France are on the brink of elimination. A sluggish first-leg performance saw them fall 2-0 to Croatia, leaving them with a mountain to climb at the Stade de France. Kylian Mbappe’s return to the national team was meant to be a boost,

Croatia's Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire.

France will visit Croatia for a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final when the team coached by Didier Deschamps won the tournament after an exciting 4-2 win. Now, the two sides meet again seven years later for the first leg of the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal with the second leg to happen on Sunday in Paris while the winner of this tie will meet the winning team of the matchup between Spain and Netherlands.