France Football Formation
Lineup (4-3-3)
Benzema · Griezmann · Valbuena · Matuidi · Pogba · Cabaye · Evra · Debuchy · Sakho · Varane · Lloris ©France Vs Germany - 2014 World Cup Quarterfinals Game (04/07/2014)
GK LLORIS
CB VARANE
CB SAKHO
RB DEBUCHY
LB EVRA
DMF CABAYE
CMF POGBA
CMF MATUIDI
RMF/AMF/SS VALBUENA
LMF/AMF/SS GRIEZMANN
CF/SS BENZEMA
Substitutions: Koscielny for Sakho (71 mn), Remy for Cabaye (73 mn) and Giroud for Valbuena (84 mn)
Notes: Remy played as RWF/RMF, this relocated (but not immediately) Griezmann operating on the left side alongside Benzema and Valbuena hovering from the left wing to the center (Valbuena eventually settled as central AMF)
Giroud played as right CF, displacing Benzema as left CF/SS and permanently relocated Griezmann again to his original LWF/LMF role
Captained by: Hugo Lloris
Short Free Kick:
Long Free Kick: Mathieu Valbuena/Yohan Cabaye/Paul Pogba/Raphaël Varane
Free Kick 2:
Left Corner: Mathieu Valbuena
Right Corner: Mathieu Valbuena
Penalty: Karim Benzema
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Raphaël Varane, Mamadou Sakho, Patrice Evra, Paul Pogba, Laurent Koscielny
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Valbuena/Benzema/Griezmann (Valbuena being the most active of the attacking trio in the first half, while in the second half, Griezmann was the most active)
★Ball Possession ATT
★Counter Attack
★Long Passing