Didier Deschamps: 'There will be changes for France against Croatia, but not necessarily where you think'
23 March, 10:06
France national team head coach Didier Deschamps has spoken about the Nations League quarter-final second leg against Croatia, set to kick off at 8:45pm CET.
"During preparations for the first match, I saw a focused and highly motivated team, but that didn’t translate on the pitch. That’s how it goes with national team games - there are always challenges.
"On Sunday, there will be changes to the lineup, but not necessarily in the positions you might expect," Deschamps said.
In the first leg, France fell 0-2.
France – Croatia 2:0 (0:0, 2:0)23 March, 19:45, Stade de France
Starting lineupsPenalties
France
Maignan, Hernández, Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano, Tchouaméni, Kone (Zaïre-Emery 111), Olise (Camavinga 105), Barcola (Doué 66), Dembele (Kolo Muani 99), Mbappe
Goals
1:0 - 52 Michael Olise,
0:0, 1:0, 1:1, 2:1, 2:1, 2:1, 2:2, 3:2, 3:3, 3:3, 3:4, 4:4, 4:4, 5:4
CardsJosip Stanisic (35),
Kylian Mbappé (37),
Mateo Kovačić (45),
Joško Gvardiol (45+2),
Duje Ćaleta-Car (61),
Dominik Livaković (74),
Kristijan Jakić (90+5),
Randal Kolo Muani (103)
