2021 UEFA Nations League final
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Event | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | ||||||
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Date | 10 October 2021 | ||||||
Venue | San Siro, Milan | ||||||
Man of the Match | Karim Benzema (France)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Anthony Taylor (England)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 31,511[3] | ||||||
Weather | Clear night 12 °C (54 °F) 57% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2021 UEFA Nations League final was a football match that determined the winners of the final tournament of the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. It was the second final of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The match was held on 10 October 2021 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, and was contested by Spain and France.[5]
France won the match 2–1 for their first UEFA Nations League title.
Venue
The final was played at the
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Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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1–1 (A) | Match 1 | ![]() |
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4–0 (H) | Match 2 | ![]() |
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1–0 (H) | Match 3 | ![]() |
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0–1 (A) | Match 4 | ![]() |
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1–1 (A) | Match 5 | ![]() |
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6–0 (H) | Match 6 | ![]() |
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Group A4 winner
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Final standings | Group A3 winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–1 | Semi-finals | ![]() |
3–2 |
Pre-match
Officials
![Anthony Taylor](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Chelsea_2_Spurs_0_Capital_One_Cup_winners_2015_%2816692371952%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Chelsea_2_Spurs_0_Capital_One_Cup_winners_2015_%2816692371952%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
On 8 October 2021, the UEFA Referees Committee announced the officiating team for the final, led by 42-year-old English referee Anthony Taylor of the Football Association. He was joined by seven of his compatriots, including assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. Craig Pawson served as the fourth official, while Stuart Burt was selected as the reserve assistant referee. At UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Stuart Attwell worked as the video assistant referee (VAR) for the match. Chris Kavanagh and Lee Betts were appointed as assistant VAR officials, along with Dutchman Pol van Boekel.[2]
Taylor has been a
Team selection
Spain had all their players available for selection.
Both teams made two changes to their starting line-ups after their semi-final victories. Spain replaced centre-back
Match
Summary
After a goalless first half, Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain into the lead after 64 minutes with a low finish from the left to the bottom right corner of the net after a pass from Sergio Busquets which French defender Dayot Upamecano failed to cut out.[13] This goal came seconds after Théo Hernandez shot against the underside of the crossbar for France. Two minutes later Karim Benzema scored to make it 1–1, cutting in from the left to the edge of the penalty area before shooting to the top right corner of the net past Unai Simón who managed to get a touch on the ball but could not prevent it going into the net.[14] With ten minutes remaining Kylian Mbappé got the winning goal when he received the ball from Théo Hernandez before shooting low under the advancing goalkeeper Simón from the left. Mbappé was initially in an offside position from the pass but as the ball was deflected into his path by Eric García he became onside and so the goal was given.[15][16]
Details
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[17]
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Statistics
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See also
Notes
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- ^ a b "Spain 1–2 France: Les Bleus seal trophy with another comeback". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "English ref Anthony Taylor and his team to take charge of Spain v France in Milan". The Football Association. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Full Time Report – Final – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League finals: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Clattenburg named referee for UEFA Euro 2016 final". UEFA. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Atkinson to referee UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Clattenburg to referee Champions League final". UEFA.com. 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Taylor » Matches as referee". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ García-Ochoa, Juan Ignacio (9 October 2021). "Ferran: "Mi tobillo va mejor y me probaré en el calentamiento"" [Ferran: "My ankle is better and I will test myself in the warm-up"]. Marca (in Spanish). Milan. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Digne va quitter le groupe" [Lucas Digne will leave the squad]. French Football Federation (in French). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Adrien Rabiot forfait pour la finale" [Adrien Rabiot withdraws for the final]. French Football Federation (in French). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Spain 1-2 France: Karim Benzema stunner and Kylian Mbappe strike clinch Nations League trophy for France". Sky Sports. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Spain 1 France 2". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Kylian Mbappé sinks Spain to clinch Nations League for France". Guardian. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Mbappe, Benzema lead France over Spain in Nations League final". ESPN. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2020/21" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Team statistics – Final – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.