UEFA Nations League

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Croatia WDWWL 2
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France WDWWW 4
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CRO112
FRA224
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Match Report

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France beat Croatia in thriller rematch of 2018 World Cup final

France earned a 4-2 home win over Croatia in a Nations League match on Tuesday with the outcome a carbon copy of the 2018 World Cup final.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
56.7
Possession
43.3
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
478
Accurate Passes
337
555
Passes
421
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
64
27
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
11
14
Clearances
11

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

FRA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Clément LengletCD
  3. 21Lucas HernándezCD-L
  4. 20Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  5. 15Steven N'ZonziCM-L
  6. 13N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  8. 19Ferland MendyLM
  9. 17Moussa SissokoRM
  10. 11Anthony MartialCF-L
  11. 22Wissam Ben YedderCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  2. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneSUB
  4. 8Jonathan IkonéSUB
  5. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  6. 16Benoit CostilSUB
  7. 2Léo DuboisSUB
  8. 23Mike MaignanSUB
  9. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  10. 14Adrien RabiotSUB
  11. 9Olivier GiroudSUB

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 22Dario MelnjakLB
  5. 2Filip UremovicRB
  6. 11Marcelo BrozovicCM
  7. 10Nikola VlasicLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Andrej KramaricF
  10. 18Ante RebicLF
  11. 4Ivan PerisicRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Domagoj VidaSUB
  2. 14Mile SkoricSUB
  3. 7Josip BrekaloSUB
  4. 13Ante BudimirSUB
  5. 19Milan BadeljSUB
  6. 12Ivo GrbicSUB
  7. 15Mario PasalicSUB
  8. 20Bruno PetkovicSUB
  9. 17Antonio-Mirko ColakSUB
  10. 16Tin JedvajSUB
  11. 23Simon SlugaSUB
  12. 3Borna BarisicSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! France 0, Croatia 1. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 34' Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Clément Lenglet (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! France 1, Croatia 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  5. 45'+1' Own Goal by Dominik Livakovic, Croatia. France 2, Croatia 1.
  6. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Ante Rebic.
  7. 55' Goal! France 2, Croatia 2. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
  8. 57' Substitution, Croatia. Domagoj Vida replaces Filip Uremovic because of an injury.
  9. 59' N'Golo Kanté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  11. 63' Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
  12. 65' Goal! France 3, Croatia 2. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  13. 66' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Ivan Perisic because of an injury.
  14. 68' Steven Nzonzi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 76' Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 76' Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 77' Goal! France 4, Croatia 2. Olivier Giroud (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  18. 78' Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.

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