France 4-2 Croatia: Les Bleus win replay of 2018 World Cup final
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in Football. | 08 September 2020 | 301 Views
Tags: Football, Antoine Griezmann, Dayot Upamecano, Dejan Lovren, France, Olivier Giroud, Sweden, Uefa Nations League
France came from behind to defeat Croatia 4-2 in a replay of the 2018 World Cup final on Tuesday.
Didier Deschamps' side won by the same scoreline when the teams met in Moscow two years ago and they came out on top again in the Nations League Group A3 clash at the Stade de France.
A fine strike from Dejan Lovren put the visitors in front, but Antoine Griezmann struck and Dominik Livakovic scored an unfortunate own goal in the space of three first-half minutes to turn the game around.
Substitute Josip Brekalo restored parity after the restart, only for Dayot Upamecano's header and a penalty from Olivier Giroud to keep Les Bleus level with Portugal at the top of the group.