France 4-1 Scotland (17 Oct, 2023) Game Analysis

France recovered from a glaring defensive error to beat Scotland 4-1 in a friendly between two teams already qualified for the European Championship.

Kick-off in Lille was delayed by 10 minutes to give supporters time to enter the pitch safely, due to increased security measures in place.

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Scotland led briefly after an errant pass from Eduardo Camavinga allowed Billy Gilmour to score the opening goal, but Benjamin Pavard equalized five minutes later and scored a brace before half-time.

Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty for France just before the break, after Liam Cooper was penalized for a shirt tug on Olivier Giroud and Kingsley Coman completed the scoring by scoring from a rebound in the 70th minute.

Both teams secured their places at next year’s Euros in Germany in recent days, ahead of the final qualifying round next month. France will complete their group with a visit to Gibraltar and a trip to Greece, while Scotland travel to Georgia and host Norway.

Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.