Match ends, Croatia 1, France 2.
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Kylian Mbappe scored the winner as France kept up their unbeaten Nations League record by beating Croatia in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final.
Mbappe converted his 16th international goal with 11 minutes remaining from Lucas Digne's brilliant cross.
Antoine Griezmann had crashed in the opener via the underside of the bar after eight minutes.
Ex-Everton midfielder Nikola Vlasic poked in an equaliser in the Group A3 match, before Mbappe struck.
Croatia should have found another equaliser in injury time but ex-Leicester striker Andrej Kramaric scuffed a shot straight at Hugo Lloris from inside the box.
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial somehow side-footed wide from six yards out for France, while Ivan Perisic curled a free-kick narrowly over.
In Group A3's other game, defending champions Portugal - minus Cristiano Ronaldo - comfortably beat Sweden 3-0 to stay top. Liverpool's new signing Diogo Jota scored twice, with Manchester City's Bernardo Silva getting the other goal.
Line-ups
Croatia
- 1Livakovic
- 2UremovicBooked at 57mins
- 6LovrenBooked at 90mins
- 21Vida
- 3Barisic
- 19BadeljSubstituted forKovacicat 45'minutes
- 10Modric
- 15PasalicSubstituted forBrekaloat 45'minutes
- 13VlasicBooked at 5minsSubstituted forKramaricat 80'minutes
- 4PerisicSubstituted forBradaricat 78'minutes
- 20PetkovicSubstituted forBudimirat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Caleta-Car
- 7Brekalo
- 8Kovacic
- 9Kramaric
- 11Colak
- 12Grbic
- 14Budimir
- 16Bradaric
- 17Rog
- 18Orsic
- 22Melnjak
- 23Sluga
France
- 1Lloris
- 20Mendy
- 4Varane
- 5Lenglet
- 17DigneBooked at 4minsSubstituted forHernándezat 83'minutes
- 12TolissoSubstituted forCamavingaat 63'minutes
- 15Nzonzi
- 7GriezmannSubstituted forGiroudat 83'minutes
- 8RabiotSubstituted forPogbaat 74'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 19MartialSubstituted forComanat 63'minutes
- 10Mbappé
Substitutes
- 2Pavard
- 3Kimpembe
- 6Pogba
- 9Giroud
- 11Coman
- 13Aouar
- 14Camavinga
- 16Mandanda
- 18Zouma
- 21Hernández
- 22Ben Yedder
- 23Maignan
- Referee:
- Björn Kuipers
Match Stats
Home TeamCroatiaAway TeamFrance
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Croatia 1, France 2.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Filip Uremovic.
Booking
Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
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Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Budimir.
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Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (France).
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Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
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Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
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Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
Substitution
Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Antoine Griezmann.
Substitution
Substitution, France. Lucas Hernández replaces Lucas Digne because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Nikola Vlasic.
Goal!
Goal! Croatia 1, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
Substitution
Substitution, Croatia. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Ivan Perisic because of an injury.
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Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Varane with a headed pass.
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