Croatia reached the semi-finals of the European Nations League with a 3-1 win over Austria, while Denmark’s 2-0 victory over France on Sunday in the last round of Group A didn’t work.
In the first match in Vienna, Croatia opened the scoring thanks to their veteran captain Luka Modrić, the Spanish star of Real Madrid, after 6 minutes, but Austria equalized thanks to Christopher Bogmarter after three minutes.
The equalizer persisted until the 69th minute, when Marko Levaya again lost to Croatia, runners-up at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, before experienced defender Dejan Lovren decided the outcome of the Balkans with a third goal in the 72nd minute. minute.
At the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark beat France with two clean sheets signed by Kasper Dolberg and Andreas Skov Olsen in the 34th and 39th minutes respectively.
Croatia raised their score to 13 points, one point ahead of Denmark, and won the qualification to the semi-finals.
As for France, world champions and title holders of the last edition of the European Nations League, their balance stood at 5 points in third place, one point ahead of Austria in fourth place and relegated to the second tier.
Source: agencies