Croatia – France: match winner France

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Our tip: Croatia – France: winner of the match France

20.03.2025 20:45

The outcome of the Nations League quarter-finals is of enormous interest to Czech footballers, the worse of the two will be relegated to our group in the world qualifiers.

On paper, France is the favourite, having won Group A with a record of four wins, one draw and one defeat. They beat all three opponents away from home – Israel 4-1, Belgium 2-1 and finally Italy 3-1 in a direct battle for first place.

Croatia had to fight for qualification to the play-offs until the last round, in which they salvaged a 1-1 draw at home against group winner Portugal, who were only after honours. Anyway, Croatia’s performance in the group was not convincing, especially in the second half, when they lost the lead by two goals in Poland and drew 3-3, and lost 0-1 in Scotland.

The Balkan team is undergoing a partial generational change, although ageless captain Luka Modric (39) is still not out. Anyway, you can’t stop age and it’s not the same anymore, it slows down the game more than it creates.

Kylian Mbappé returns to the France lineup after missing the last two national team meetings. His former club teammate Ousmane Dembélé then brought back his excellent goalscoring form from PSG.

What to bet on:

This will be the fifth Nations League clash (2-1-1 for France), but the first in the playoffs. The current situation favours Les Bleus, who will bring home a win from Split.

Confidence:

6/10

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