UEFA Nations League

France vs Croatia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
France
    FT
    0 - 1
    Croatia
    • 5': Luka Modric (P)

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 3': Penalty Croatia. Ante Budimir draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 3': Penalty conceded by Ibrahima Konaté (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 5': Goal! France 0, Croatia 1. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 10': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 11': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (France).
    • 11': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (France).
    • 15': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Mike Maignan (France).
    • 15': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
    • 18': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
    • 24': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
    • 24': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 32': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
    • 39': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 44': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (France).
    • 44': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
    • 44': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, France. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 45'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Ante Budimir.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (France) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, France 0, Croatia 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Croatia 1.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Boubacar Kamara.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Jules Koundé.
    • 47': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 47': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
    • 49': Offside, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
    • 50': Christopher Nkunku (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 50': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 60': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
    • 60': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 61': Corner, France. Conceded by Ivica Ivusic.
    • 62': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 62': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
    • 63': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mario Pasalic.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
    • 67': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
    • 69': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
    • 73': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Christopher Nkunku.
    • 73': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ante Budimir.
    • 73': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Josip Brekalo.
    • 73': Offside, Croatia. Josip Juranovic tries a through ball, but Mateo Kovacic is caught offside.
    • 75': Corner, France. Conceded by Nikola Vlasic.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Offside, Croatia. Martin Erlic tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
    • 77': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 80': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
    • 80': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
    • 81': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
    • 81': Martin Erlic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
    • 84': Corner, France. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
    • 90'+4': Corner, France. Conceded by Ivica Ivusic.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, France 0, Croatia 1.
    • 0': Match ends, France 0, Croatia 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cro.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCRO FRAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/fra.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 2
    46.2 Possession 53.8
    4 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.8 On Target % 0.2
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    493 Accurate Passes 568
    549 Passes 639
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    6 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    33 Long Balls 27
    17 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    15 Effective Tackles 10
    21 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    18 Interceptions 5
    26 Effective Clearances 5
    26 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stade de France
    Location: Saint-Denis, France
    Attendance: 77,410

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    3 Presnel Kimpembe
    4 Ibrahima Konaté
    18 Lucas Digne
    5 Jules Koundé
    13 Boubacar Kamara
    14 Adrien Rabiot Yellow Card
    6 Matteo Guendouzi Yellow Card
    19 Karim Benzema
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    12 Christopher Nkunku
    France Substitutes:
    Hugo Lloris, Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard, Antoine Griezmann, Jonathan Clauss, Theo Hernández, Wissam Ben Yedder, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Alphonse Areola, William Saliba, Moussa Diaby.

    CRO Croatia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Ivica Ivusic (GK)
    6 Josip Sutalo
    20 Martin Erlic
    22 Josip Juranovic
    3 Josip Stanisic
    11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
    8 Mateo Kovacic
    10 Luka Modric
    17 Ante Budimir
    7 Josip Brekalo
    15 Mario Pasalic
    Croatia Substitutes:
    Luka Sucic, Mislav Orsic, Lovro Majer, Marin Pongracic, Dominik Livakovic, Luka Ivanusec, Nikola Vlasic, Duje Caleta-Car, Andrej Kramaric, Nediljko Labrovic, Domagoj Vida, Kristijan Jakic.

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