Germany v France - as it happened
Join us for LIVE commentary of the second semi-final of the Women's Euro 2022 tournament at the Stadium MK in Milton Keynes. Who will join hosts England in the final at Wembley on Sunday?
Match report in news
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95'FT: Germany 2-1 France. It's all over here at the Stadium MK and Sunday's final will be between England and Germany! After going in at the break level at 1-1, Germany's captain, Popp, fired her side into the final with her second goal of the game in the 76th minute. Despite a strong effort from the French, Germany go through as deserved winners to set up a mouthwatering final. Thanks for joining us this evening and see you back here very soon!
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90'90+3: Oberdorf shown a yellow for chopping down Diani.
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90'5 added minutes.
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90'Dallmann misses a golden opportunity to seal the win! She's played the ball in the box, checks back but fires wide!
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85'Mateo has the ball cut back to her just inside the box but fires well over. Good chance. Poor execution.
Substitution
at Alemania
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81'Germany change. Hegering OFF. Doorsoun ON.
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79'France change. Sarr ON. Toletti OFF.
Goaaaaaal!
de Alemania en el 76'
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Statistics of A. Popp in Eurocopa Femenina561.2000
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76'GOOOOAAAALLLLL TO GERMANY!!! Popp gets her second with a thunderous header! Another cross played into the box and Popp gets a free run at the delivery to nut the ball past the keeper.
Yellow card
a Alemania
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74'Gwinn cautioned for Germany after pulling down Bacha.
Substitution
at Alemania
Substitution
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68'Germany double change. Dallmann and Lohmann ON. Dabritz and Magull OFF.
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67'France corner as Diani shoots from a tight angle and Frohms blocks it at the near post.
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64'From the resulting corner, Renard gets her head to the delivery but Frohms gets across and stops the header from sneaking in at the back post.
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63'Great opportunity missed by France! Ball cut back to Bacha, she spins and slams one towards goal but Hendrich makes a crucial block on the line.
Substitution
at Francia
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61'Second France change. Mateo ON. Cascarino OFF.
Yellow card
a Francia
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56'Bacha shown a yellow card for catching Oberdorf in the face as the two tussle for the ball. Seems an unfair card that.
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47'The Germans start with intent and win themselves a corner.
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46'Germany get us back underway!
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45'Malard OFF. Bacha ON.
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44'GOOOAAAALLL TO FRANCE!!! Diani causes own goal as the French respond! Toletti flicks the ball on to Diani after Germany try to clear their lines. Diani shruggs off her marker on the edge of the box and fires a shot towards goal. The ball slams the post and rebounds of Frohms in the German goal who dives across only for the ball to end up in the back of the net.
Goaaaaaal!
de Alemania en el 40'
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Statistics of A. Popp in Eurocopa Femenina561.2000
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40'GOOOOAAAAALLLLL TO GERMANY! Popp opens the scoring. Cracking build up on the right from the Germans sees Huth whip the ball across the box. Popp gets in front of her marker and pokes a firm volley into the back of the net.
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31'Geyoro wins a foul. France with the chance to put a free kick into the box.
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30'Magull goes down in the box and flopps to the ground theatrically. Needs to act better than that to win a penalty.
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26'Yet another Germany free kick close to the edge of the France box.
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25'Germany corner.
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22'Popp slams the free kick to the keeper's left but Peyraud gets across expertly to make a super save!
Yellow card
a Francia
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21'Toletti receives the first yellow of the game for fouling Brand on the edge of the box.
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18'Germany free kick on the edge of the box...
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16'The Germans win another free kick that's sent into the box but the France keeper is clattered by Hegering and France win a free kick.
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12'Germany corner.
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8'Mallard caught offside as the two teams continue to work each other out in these opening stages.
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4'France with the first corner of the game.
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2'Germany win a free kick that's pumped into the box but it's cleared well by France.
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1'France get us underway here!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players are out for the national anthems!
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PRVWDiacre makes no changes to her lineup that began France's previous win over The Netherlands. If it ain't broke don't fix it!
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PRVWVoss-Tecklenburg makes the one change to the side that started against Austria in the quarters: Brand IN. Buhl OUT.
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PRVWCheryl Foster is on the whistle for this one. Tomasz Kwiatkowski is the VAR.
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PRVWFrance starting XI: Peyraud (GK), Perisset, Mbock bathy, Renard, Toletti, Geyoro, Bilbaut, Karchaoui, Diani, Malard, Cascarino. Formation: 4-3-3
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PRVWGermany starting XI: Frohms (GK), Gwinn, Rauch, Hendrich, Hegering, Brand, Magull, Dabritz, Oberdorf, Huth, Popp. Formation: 4-3-3
Pre-match
27 July 2022, 21:00
Stadium: Stadium MK
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PRVWHello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Women's Euro 2022 semi-final tie between France and Germany. At the end of play today we'll know who will be facing the Lionesses at Wembley on Sunday!