France are just working the ball around now. The final whistle is imminent.
90'
Griezmann charges into the box down the right and, with men over, a third for France looks inevitable, but his cutback towards Mbappe is intercepted and cleared!
88'
T. Lemar enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
That first change is now made, with Coman making way for Lemar out wide.
85'
Bizarrely, with five minutes left to play, Deschamps has still not made a single substitution.
83'
Coman fizzes a low ball into Mbappe as he runs into the box from the left, but a slight touch from a sliding defender takes the ball away from him and into the grateful grasp of Koselev!
81'
A. Pătraş enters the game and replaces V. Raţă.
Rata, the goalscorer, now makes way for Patras in Moldova's final change as Engin Firat looks for a way back for his side.
79'
Penalty goal scored by O. Giroud for France!
GOAL!! GIROUD MAKES IT 2-1! After missing so many chances, the striker is handed the chance to redeem himself from the spot and sends Koselev the wrong way, lashing to his left and in! France lead!
77'
V. Posmac gets yellow.
Posmac is shown a yellow card for his rash tackle and he may just have cost his side the game.
76'
A fantastic ball is pinged into Coman as he makes a run into the box from the right, but it's hacked well away as he chests it down. The winger had two men marking him there and had no time or space.
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74'
N. Milinceanu enters the game and replaces R. Gînsari.
A second Moldova change is made, with Ginsari coming off for Milinceanu in support of Rata up front.
73'
L. Digne gets yellow.
Digne lunges in rash and late on Graur and picks up a deserved booking. That's a frustrated tackle.
71'
Mbappe thinks he's slipped Giroud into the box, but the pass is a fraction too heavy and Koselev gets there first! The Moldova goalkeeper has been solid tonight.
68'
D. Graur enters the game and replaces I. Jardan.
Jardan comes off for Graur to freshen legs up at full-back. The end is in sight for Moldova and they're desperate to hang on.
67'
Griezmann stands over a corner on the right and swings it in, but Koselev is there again to punch clear.
65'
Moldova are doing an excellent job of pressing at the right time from their compact shape and forcing France backwards into areas where they can't create. The world champions look stumped.
63'
France just can't seem to create a chance that isn't a cross into Giroud in the box and, given the striker's wastefulness this evening, that does not bode well as the clock ticks on.
58'
Coman has switched to the right wing, while Mbappe has been given the freedom to drift into the centre and look for spaces.
54'
I. Jardan gets yellow.
Jardan is booked for persistently fouling Coman, tugging on his shirt and holding him back as the winger danced his way past.
46'
We're back under way for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: FRANCE 1-1 MOLDOVA
45'
Giroud is not pleased as the linesman flags for offside after Pavard plays him in behind on the right, with replays showing the Chelsea striker was clearly on.
44'
France are still probing, but they don't seem in any great rush to take the lead before the break. Moldova are still sitting deep and keeping the hosts at arm's length as they try to see out the first period.
42'
France are playing with more of a swagger now and Moldova have to focus and try to hold what they have until half-time.
39'
BLOCK! Tolisso has a pop at goal from outside the box but it's blocked by Moldova defender. France have their tails up now.
38'
A. Crăciun gets yellow.
Craciun now picks up a yellow card after a poor challenge on Mbappe.
35'
R. Varane has scored a goal for France!
GOAL!! FRANCE ARE LEVEL! Varane nods in after Koselev spills under pressure from Giroud to make it 1-1, but the Moldova players are furious! Replays show that Giroud stuck his arm up to handle the ball but retracted it at the last second, which put the goalkeeper off! However, the goal stands and we're level again!
34'
V. Raţă gets yellow.
Rata prevents Tolisso from taking a quick free-kick and is awarded a yellow card after Pavard squares up to him.
32'
Mbappe is played in sharply on the right and has a little space to stretch his legs, before cutting inside the defender and into the box. However, his second touch is a little heavy and a defender gets there first to clear.
28'
France aren't winning enough duels and are labouring against a resilient Moldovan defence. Their shape is compact and organised and the hosts are just lacking the creativity needed to carve them open at present.
25'
The hosts try to switch things up as Tolisso pings a long ball forward from deep towards Coman on the left, but it's a little too heavy and Coman had two for company in any case.
23'
Moldova are back in their shape now and France seem to be struggling to create anything at the moment, working the ball aimslessly from side to side with no real purpose.
21'
Moldova have managed to work their way out of their low block over the last few minutes and get their foot on the ball to provide a brief respite. France look like they need a goal to settle themselves.
19'
Pavard whips a dangerous cross towards Griezmann in the box, but Koselev comes off his line to good effect once again and claims the ball assertively in the air.
17'
Mbappe tries to volley a cross at goal from the right, but doesn't catch it cleanly and sends the ball spinning over the top of the near post from a tight angle.
16'
Giroud tries to flick the ball on but it's half-cleared to Pavard again, this time just inside the box. However, his volley ends up going out for a throw-in and is nowhere near the target.
14'
France seem to be favouring their left side as they try to unpick Moldova's low block, with the majority of their attacks coming down that side so far.
9'
V. Raţă has scored a goal for Moldova!
GOAL!!! MOLDOVA TAKE THE LEAD! Lenglet makes an absolue mess of a headed clearance, sending it up into the air twice before failing to shield it and allowing Rata to squeeze a shot past Mandanda and into the net! It's 1-0 to Moldova!
5'
Coman works a yard with quick feet on the left and the ball is lofted in towards Giroud in the middle, but Koselev comes flying out to punch clear.
3'
France have started well, with slick movement and interchanges pinning Moldova very deep into their own half. That's likely to be the pattern of the night.
1'
We're off at the Stade de France!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Euro 2020 qualifier between France and Moldova at the Stade de France.
France XI (4-2-3-1): Steve Mandanda; Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Clement Lenglet, Lucas Digne; N'Golo Kante, Corentin Tolisso; Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Kingsley Coman; Olivier Giroud
France substitutes: Mike Maignan, Tanguy Ndombele, Moussa Sissoko, Leo Dubois, Alphonse Areola, Kurt Zouma, Matteo Guendouzi, Thomas Lemar, Benjamin Mendy, Nabil Fekir, Presnel Kimpembe, Wissam Ben Yedder
Moldova substitutes: Dinu Graur, Vitalie Damascan, Arthur Patras, Nicolae Milinceanu, Andrei Cojocari, Evgheni Oancea, Denis Rusu, Alexandr Belousov, Nicolai Cebotari, Maxim Focsa
France's place at Euro 2020 is already secured, but the reigning world champions will be looking to pick up all three points as they hope to leapfrog Turkey at the top of Group H.
Moldova (5-3-2): Alexei Koselev; Ion Jardan, Artur Craciun, Veaceslav Posmac, Igor Armas, Sergiu Platica; Catalin Carp, Eugeniu Cociuc, Artur Ionita; Radu Ginsari, Vadim Rata
Moldova have proved themselves a stubborn defensive unit so far, with France struggling to create much outside of crosses into the box. Deschamps will expect far more from his side in the second period, and it may not be long before he introduces a more creative player from the bench to supply the forwards and pick apart Moldova's low block.
France's final group game is against Albania, and a win there would cement their status as group winners. Meanwhile, Moldova, who remain bottom of the table with just one win, host Iceland in their last qualifying game.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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