UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, March 23, 2025
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2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - FRA advance 5-4 on penalties · Stade de France · 77,502 att.

Match Report

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France see off Croatia on penalties to reach Final Four

France overturned a two-goal deficit to qualify for the Nations League Final Four by eliminating Croatia 5-4 on penalties after a 2-0 victory in their quarterfinal second leg at the Stade de France on Sunday.

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Team Stats

24
Fouls
14
6
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
16
6
Saves
0
38.4
Possession
61.6
5
SHOTS
28
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
457
Accurate Passes
778
557
Passes
864
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
11
7
Crosses
48
0.1
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
34
27
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
6
26
Effective Tackles
12
34
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
10
41
Effective Clearances
10
41
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 22Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 13Manu KonéLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 20Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléAM-R

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 21Petar SucicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 11Ante BudimirF
  10. 9Andrej KramaricAM-L
  11. 14Ivan PerisicAM-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Josip Stanisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Goal! France 1, Croatia 0. Michael Olise (France) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Croatia. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Ante Budimir.
  7. 61' Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
  9. 71' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  10. 71' Substitution, Croatia. Martin Baturina replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  11. 74' Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 80' Goal! France 2, Croatia 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  13. 82' Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  14. 82' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Moro replaces Luka Modric.
  15. 90'+5' Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' First Half Extra Time begins France 2, Croatia 0.
  17. 99' Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  18. 103' Randal Kolo Muani (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, France 2, Croatia 0.
  20. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins France 2, Croatia 0.
  21. 105' Substitution, Croatia. Marin Pongracic replaces Josko Gvardiol.
  22. 105' Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Michael Olise.
  23. 111' Substitution, France. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Manu Koné because of an injury.
  24. 120'+1'
  25. 120'
  26. 120'

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