Review of matching for Croatia against France
The stage is set for Croatia, which welcomed France on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of their nations.
The winner will go to the semi -finals, where he will face the Netherlands or Spain in June.
After being in the group stage last summer during the Euro 2024, the Croatian national team managed to provide eight points with six points, setting them second in the 1 Group 1 League of Nations League during the second half of the previous year.
Currently, FIFA is 13th in globally, Croatia has closely missed the title of national leagues in 2023, succumbing to Spain in the penalty shootout after the goalkeeper 120 minutes.
Their recent home shape was strong, with only one loss in the last seven matches in all competitions.
However, historical results against France were challenging for Croatia. They only succeeded in one win in the last 10 matches, although their latest meeting in the League of Previous Nations tournament, a 1-0 victory in March 2022.
While Spain holds the headlines of the ruling nations and EUR champions, France, the Euro 2024 semi-finalist, stands as the highest European nation and second globally, lagging only 2022 winners of the Argentina World Cup.
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– Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedeprace) March 17, 2025
Didier Deschamps led Les Bleus for almost 13 years, praising a 105 -winning record with 165 games.
However, the 56-year-old confirmed his intention to deviate after the 2026 World Cup.
France has already surpassed its effect from the 2023 League of Nations, where they failed to progress from the group stage.
This time they collected 13 points from six games in the League 2 group, securing the first place in front of Italy based on head to head.
Les Bleus is now trying to do his title of the League of Other Nations under Deschamps, previously triumphed in the 2020-21 competition.
Tim news for Croatia against France
Croatia will lack Luka Succi, Lovro Majer and Igor Matanovic due to injuries. Bruno Petkovic, recently recovered from hip problems, was not chosen.
Luka Modric, at the age of 39, is ready to earn her 185th international cap. In the middle, he can be joined by Mateo Kovacic and Petar Sucic, who returns after serving a suspension.
For France, Marcus Thuram retired due to ankle injury, without replacement.
Kylian Mbappe returns after missing the previous international breaks. He could form a attacking quartet with Michael Olise, Randal Circle Muani and Ousmana Dembele.
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– UEFA EURO (@UEFAEURO) March 1, 2025
Expected lines for Croatia against France
Croatia: Livakovic; Juranovic, Caleta-Car, Sutalo, Guardiol; Kovacic, Modric, judges; Perisic, Kramaric, Baturina
France: Maignan; Kounds, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Tchouumen, rabiot; Dembele, Olise, Mbappe; The Muani wheel
How to watch Croatia against France: TV Channel, Internet Stream
Croatia V France will start at 7:45 pm, but is not available for reviewing on TV for fans in the UK.
