FFrance, defending champion in the UEFA Nations League, sThey still have not won in the 2022-2023 edition of that competition, in which they drew 1-1 in Croatia, this Monday on the second day, in which Denmark won 2-1 on their visit to Austria.
In group 1 of League A (1st category), lThe Danes are solo leaders with a full 6 points, added all of them outside their stadium. Austria is left with 3 units, while France and Croatia close with one point.
France had crashed on their debut in the tournament last Friday, when being surpassed 2 to 1 in his Stade de France of Saint-Denis for Denmark. For this reason, he arrived with the need to win Split, although Didier Deschamps opted for rotations and gave minutes to less usual players.
Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema, the two great goalscoring figures of the ‘Bleus’, were substitutes and they did not get to jump into the field. Antoine Griezmann also started as a substitute and played the last hour of the game.
Mbappé had been substituted at the break of the previous matchagainst the Danes, due to a problem in his left knee.
Adrien Rabiot (minute 52) put France ahead at the start of the second half, but victory eluded his team down the stretch when Andrej Kramaric converted a penalty in the 83rd.
The duel between the French and the Croats was also a repeat of the final of the last World Cupin which the ‘Bleus’ beat Luka Modric’s team 4-2, who this Monday reached his 150th match with his national team.
“We did good things, considering all the changes we’ve made. We were ahead and could have scored a second goal. It is a pity that they have tied us with that penalty,” lamented the Gauls coach, Didier Deschamps, in statements to M6 television in his country.
“The result does not leave me very satisfied. You have to take into account the fatigue that exists and that with so many games in a short time I have to make many changes,” he added.
For his part, the Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic said he felt “proud” of his players.
“They have shown character, They have known how to react after the previous defeat (the 3-0 adverse last Friday against Austria)”, he pointed out.
“With him we are another team, it is very important. He gives us rhythm, rHe recovers important balls on numerous occasions,” Dalic said about Modric.
– Blackout in Vienna –
For its part, in Vienna, Denmark managed to win 2-1 against Austria.
Tottenham player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (28) put the Danes ahead during the first part but after passing through the changing rooms, the Austrians reacted and managed to equalize thanks to a goal from Xaver Schlager (68).
In the final stretch of the game, Jens Stryger Larsen (84) scored the goal that gave the lead again the visitors minutes after coming on from the bench and Denmark maintains a record two wins.
The match, scheduled for 18:45 GMT (14:45 HB), was delayed an hour and a half due to a blackout in that area of Vienna. Once a solution to the incident was found, the meeting was able to start normally at 20:15 GMT (16:15 HB).
In League B, the second category of the competition, Iceland and Albania drew 1-1. The Nordics lead the group with 2 points after two games.
In that group, the last place, which brings down to the third division (League C), it is for Russia, disqualified from the tournament due to the sanctions that have weighed on the country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.
Tuesday continues the second day of the League of Nations.
In the highest category, the star duel is the Germany-England Munich, within a group 3 in which Italy receives Hungary.
FFrance, defending champion in the UEFA Nations League, sThey still have not won in the 2022-2023 edition of that competition, in which they drew 1-1 in Croatia, this Monday on the second day, in which Denmark won 2-1 on their visit to Austria.
In group 1 of League A (1st category), lThe Danes are solo leaders with a full 6 points, added all of them outside their stadium. Austria is left with 3 units, while France and Croatia close with one point.
France had crashed on their debut in the tournament last Friday, when being surpassed 2 to 1 in his Stade de France of Saint-Denis for Denmark. For this reason, he arrived with the need to win Split, although Didier Deschamps opted for rotations and gave minutes to less usual players.
Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema, the two great goalscoring figures of the ‘Bleus’, were substitutes and they did not get to jump into the field. Antoine Griezmann also started as a substitute and played the last hour of the match.
Mbappé had been substituted at the break of the previous matchagainst the Danes, due to a problem in his left knee.
Adrien Rabiot (minute 52) put France ahead at the start of the second half, but victory eluded his team down the stretch when Andrej Kramaric converted a penalty in the 83rd.
The duel between the French and the Croats was also a repeat of the final of the last World Cupin which the ‘Bleus’ beat Luka Modric’s team 4-2, who this Monday reached his 150th match with his national team.
“We did good things, considering all the changes we’ve made. We were ahead and could have scored a second goal. It is a pity that they have tied us with that penalty,” lamented the Gauls coach, Didier Deschamps, in statements to M6 television in his country.
“The result does not leave me very satisfied. You have to take into account the fatigue that exists and that with so many games in a short time I have to make many changes,” he added.
For his part, the Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic said he felt “proud” of his players.
“They have shown character, They have known how to react after the previous defeat (the 3-0 adverse last Friday against Austria)”, he pointed out.
“With him we are another team, it is very important. He gives us rhythm, rHe recovers important balls on numerous occasions,” Dalic said about Modric.
– Blackout in Vienna –
For its part, in Vienna, Denmark managed to win 2-1 against Austria.
Tottenham player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (28) put the Danes ahead during the first part but after passing through the changing rooms, the Austrians reacted and managed to equalize thanks to a goal from Xaver Schlager (68).
In the final stretch of the game, Jens Stryger Larsen (84) scored the goal that gave the lead again the visitors minutes after coming on from the bench and Denmark maintains a record two wins.
The match, scheduled for 18:45 GMT (14:45 HB), was delayed an hour and a half due to a blackout in that area of Vienna. Once a solution to the incident was found, the meeting was able to start normally at 20:15 GMT (16:15 HB).
In League B, the second category of the competition, Iceland and Albania drew 1-1. The Nordics lead the group with 2 points after two games.
In that group, the last place, which brings down to the third division (League C), it is for Russia, disqualified from the tournament due to the sanctions that have weighed on the country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.
Tuesday continues the second day of the League of Nations.
In the highest category, the star duel is the Germany-England Munich, within a group 3 in which Italy receives Hungary.
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