The excitement continues in the UEFA Nations League. Croatia and France faced each other in the 1st Group match of the A League.
In the match played at Poljud Stadium, referee Marco Guida of the Italian Football Federation blew his whistle.
France Coach Didier Deschamps, who took the field with a rotating squad, gave Benzema and Mbappe a place among the reserves.
The first half of the tough fight ended with 0-0 equality. Starting the second half fast, the away team took the lead 1-0 with Rabiot’s classy goal, assisted by Ben Yedder in the 52nd minute.
Croatia, which made consecutive substitutions after the goal, managed to become a partner in the game.
The Croatians balanced the match with Kramaric’s goal from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.
As there was no other goal in the remaining minutes, the difficult match ended 1-1 and both teams left the field with one point each.
With this draw, the two teams, losing their first match, met with their first points in the group.
MODRIC’S 150TH MATCH!
The legendary name of Croatian football Modric played in the 150th game of his career for the national team in the match against France.