France failed to qualify for the final 4 of the Nations League when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat
Holders France neglected to fit the bill for the final four of the Nations League when they slumped to a 1-0 loss at home to Croatia as they stayed winless in the opposition on Monday.
The title holders, who have now lost two and drawn two, are lower part of Group 1 on two points, five loose of Croatia who won thanks to an early Luka Modric penalty.
Denmark beat Austria 2-0 to stay top on nine points and can't be gotten by France, who are at risk for being consigned, with two games left in the gathering.
Austria are third on four points.
France mentor Didier Deschamps reshuffled his group again as he hoped to rest players toward the finish of the season and in every one of the four matches this month never handled the best possible arrangement.
Les Bleus looked short of ideas in a loss to Denmark plus draws against Croatia and Austria before Monday's loss to the group they beat in the World Cup last four years prior.
Croatia got the early lead following five minutes when Modric changed over a penalty after Ibrahima Konate fouled Ante Budimir. It was Modric's 22nd goal in 152 games for Croatia.
Kylian Mbappe had two opportunitites yet it was the visitors who undermined most in the seventeenth moment through Josip Brekalo.
Deschamps rolled out two improvements at halftime, acquiring Aurelien Tchouameni for Boubacar Kamara in midfield and Benjamin Pavard for Jules Kounde on the right flank of the defense.
Mbappe had one more two or three chances however Ivica Ivusic saved easily as Croatia controlled the speed of the game.
Antoine Griezmann supplanted Matteo Guendouzi with 10 minutes left in a last-ditch endeavor by Deschamps to salvage a point.
Be that as it may, it demonstrated to no end as France neglected to score interestingly subsequent to mesh in their 23 previous games.
"It was a troublesome month of June in terms of results. We didn't have the energy and the strength against teams who had more than us," said Deschamps.
"We lost a touch of self-certainty en route yet it's mostly freshness that we needed. At the point when you play so many games it is extremely hard."
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