Final Score
THERE IT IS! #Croatia's first ever victory over @FrenchTeam - courtesy of @lukamodric10 early penalty! Congratulations! 🎇🎉 #FRACRO 🇫🇷🇭🇷#Family #NationsLeague #Vatreni❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/tNKbDdarZV — HNS (@HNS_CFF) June 13, 2022
Game is over
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90'
4 more minutes are added.
85'
The pace of the game slows down little by little, it seems that the result will not change much.
80'
The adjustments of France begin, which sends all its best forwards to the pitch. The tie will come.
70'
Desperation begins on the part of the French, shots from all sides to anywhere. Croatia begins to adjust to strengthen its defense and midfield.
66'
Yellow card for Adrien Rabiot from France.
60'
France maintains the pressure and absolute control of the game but does not achieve real opportunities of danger. Croatia awaits its options on the counterattack.
50'
France came out desperate in search of a tie to avoid being eliminated from the UEFA Nations League.
45'
The second half begins at the Stade de France.
Halftime
We go to the break with a partial victory for Croatia by the minimum.
45'
2 more minutes are added.
40'
Croatia's high pressure is maintained, possession of the ball is total but France's defense does not give up space to generate scoring options.
35'
Better control of the ball by Croatia in search of the second, on the other hand, France waits patiently to have a counterattack opportunity.
25'
The fight continues in the midfield, both teams seek to get the ball to orchestrate better plays on offense.
18'
Yellow card for Matteo Guendouzi from France.
10'
After the goal, France goes on the attack looking to tie the game.
5'
GGGGGOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! Luka Modric beats the goalkeeper and scores from eleven paces, an early lead for Croatia.
3'
PENALTY! Ante Budimir is knocked down inside the area by Konate and a penalty is scored for Croatia.
0'
The match starts at the Stade de France.
About to start
We are just minutes away from the start of the presentation of the game and the previous protocols.
France roster!
These are the eleven starters that the France team sends for today's game:
La 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤' française pour ce dernier match de la saison 🔥 Allez les Bleus 🇫🇷#FRACRO | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/KzqxkGAxdk
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 13, 2022
Croatia's roster!
This is the team that visitors jump to look for the 3 points:
#Croatia starting roster! #FRACRO 🇫🇷🇭🇷#Family #NationsLeague #UNL #Vatreni❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/8e6BTpGO61
— HNS (@HNS_CFF) June 13, 2022
From the bench
These are the players who will start off the bench for both teams:
France: Lloris, Areola, Pavard, Griezmann, Tchouameni, Ben Yedder, Coman, Clauss, Saliba, Diaby and Hernaández.
Croatia: Livakovic, Labrovic, Pongracic, Majer, Caleta-Car, Kramaric, Vlasic, Sucic, Jakic, Orsic, Ivanusec and Vida.
Here is Croatia!
Luka Modric and the Croatian national team appear at the Stade de France:
The captain. ©️ #FRACRO 🇫🇷🇭🇷#Family #NationsLeague #Vatreni❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/5mfK6PvQco
— HNS (@HNS_CFF) June 13, 2022
Here are Les Bleus!
The French team is already at the Stade de France facilities for today's duel:
🆗 Les joueurs viennent d'arriver au Stade de France 🏟️ #FRACRO | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/peeAlreVkS
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 13, 2022
Referees
The arbitration designation for this match is as follows:
Center Referee: Orel Grinfeeld
Assistants: Idan Yarkoni and Roy Hassan
4th Referee: Gal Leibovitz
Face to face
A close match between both teams awaits us, here we share the results of the comparison between both teams.
Last duel!
This will be the second match between these teams in the 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League, the first of which ended in a 1-1 draw. The scorer for Croatia was Andrej Kramaric and Adrien Rabiot for France.
Here we go!
We are just under an hour before the game between France and Croatia kicks off at the Stade de France. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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Karim Benzema, a must see player!
The Real Madrid striker is one of the team's great references and arrives at one of the best moments of his career. After winning the Champions League and LaLiga, the Frenchman is one of the great candidates to be the winner of the Ballon d'Or. Benzema is back with the French team and, after not being part of the world champion team in Russia 2018, he will seek to fight for the two-time World Cup championship and obtain the highest medal in international football. Benzema comes into this duel with 1 goal and 1 assist in the UEFA Nations League and his contribution on offense could be key for France to continue with their aspirations of qualifying for the next round in September.
How does France get here?
The France team begins a new path in search of the World Cup championship in Qatar 2022. Les Blues have not shown their best version in this UEFA Nations League due to the accumulation of minutes of their players, players like Griezmann and Mbappé not They have shown their best football and are restricted in minutes to avoid possible muscle injuries. This date 4 will be the last one played in the summer of the UEFA Nations League, so we could see a substitute team from France looking for victory to finish this first stage well and keep the team with the possibility of advancing in September when the tournament resumes. Those led by Didier Deschamps will seek to start detailing their aspirations for the World Cup and we will see if the team is capable of fighting to repeat its appearance in the grand final.
Luka Modric, a must see player!
The Real Madrid midfielder arrives as the top Croatian figure and, after having had a great year with his club, he is looking to get his team into the next round of the UEFA Nations League. Modric started in each of the qualifying matches for Qatar 2022 and continues to demonstrate his great talent and level, Modric will seek to put his team back in the World Cup elimination stage in November and go down in football history in his country as the greatest historical figure of Croatia. Luka comes into Round 4 with a couple of assists to have his team tied for second place.
How does Croatia arrive?
The Croats come to this duel tied for second place in the group along with Austria and already qualified for the World Cup looking to repeat the great role they had in Russia 2018. Croatia's golden generation will seek to qualify for the next round of the UEFA Nations League. The Croats are one of the favorite teams to advance to the round and the duel against France should be of paramount importance to get points for the aspirations of the knockout round. Croatia are also in the process of making the last possible upgrades heading to Qatar, where it could be the last time we see the likes of Modric, Rakitic, Perisic and Kamaric in the European squad.
Where's the game?
The Stade de France located in the city of Paris will host this second date of the UEFA Nations League of Group 1. This stadium has a capacity for 81,300 fans and was inaugurated in 1998.
Welcome!
Good day to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the France vs. Croatia match, corresponding to the duel on date 4 of Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League 2022-2023. The meeting will take place at the Stade de France, at 2:45 p.m.