Friendly

Germany 1–2 France

Wednesday 29 Feb 2012 · Bremen, Germany

Germany1–2France

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Giroud Malouda Cacau

21′0–1Olivier Giroud France
69′0–2Florent Malouda France
90′1–2Cacau Germany

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

12Tim WieseGK
4Dennis AogoDF
5Mats HummelsDF
14Holger BadstuberDF ↓45′
20Jérôme BoatengDF
6Sami KhediraMF ↓70′
8Mesut ÖzilMF
9André SchürrleMF ↓45′
18Toni KroosMF
21Marco ReusMF ↓70′
11Miroslav KloseFW ↓45′

Came on

3Benedikt Höwedes↑45′
13Thomas Müller↑45′
23Mario Gómez↑45′
24Lars Bender↑70′
19Cacau●↑70′

France

1Hugo LlorisGK
2Mathieu DebuchyDF
4Adil RamiDF
5Philippe MexesDF
22Eric AbidalDF
6Yohan CabayeMF ↓62′
7Franck RibéryMF ↓45′
8Mathieu ValbuenaMF ↓68′
11Samir NasriMF
17Yann M'vilaMF ↓62′
9Olivier GiroudFW● ↓76′

Came on

14Jérémy Ménez↑45′
15Florent Malouda●↑62′
18Alou Diarra↑62′
21Morgan Amalfitano↑68′
10Louis Saha↑76′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 2112 → 2094
France: 1863 → 1881

Expected score for Germany: 88.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 24 of 35, 1931–2025.

Germany wins: 11
Draws: 8
France wins: 16

Form either side

Germany

Before

2–2 v Poland 6 Sep 2011 · Friendly
3–1 v Turkey 7 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–1 v Belgium 11 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–3 v Ukraine 11 Nov 2011 · Friendly
3–0 v Netherlands 15 Nov 2011 · Friendly

After

3–5 v Switzerland 26 May 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Israel 31 May 2012 · Friendly
1–0 v Portugal 9 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–1 v Netherlands 13 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–1 v Denmark 17 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012

France

Before

0–0 v Romania 6 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–0 v Albania 7 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–1 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–0 v United States 11 Nov 2011 · Friendly
0–0 v Belgium 15 Nov 2011 · Friendly

After

3–2 v Iceland 27 May 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Serbia 31 May 2012 · Friendly
4–0 v Estonia 5 Jun 2012 · Friendly
1–1 v England 11 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–0 v Ukraine 15 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012

Every Germany v France match35

From Germany's side.


8 Jun 2025	France	0–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
23 Mar 2024	France	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
12 Sep 2023	France	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Jun 2021	France	0–1	Home	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
16 Oct 2018	France	1–2	Away	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
6 Sep 2018	France	0–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
14 Nov 2017	France	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jul 2016	France	0–2	Away	UEFA Euro 2016	Semi-final
13 Nov 2015	France	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
4 Jul 2014	France	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Quarter-final
6 Feb 2013	France	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Feb 2012	France	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
12 Nov 2005	France	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2003	France	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
27 Feb 2001	France	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1996	France	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Feb 1990	France	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
12 Aug 1987	France	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1986	France	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Semi-final
18 Apr 1984	France	0–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN