsh makes just the one
change for Canada from his first match in charge, that 4-0 defeat against the Dutch on Thursday.
That's in goal where Maxime Krepo comes in. New side, Paravinga, Tourão slipping it through.
Duarte Hernandez who will reach it and it was dealt with by Cornelius. Got to it, got numbers
forward quickly in support of that counter. Now they have to hurry back again with Dembele gliding
through the gears, prodding it through impressively for N'Golo Kante. Krepo is in the way, has only ever
scored two goals for his country and was close to adding to that tally here. Max Krepo had his
angles covered. Champions League in November of 2020. There goes Griezmann, he's away from Cornelius.
Here's half-support arriving in the middle, oh so close from Tourão as that was in.
Slightly different role for Marcus Tourão tonight with Giroud also in the side, usually one or the
other and Salipa at the end of it. Griezmann takes over and he's going to take on the shot
which wasn't far away. Teo Hernandez, Johnston was late having committed to the challenge early
and out comes the yellow card from referee Verissim.
Kane got his foot to that first and was caught as he played the pass in the direction of David.
Put it in from Klubbrugge. Eustachio, also a Champions League regular with Porto, he's going to
take the corner here off Griezmann's head. That's Johnston's effort which was always just looping
over. Krepo couldn't gather it though, they've had a little bit of a meal of that and eventually are
able to clear it away and now maybe come clear on the counter. Canada with Miller taking the pass
from Jonathan David and it does go from the edge of one area to the other and then back off the
bar tonight. Let's have another look at it, Tsukon Koundé bent it beautifully away from the dive of
Mike Magnot who didn't get anything on this for France. Canada having to do a lot of work
without the ball and by Dembele, Buchanan's header wasn't a good one, back in by Griezmann,
sliper that from Giroud, Dembele in towards Giroud again and straight to Antoine Griezmann. Buchanan
if he can reach it, it's asking a lot of him. It's a really valiant attempt to kick that in
and Saliba did equally well really to prevent the corner. Assisted referee steps in,
Toulon should not signing off with the goal that he hoped for
but he's likely still to have a big part to play this summer. Injury absence, he missed the end of
the Bundesliga season with Bayern, he is on as is Mbappé for Dembele in the other change. Davies,
Miller, slipping it through for Jonathan David, opens up for him here, Osorio in the middle,
brilliant from Saliba. Davies away from Koeman, those two club mates of course at Bayern and then
David was trying to put that on a plate wasn't he for Jonathan Osorio. Pocket pick for a moment by
N'Golo Kante, it's another excellent game, now in by Jules Koundé towards Mbappé who goes down and
looks at the referee. It's Koundé's cross and he's battling with Buchanan back this year, feels a lot
more freedom with Kraus who come forward here with Kingsley Comer, Mbappé steps over it, Bradley
leaves it for his captain, Kylian Mbappé is going to have a go but never really got hold of it,
the half either, the pass for Mbappé, beautifully, shot saved by Kreppel, their draw here because it
is the last action. France frustrated in their final fixture before the Euro, kept out by Canada
who had chances of their own for a famous win.
