Soccer, WC 2018: France vs. Peru official in-game thread.
In their second game of the World Cup (WC), Group C leaders France face Peru at the Ekaterinburg Arena. The French are expected to win their second straight game, whilst the Peruvians will be hoping to record their first points in the competition.
In their pre-WC campaign, Didier Deschamps's men beat Ireland (2-0) and Italy (3-1) before recording a draw against USA (1-1). The French come into this game on the back of a difficult win against a solid Australian team (2-1), thanks to a penalty by Antoine Griezmann and Aziz Behich’s own goal.
Before taking off for Russia, the Peruvians defeated Scotland (2-0) and Saudi Arabia (3-0) and were held to a draw by Sweden (0-0). However, Ricardo Gareca’s men messed-up their WC opening game against Denmark (1-0) with Christian Cueva completely missing his penalty shot just before half-time, and conceding a goal from Yussuf Poulsen in the 60th minute.
From 52 games against CONMEBOL (South American) sides, France have a balanced record that currently stands at: W17, D15, L20. Meanwhile Peru have a historical record of: W16, D10, L22 against European sides. In the only previous meeting with Peru, France lost 1-0 in a friendly game at le Parc des Prince back in April 1982.
Players to watch: France’s current top scorer Olivier Giroud has 31 international goals - the fourth-best total in French team history.
Paolo Guerrero has the best total in the Peruvian national team’s history, with 34 international goals.
Stat attack: The French are unbeaten in their last seven WC fixtures against South American sides (W4, D3) and have kept a clean sheet in five of them.
In the WC, the Peruvians are on a run of seven matches without a single win (D2, L5).
The Peruvians have lost only one of their last 16 matches in all competitions (W10, D5, L1).
In their pre-WC campaign, Didier Deschamps's men beat Ireland (2-0) and Italy (3-1) before recording a draw against USA (1-1). The French come into this game on the back of a difficult win against a solid Australian team (2-1), thanks to a penalty by Antoine Griezmann and Aziz Behich’s own goal.
Before taking off for Russia, the Peruvians defeated Scotland (2-0) and Saudi Arabia (3-0) and were held to a draw by Sweden (0-0). However, Ricardo Gareca’s men messed-up their WC opening game against Denmark (1-0) with Christian Cueva completely missing his penalty shot just before half-time, and conceding a goal from Yussuf Poulsen in the 60th minute.
From 52 games against CONMEBOL (South American) sides, France have a balanced record that currently stands at: W17, D15, L20. Meanwhile Peru have a historical record of: W16, D10, L22 against European sides. In the only previous meeting with Peru, France lost 1-0 in a friendly game at le Parc des Prince back in April 1982.
Players to watch: France’s current top scorer Olivier Giroud has 31 international goals - the fourth-best total in French team history.
Paolo Guerrero has the best total in the Peruvian national team’s history, with 34 international goals.
Stat attack: The French are unbeaten in their last seven WC fixtures against South American sides (W4, D3) and have kept a clean sheet in five of them.
In the WC, the Peruvians are on a run of seven matches without a single win (D2, L5).
The Peruvians have lost only one of their last 16 matches in all competitions (W10, D5, L1).
