I guess that there must be many people who bet on France and lost. France really made a big surprise to so many of us by not even having the usual full lineup at the beginning of the game. I thought that they would have those important players at the beginning of the second half but they didn't. We didn't see Mbappe or Benzema which made them struggle quite much. Croatia really had a good opportunity there to take but they barely got that point. Saying ''barely'' might be harsh as they were even winning nearly if they scored that absolute goal chance.
This match was in a way a match between the second team of France and the second team of Croatia because both teams lacked a lot of great players.
Croatia is currently in a crisis of games and results, and France also started badly in these qualifiers, so it was important for both teams not to lose this match.
From that point of view, both national teams have achieved their basic goal, but both teams can regret the missed opportunity to win.
Croatia has traditionally always had problems when it plays against France and they have never beaten them in history.
The tradition has continued