Moore uses his arm to hold off Kounde, giving away a free-kick near the touchline and receiving a yellow card. France take the free-kick but have no time to do anything else. That's it!
90'
France are starting to slow their tempo, knowing the game's long been won. There'll be two more minutes of this.
86'
Digne unleashes a rocket towards goal and it's deflected into the side netting. France take the corner short and Benzema fires over the crossbar from the edge of the box. France look an even more menacing prospect now Benzema is back in the fold.
84'
W. Ben Yedder enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
France make a change as Ben Yedder gets a runout. Griezmann heads off. The Barcelona man has done his bit for France here, with his goal early in the second half essentially sealing their win.
83'
R. Colwill enters the game and replaces J. Morrell.
Wales make another substitution. 19-year-old Colwill replaces Morrell for his first senior cap.
81'
Dembele looks to find the net again as he tries to beat Ward with a powerful strike from distance. Ward confidently plucks the ball from out of the air.
79'
O. Dembélé has scored a goal for France!
GOAL! FRANCE 3-0 WALES! Dembele snaffles a goal after Benzema chests a ball down in the box and hits it on the turn. The shot ricochets off the left-hand post and back out to Dembele who can't fail to score from close range.
75'
France set up their defensive wall complete with the now-customary man lying down behind it. What's the name for it? Draught excluder? Anyway, Brooks tries to clip the free-kick over the wall but France's defenders do their job.
74'
Ramsey reaches a direct pass from Moore and is nudged over by Varane in the D just outside the penalty area. Varane's shown a yellow card for the foul.
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73'
O. Dembélé enters the game and replaces K. Mbappé.
D. Brooks enters the game and replaces D. James.
France make a change too. Dembele replaces one of France's goalscorers Mbappe.
Wales substitution. James gets an early rest. Brooks takes his place.
72'
Wales have been playing what looks like a 3-4-2 since Ben Davies came on. It's helped them quell France's threat somewhat.
70'
Mbappe takes down Coman's cross from the left and twists this way and that before laying off to Benzema. Benzema rattles a shot against a defender to win France another corner which Wales manage to deal with. Ward claims Kimpembe's header.
68'
Digne plays a triangular pass to find the surge of Mbappe into the six-yard box but Ward is on hand to steer the ball to safety. Rabiot's follow-up from range is closed down.
66'
To their credit Wales haven't stopped working, even when circumstances have gone against them. Page will be pleased with the shift his players are putting in.
64'
M. Sissoko enters the game and replaces C. Tolisso.
Tolisso also heads off. Sissoko takes his place in midfield for France.
63'
K. Coman enters the game and replaces P. Pogba.
France make some changes. Pogba makes way for Coman.
62'
Meanwhile France keep coming, winning another two corners. For the second Digne latches onto a cross at the far post and Connor Roberts makes an important block. Both times Wales defend well.
59'
A. Ramsey enters the game and replaces H. Wilson.
D. Levitt enters the game and replaces J. Allen.
B. Davies enters the game and replaces C. Mepham.
K. Moore enters the game and replaces G. Bale.
Last to come on for now for Wales is Ben Davies. He replaces Chris Mepham at centre-back.
Wilson is the next Wales man to go off. Ramsey, another of their star men, comes on.
Wales make a raft of changes. First on is Moore who replaces Bale.
Allen heads off next. Levitt is his replacement for Wales.
57'
Tolisso receives a pass from Benzema and sends a lovely flicked ball over the top for the striker in return. Connor Roberts is well-placed to cut it out.
56'
Pogba lets rip at goal from way out. It's straight at Ward, who's doing his hopes of starting for Wales in the Euros no harm at all here.
55'
France keep ticking over as Griezmann almost finds a gap in the Welsh defence. Allen hooks clear but Wales have nowhere to go.
53'
Wales get a decent opportunity as Connor Roberts shapes to strike at goal. Kimpembe sticks a foot in to intercept just in time and hand France a goal-kick.
51'
Benzema looks to get on the end of a cross floated into the box. A Wales defender does just enough to put the striker off.
49'
This could be a slow second half for Wales. No doubt at this point Page would take just getting all of his players out of Nice in one piece.
47'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for France! Assist by K. Mbappé.
The 10 men of Wales get the second half going. Let's see if they can salvage anything from the poor hand they've been given.
Mbappe gets the assist then in a silky move. The 22-year-old has been a key player for France ever since he burst on the scene in 2018.
GOAL! FRANCE 2-0 WALES! Griezmann and Mbappe combine to present Griezmann with a shooting opportunity from the edge of the box. The Barcelona man takes a touch and curls the ball into the top left corner. Ward was never going to reach that.
46'
L. Digne enters the game and replaces L. Hernández.
J. Koundé enters the game and replaces B. Pavard.
Digne also comes on for France. It's a straight swap with Hernandez at left-back.
France make two substitutions at half-time. The Sevilla defender Kounde comes on for Pavard first.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: FRANCE 1-0 WALES
45' +1
France block Bale's cross and Wales will get a corner to end the half. James swings it in and the rebound lands to Wilson. Wilson can't master the ball though and his effort goes well wide. That's all for now.
45'
There'll be just the one minute of added time in what's been an eventful first half.
44'
Wales get a rare opportunity to put the ball into France's box as Tolisso makes a poor challenge. Wilson's free-kick doesn't worry France too much.
40'
Griezmann's corner finds its way to Benzema. The Madrid striker nods at goal from the penalty spot but it goes wide of the left-hand post.
39'
France get another corner as Pavard's cross into the box is blocked. Griezmann will come across to take it.
37'
Pavard's speculative cross into the box is cleared. If Wales make it to half-time just one goal down, they'll consider that a job well done.
34'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for France!
GOAL! FRANCE 1-0 WALES! Ward's save from Griezmann loops up to Mbappe who rifles it into the left side of the net. France have undoubtedly been the better side but Wales can feel hard done by.
32'
France win two corners in a row as Griezmann's initial cross is cleared before his corner ends the same way. Wales are defending as best they can.
30'
France's latest attack breaks down as Mbappe strays offside. Up the other end Bale swings a cross into the box but Lloris claims it easily.
28'
That was a fantastic save by Ward who's had a fine game so far. It's justice for Wales, arguably, but they're still down to 10 men. This game's going to be a long slog for them now.
27'
Penalty saved by D. Ward!
WARD SAVES THE PENALTY! Benzema sends the penalty towards the bottom left corner but Ward dives the right way and keeps it out!
26'
N. Williams goes off after a red card!
25'
RED CARD FOR NECO WILLIAMS! To add insult to injury, Neco Williams is sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. You have to feel sorry for the Liverpool man and for Wales.
18'
Wales win a corner which James takes short but Mepham is flagged offside. Mbappe beats Rodon near the byline and floats in a cross that Gunter nods out for a corner. Griezmann's corner is punched out by Ward for a France throw-in on the opposite side.
16'
Mbappe goes on one of his usual solo runs but finds his path to goal blocked. Wales will get a goal-kick.
14'
Wilson shoots from the edge of the box but fires wide. Wales are having to be patient but they're having their moments.
12'
Griezmann looks to find a teammate with a pass but Wales are holding firm. The visitors are having to do lots of defending so far.
10'
France are doing plenty of probing with the ball, forcing Wales to stay compact. Pogba pings a direct pass out wide to Pavard but the right-back's unable to keep it in play.
8'
Morrell takes a pot shot from range but it's blocked. France are seeing plenty of the ball of these opening stages but Wales are looking alert.
2'
France start the game on the front foot as their left-back Hernandez crosses from the left and Wales clear.
1'
The hosts France get this game underway!
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this international friendly match between France and Wales at the Allianz Riviera, Nice.
Reigning world champions France welcome Wales to Nice for their first friendly match in the run-up to Euro 2020. Les Bleus should feel confident going into the tournament, despite losing their last friendly 2-0 to Finland in Paris last November.
Wales will be excited after qualifying for their second European Championship finals in a row. After famously reaching the Euros semi-finals last time around in 2016, in-form Wales will relish this chance to test themselves against the French, currently ranked number two in the world.
FRANCE (4-3-3): Hugo Lloris; Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas Hernandez; Paul Pogba, Corentin Tolisso, Adrien Rabiot; Antoine Griezmann, Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe.
SUBS: Wissam Ben Yedder, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Lucas Digne, Leo Dubois, Jules Kounde, Clement Lenglet, Mike Maignan, Steve Mandanda, Moussa Sissoko, Marcus Thuram.
WALES (4-4-2): Danny Ward; Chris Gunter, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Connor Roberts; Harry Wilson, Joe Allen, Neco Williams, Joe Morrell; Gareth Bale (c), Daniel James.
SUBS: David Brooks, Ben Cabango, Rubin Colwill, Adam Davies, Ben Davies, Wayne Hennessey, Dylan Levitt, Kieffer Moore, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Aaron Ramsey, Tyler Roberts, Jonny Williams.
The two teams are out on the pitch in Nice. The pair stand for their respective national anthems before the referee chats with the captains Lloris and Bale. Strangely, a remote control car delivers the match ball to the centre circle.
Deschamps will be pleased with the ruthlessness his side have displayed. Given they're grouped with Germany, Portugal and Hungary at the Euros they'll need to be at their best. Wales will take this defeat on the chin and move on. They won't play a side the quality of France every day and Ward caught the eye with some great goalkeeping.
France's next friendly action will be against Bulgaria while Wales will host Albania this weekend. It's all valuable preparation for the more important games to come. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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