France have it all to do tonight to overturn their 2-0 deficit against familiar opponents Croatia in the second leg of a heavyweight Nations League quarter-final tie.
Les Bleus endured an evening to forget in Split on Thursday, with the damage inflicted during a woeful first half at Stadion Poljud as Ante Budimir and veteran Ivan Perisic gave Zlatko Dalic’s side a commanding advantage to take to Paris as the likes of Ibrahima Konate and William Saliba struggled in defence.
Captain Kylian Mbappe was unable to spark a comeback for France on his return to the international fold after six months under Didier Deschamps, but he will be expected to lead a revival on Sunday evening as his manager no doubt ponders some key personnel changes.
The winners of the tie - a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow, which the French won 4-2 - will advance to the last four and also be placed in Group D in 2026 World Cup qualifying, joining Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan.
The losers, meanwhile, will go into Group L alongside Montenegro, the Czech Republic, the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar.
How to watch France vs Croatia
TV channel and live stream: France vs Croatia is not among the Nations League fixtures to have been picked up by Amazon Prime Video this week.
Instead, the game can be watched live and for free online via the Viaplay International YouTube channel. Kick-off at the Stade de France is scheduled for 7:45pm GMT, which is 8:45pm local time.
