France and Croatia face in the second day of Group 3 of the UEFA Nations League 2020, with the intention of the Gauls to keep up with the Portugal for the leadership of the group. The overwhelming defeat of the Croatian national team Against the Portuguese (4-1), it leaves them in a compromised situation to fight for the classification, because in addition to the defeat they are left with a very negative balance of goals.
The french team achieved an important victory in Sweden (0-1), thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé. The three points obtained by the French team, trained by Didier Deschamps, They allow them not to lose a jump with Portugal and face an important match at home against a Croatian team that has just suffered a hard defeat against Portugal.
However, France faces the encounter with more than notable casualties. Own Mbappe tested positive for coronavirus this Monday and may not be from the game. You will not be the only one absent for this reason, since Pogba it is also low for it. In the place of the midfielder, against Sweden it was possible to see the return of Rabiot, which formed the double pivot next to Kanté. With the possibility of incorporating Camavinga, LOSC Lillle midfielder, it remains to be seen what tactical arrangement the French coach is betting on, as well as the option chosen to replace Mbappe in the front.
Croatia, for his part, has to recover emotionally from the severe corrective to which he was subjected by Portugal, with a Joao Felix stellar (4-1). Now, they visit the Stade de France field, located in Saint-Denis, to face the current world champion. The lost of Modric and Rakitic, who have left the Croatian team, have left a loss of hegemony in football for the Balkan team, which left another of its leaders as Mario Mandzukic two years ago.
When is France – Croatia?
The game is played Today, Tuesday, September 8, at 8:45 p.m.
Where to see the France – Croatia?
The game can be seen openly through Four. In addition, you can see if you have a UEFA TV account, on the UEFA website. You can follow all the information related to the meeting and the Nations League by Sports World website.