Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet were on target as France marked the first anniversary of the Paris attacks with victory over Sweden in a World Cup qualifier at Stade de France.
A minute's silence was observed before kick-off to remember the 130 victims of the attacks on 13 November 2015.
Emil Forsberg's free-kick put Sweden ahead in the second half but Manchester United's Pogba quickly equalised.
Payet's 65th-minute winner moved France three points clear in Group A.
The West Ham midfielder had earlier set up the equaliser for Pogba, the world's most expensive player nodding home his team-mate's precise free-kick.
Payet capped a bright performance with the decisive goal, turning the ball in from close range after Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen fumbled.
'We must remember'
Security was predictably tight at the national stadium two days short of the poignant anniversary, with around 1,200 stewards and 400 police officers deployed in and around the ground.
The minute's silence was observed in the presence of French president Francois Hollande, who was also present a year ago when three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the ground during a friendly against Germany - killing one and forcing the stadium into lockdown.
"We __have to remember," Hollande told French television. "One year ago, almost to the day, we were here for a friendly game and three bombs were detonated, with one man being killed.
"We __have to remember there were 130 people who died and hundreds of others who were injured. For them and for those who survived we must remember."
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
France
- 1LlorisBooked at 90mins
- 19Sidibe
- 4Varane
- 21Koscielny
- 3Evra
- 6PogbaBooked at 90mins
- 14Matuidi
- 18Sissoko
- 7GriezmannSubstituted forKantéat 88'minutes
- 8Payet
- 9Giroud
Substitutes
- 2Corchia
- 5Rami
- 10Gameiro
- 11Dembélé
- 12Fekir
- 13Kanté
- 15Rabiot
- 16Mandanda
- 17Digne
- 20Lemar
- 22Mangala
- 23Costil
Sweden
- 1Olsen
- 16KrafthBooked at 57mins
- 3Lindelöf
- 4Granqvist
- 6Augustinsson
- 21DurmazSubstituted forJanssonat 87'minutes
- 13JohanssonBooked at 75mins
- 8EkdalSubstituted forHiljemarkat 66'minutes
- 10Forsberg
- 11GuidettiSubstituted forThelinat 73'minutes
- 20Toivonen
Substitutes
- 2Wahlqvist
- 5Larsson
- 7Rohden
- 9Thelin
- 12Nordfeldt
- 14Jansson
- 15Hiljemark
- 17Wendt
- 19Claesson
- 22Nyman
- 23Carlgren
- Referee :
- Milorad Mazic
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home 66%
- Away 34%
- Shots
- Home 21
- Away 7
- Shots on Target
- Home 7
- Away 1
- Corners
- Home 5
- Away 3
- Fouls
- Home 9
- Away 12
Live Text
Match ends, France 2, Sweden 1.
Full Time
Second Half ends, France 2, Sweden 1.
Booking
Hugo Lloris (France) is shown the yellow card.
Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Thelin (Sweden).
Offside, Sweden. Ola Toivonen tries a through ball, but Isaac Thelin is caught offside.
Booking
Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Antoine Griezmann.
Substitution
Substitution, Sweden. Pontus Jansson replaces Jimmy Durmaz.
Attempt missed. Isaac Thelin (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
Offside, France. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Thelin (Sweden).
Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
Hand ball by Raphael Varane (France).
Corner, France. Conceded by Jimmy Durmaz.
Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Jakob Johansson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
Substitution
Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Thelin replaces John Guidetti.
Offside, Sweden. Emil Krafth tries a through ball, but John Guidetti is caught offside.
Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Guidetti following a corner.
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
Substitution
Substitution, Sweden. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Albin Ekdal.
Goal!
Goal! France 2, Sweden 1. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ola Toivonen (Sweden) because of an injury.
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