Croatia vs France, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueReshuffled France continue slow Nations League start with draw vs. Croatia
A reshuffled France drew 1-1 away to Croatia in their second Nations League game on Monday, four days after an opening defeat by Denmark.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
- 10': Corner, France. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 12': Corner, France. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 19': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 20': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 20': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
- 21': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Corner, France. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
- 28': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 29': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
- 29': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, France. Moussa Diaby tries a through ball, but Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
- 33': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 34': Offside, Croatia. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Domagoj Vida is caught offside.
- 35': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 39': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 40': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 40': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, France. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 44': Corner, France. Conceded by Lovro Majer.
- 44': Corner, France. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 45': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (France).
- 45': Martin Erlic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 0, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, France 0.
- 46': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
- 46': Moussa Diaby (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
- 51': Offside, Croatia. Lovro Majer tries a through ball, but Josip Brekalo is caught offside.
- 52': Goal! Croatia 0, France 1. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a through ball.
- 57': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
- 57': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 62': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, France. Boubacar Kamara replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 62': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 63': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Lovro Majer.
- 63': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Josip Brekalo.
- 69': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ante Budimir.
- 71': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
- 72': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Moussa Diaby (France).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 75': Offside, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Borna Barisic is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 76': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Luka Modric.
- 79': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 79': Substitution, France. Jonathan Clauss replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 80': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a through ball.
- 80': Penalty Croatia. Andrej Kramaric draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Clauss (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': VAR Decision: Penalty Croatia.
- 83': Goal! Croatia 1, France 1. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
- 84': Luka Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Presnel Kimpembe (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 86': Jonathan Clauss (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 88': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 90': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 90'+1': Offside, Croatia. Mislav Orsic tries a through ball, but Luka Sucic is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 90'+2': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, France 1.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, France 1.
Statistics
 FRA |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
| 593 | Passes | 559 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 8 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 33,869
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 33,869
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 21 | Domagoj Vida  |
| 20 | Martin Erlic |
| 3 | Borna Barisic |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 17 | Ante Budimir |
| 7 | Josip Brekalo |
| 4 | Lovro Majer |
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 17 | William Saliba |
| 18 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 12 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 9 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 20 | Moussa Diaby |
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