Switzerland 2–5 France: 2014 World Cup match
2–5Full time
Match in one glance
SwitzerlandFranceGoalCard
Switzerland
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Switzerland5France
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring at 17′.
Team comparison
SwitzerlandFrance
2Goals5
0Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1
Granit XhakaSwitzerland · 87′1goal - 2BDBlerim DžemailiSwitzerland · 81′1goal
- 3MVMathieu ValbuenaFrance · 40′1goal
- 4
Olivier GiroudFrance · 17′1goal - 5KBKarim BenzemaFrance · 67′1goal
- 6BMBlaise MatuidiFrance · 18′1goal
- 7MSMoussa SissokoFrance · 73′1goal
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-20
- Venue
- Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador
- Result
- 2–5
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Switzerland / FranceSwitzerland
Blerim Džemaili81′
Granit Xhaka87′
France
Olivier Giroud17′
Blaise Matuidi18′
Mathieu Valbuena40′
Karim Benzema67′
Moussa Sissoko73′
Complete match timeline
SwitzerlandFranceGoalCardSubstitution
Switzerland
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 3O. Giroud 17′ · B. Matuidi 18′ · M. Valbuena 40′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 2K. Benzema 67′ · M. Sissoko 73′ · B. Džemaili 81′ · G. Xhaka 87′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Switzerland
Reported rolesDB
1Diego BenaglioSL
2Stephan LichtsteinerSv
5Steve von BergenRR
13Ricardo RodríguezJD
20Johan DjourouGI
8Gökhan InlerVB
11Valon BehramiHS
9Haris SeferovicAM
18Admir MehmediXS
23Xherdan ShaqiriReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 4PSPhilippe Senderos9′
- 15BDBlerim Džemaili46′
- 19JDJosip Drmić69′
Match contributions
- Granit Xhaka⚽ 1
- Blerim Džemaili⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DBDiego BenaglioGoalkeeper
- 2SLStephan LichtsteinerRight-back
- 5SvSteve von BergenCentre-back
- 8GIGökhan InlerDefensive midfielder
- 9HSHaris SeferovicCentre-forward
- 10Granit XhakaCentral midfielder
- 11VBValon BehramiDefensive midfielder
- 13RRRicardo RodríguezLeft-back
- 18AMAdmir MehmediLeft winger
- 20JDJohan DjourouCentre-back
- 23XSXherdan ShaqiriRight winger
France
Reported roles
1Hugo LlorisMD
2Mathieu DebuchyPE
3Patrice Evra
4Raphaël VaraneMS
5Mamadou SakhoYC
6Yohan CabayeBM
14Blaise MatuidiMS
18Moussa SissokoMV
8Mathieu Valbuena9Olivier GiroudKB
10Karim BenzemaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11
Antoine Griezmann82′ - 19PPPaul Pogba63′
- 21LKLaurent Koscielny66′
Match contributions
- Yohan Cabaye▰ 88′
- Mathieu Valbuena⚽ 1
- Olivier Giroud⚽ 1
- Karim Benzema⚽ 1
- Blaise Matuidi⚽ 1
- Moussa Sissoko⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
- 2MDMathieu DebuchyRight-back
- 3PEPatrice EvraLeft-back
- 4Raphaël VaraneCentre-back
- 5MSMamadou SakhoCentre-back
- 6YCYohan CabayeDefensive midfielder
- 8MVMathieu ValbuenaRight winger
- 9Olivier GiroudCentre-forward
- 10KBKarim BenzemaLeft winger
- 14BMBlaise MatuidiCentral midfielder
- 18MSMoussa SissokoCentral midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Switzerland5France
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring at 17′.
Team comparison
SwitzerlandFrance
2Goals5
0Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1Granit XhakaSwitzerland · 87′1goal
- 2BDBlerim DžemailiSwitzerland · 81′1goal
- 3MVMathieu ValbuenaFrance · 40′1goal
- 4Olivier GiroudFrance · 17′1goal
- 5KBKarim BenzemaFrance · 67′1goal
- 6BMBlaise MatuidiFrance · 18′1goal
- 7MSMoussa SissokoFrance · 73′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-20
- Venue
- Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador
- Result
- 2–5
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Switzerland / FranceSwitzerland
Blerim Džemaili81′
Granit Xhaka87′
France
Olivier Giroud17′
Blaise Matuidi18′
Mathieu Valbuena40′
Karim Benzema67′
Moussa Sissoko73′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.