France have advanced to the semi-finals of the Nations League. The French achieved their passage to the semi-finals after eliminating Croatia in the quarter-finals on Sunday night at the “Stade de France” after the execution of penalties, 5:4.
For France, Jules Kounde and Theo Hernandez missed penalties. For Croatia, Martin Baturina, Franjo Ivanovic and Josip Stanisic failed.
The 120 minutes of the match ended 2:0 in favor of the French. Croatia had also won 2:0 in the first match. Croatia had also won 2:0 at home.
Portugal scores twice in extra time, qualifies for semifinals
Portugal has qualified for the semi-finals of the Nations League.
After losing the first match 1-0 in Denmark, Portugal won at home on Sunday night with a score of 5-2. The Portuguese achieved the victory in extra time, during which they scored two goals.
Initially, Francisco Trincao scored in the 91st minute for 4:2 and Gonçarlo Ramos made it 5:2 in the 115th minute.
After 90 minutes of play, the score was 3:2 for Portugal.
Joachim Anderson scored an own goal in the 38th minute, while Rasmus Kristensen equalized at 1:1 in the 56th minute.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for 2:1 in the 72nd minute. It was Ronaldo's 929th goal. Christian Eriksen scored for 2:2 in the 76th minute, while Trincao scored for 3:2 in the 86th minute.
France - Croatia match also goes to penalties
Penalties will also decide the winner of the France - Croatia match.
The 120 minutes of the match ended 2:0 in favor of the French. Croatia had also won 2:0 in the first match.
The matches France – Croatia and Portugal – Denmark are also continuing.
France is leading 2:0 against Croatia after 90 minutes of play.
After Croatia won the first match with the same score, two 15-minute overtime periods will be played.
The match between Portugal and Denmark also went into overtime.
Portugal is winning 3:2, while Denmark had won 1:0 in the first match.
