France drew for the fifth game in a row in all competitions as their stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign continued with an entertaining draw in Ukraine.
Mykola Shaparenko put the hosts ahead with an excellent 44th-minute strike into the top corner from 20 yards.
Anthony Martial bundled in a close-range equaliser for only his second international goal – and first since 2016.
Moussa Diaby almost won the game, but hit the post from Karim Benzema’s pass.
Seven of the 10 Group D games have resulted in draws, including all five of Ukraine’s games.
France top the group on nine points from five games but Finland – in second on five points – have two games in hand.
France host Finland on Tuesday.
Including their 3-3 draw with Switzerland at Euro 2020, a match they lost on penalties, France have now drawn their past five games.
Line-ups
Ukraine
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 12Pyatov
- 13Zabarnyi
- 4Kryvtsov
- 22Matvienko
- 19Tymchyk
- 6Stepanenko
- 10ShaparenkoSubstituted forSydorchukat 90′minutes
- 16Mykolenko
- 7YarmolenkoBooked at 88minsSubstituted forZubkovat 90+3′minutes
- 15TsygankovSubstituted forMalinovskyiat 82′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9YaremchukSubstituted forSikanat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Boyko
- 2Sobol
- 3Syrota
- 5Sydorchuk
- 8Malinovskyi
- 11Zubkov
- 14Makarenko
- 17Korniienko
- 18Kacharaba
- 20Sikan
- 21Karavaev
- 23Riznyk
France
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Lloris
- 2Dubois
- 15Zouma
- 3KimpembeBooked at 88mins
- 18Digne
- 6Pogba
- 14TchouaméniSubstituted forVeretoutat 83′minutes
- 13Rabiot
- 7Griezmann
- 9MartialSubstituted forBenzemaat 64′minutes
- 20ComanSubstituted forDiabyat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Varane
- 5Mukiele
- 11Diaby
- 12Guendouzi
- 16Mandanda
- 17Veretout
- 19Benzema
- 21Lenglet
- 22Hernández
- 23Maignan
- Referee:
- Slavko Vincic
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Ukraine 1, France 1.
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Second Half ends, Ukraine 1, France 1.
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Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
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Danylo Sikan (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Andriy Yarmolenko because of an injury.
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Offside, France. Lucas Digne tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
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Substitution, Ukraine. Serhiy Sydorchuk replaces Mykola Shaparenko.
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Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
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Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
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Presnel Kimpembe (France) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
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Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
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Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
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Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni because of an injury.
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Substitution, Ukraine. Danylo Sikan replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
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Substitution, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
