Netherlands and Croatia booked their places in the last four of the Nations League as reigning
Champions France needed a favour from Croatia to avoid relegation from the top tier last night.
Les Bleus lost 2-0 in Denmark to finish with just one win from their six group games, and it was
Croatia’s 3-1 victory over Austria which saved the world Champions from the drop.
French coach, Didier Deschamps will be hoping to have most of his key men back from injury
by the time the world cup kicks off this November.
“Tonight’s experience is a dose of reality and what will be waiting for us in two months,’’
“It was a young French team, which for the most part does not yet have experience of the highest
level,” Deschamps said.
Both goals for Denmark came before halftime as Kasper Dolberg stretched to turn home Mikkel
Damsgaard’s cross before Andreas Skov Olsen volleyed in from the edge of the area.
France were without Hugo Lioris, Jules kounde, N’golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Ousmane Dembele
and Karim Benzema who are all injured and appear to be a big blow to the team.
Denmark’s victory meant Croatia needed to get all three points in Austria to top the group. The
victory is sending a warning message to the French team ahead of their World Cup meeting in November.
France were pitted in the same group with Tunisia, Australia and Denmark for the Qatar World Cup which is set to kick off on the 20th Novermber 2022.
