{"id":4183,"date":"2025-03-21T15:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:06:49","slug":"croatia-vs-france-mbappes-comeback-crashes-as-perisic-and-budimir-lead-split-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/croatia-vs-france-mbappes-comeback-crashes-as-perisic-and-budimir-lead-split-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia vs France: Mbappe\u2019s Comeback Crashes as Perisic and Budimir Lead Split Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nasc-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nasc-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nasc-1-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nasc-1-768x431.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWYlDjrR11\">pic.twitter.com\/XWYlDjrR11<\/a><\/p>&mdash; follow mh_ontop7 (@followmh_ontop7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/followmh_ontop7\/status\/1760700674424074635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7599ccdd70103438290838566871946c\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Croatia vs France: When Mbappe Returned, But Forgot to Bring Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, <strong>Croatia vs France<\/strong> wasn\u2019t supposed to go like this \u2014 unless you&#8217;re Croatian, in which case: <strong>Dobrodo\u0161li to the party!<\/strong><br>On a spicy Split evening, Croatia stunned Kylian Mbappe and his returning captaincy with a <strong>2-0 win<\/strong> in the Nations League quarter-final first leg. And no, that\u2019s not a typo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mbappe returned<\/strong> to the national team after six months, got the armband, and then\u2026 sort of ghosted the game. Meanwhile, <strong>Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic<\/strong> said, \u201cWe got this,\u201d and turned France\u2019s backline into decorative training cones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5005dd77a51bb89e150f25fdf41e8b3b\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Croatia Scores, France Snores<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It all started with a penalty \u2014 and not a good one. In the <strong>8th minute<\/strong>, Croatia\u2019s <strong>Andrej Kramaric<\/strong> got a golden chance from the spot. He went low. <strong>Mike Maignan<\/strong> went&#8230; with his feet? The AC Milan keeper saved it like he was stepping on Lego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Croatia weren\u2019t flustered. <strong>Perisic<\/strong>, still kicking like he&#8217;s 25, delivered a delightful cross that <strong>Budimir<\/strong> met with a header in the 26th minute. The ball hit Maignan, rolled around like it forgot the rules of physics, and somehow landed in the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, just before the break, Perisic decided, \u201cWhy assist when you can finish?\u201d A laser-guided strike into the bottom corner made it <strong>2-0<\/strong>, and Split erupted like they\u2019d just won Eurovision and the World Cup in the same night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Croatia have beaten France 2-0 at home.<br><br>&#8211; Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 played the entire game.<br>&#8211; Luka Modric played the entire game.<br>&#8211; Tchouam\u00e9ni played the entire game.<br>&#8211; Camavinga came on after 64 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LTB9GQ4uF7\">pic.twitter.com\/LTB9GQ4uF7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadridUniversal\/status\/1902837916000207235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae2b51ad5c73611c56ff54b662e0a1f4\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>France Tried. Kinda.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The second half began with a glimmer of hope. <strong>Ousmane Dembele<\/strong> fired into the side netting, which fooled exactly zero people into thinking it was a goal. A few minutes later, he tested <strong>Dominik Livakovic<\/strong>, who made sure no French comeback fairy tale would be written in Split.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bradley Barcola<\/strong>, probably too surprised to find himself in a scoring position, nearly met <strong>Guendouzi\u2019s<\/strong> ball inside the six-yard box. Keyword: nearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <strong>Mbappe<\/strong>? Six shots, minimal danger, maximum frustration. The <strong>Real Madrid star<\/strong> looked more like a tourist in Split than a savior in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15e08e63d66e899b7a4ee8080ae70e51\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>France\u2019s Defence? More Like a Suggestion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about the French backline \u2014 or what was <em>supposed<\/em> to be a backline. <strong>Ibrahima Konate<\/strong> and <strong>William Saliba<\/strong> looked like they\u2019d just met in the tunnel. Their performance was less \u201cwall of steel\u201d and more \u201copen door policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach <strong>Didier Deschamps<\/strong>, probably regretting letting Antoine Griezmann play with Lego instead of defending, will need to conjure some serious magic in <strong>Sunday\u2019s second leg<\/strong> in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a60c2a6968d1bc8856c8910da6b8e776\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Croatia\u2019s Veterans Roll Back the Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While France&#8217;s youngsters stumbled, <strong>Croatia\u2019s veterans<\/strong> rolled back the clock like it was 2018 again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ivan Perisic<\/strong>, 35 years old and still giving defenders therapy bills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luka Modric<\/strong>, 39 and still controlling tempo like a classical composer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mateo Kovacic<\/strong>, solid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Josko Gvardiol<\/strong>, meaner than your WiFi when you forget the password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and let\u2019s not forget the <strong>Split crowd<\/strong>. Loud, passionate, and possibly louder than Maignan&#8217;s eardrums could handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Croatia vs France | Highlights | UEFA Nations League | 21st March 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KLBpr2_W-Js?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a70eaa90f78661fa7c635d59e257500\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1742551237033\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What was the score of Croatia vs France in the Nations League quarter-final first leg?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Croatia defeated France <strong>2-0<\/strong> in Split.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1742551249065\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who scored for Croatia?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ante Budimir<\/strong> scored the first and <strong>Ivan Perisic<\/strong> added the second just before half-time.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1742551259703\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How did Kylian Mbappe perform?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Mbappe had six shots but made little impact. It was a quiet return for France\u2019s newly reappointed captain.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1742551269920\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who missed the penalty for Croatia?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Andrej Kramaric<\/strong> missed an early penalty, which was saved by Mike Maignan.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1742551280893\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>When is the second leg between France and Croatia?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The second leg takes place <strong>Sunday<\/strong> at the <strong>Stade de France<\/strong>, with kick-off at <strong>19:45 GMT<\/strong>.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sc.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sc.webp 800w, https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sc-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sc-768x431.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d50ac803be34db5d2c1e6f65928cac6\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Conclusion: Croatia vs France \u2013 The Comeback Tour That Got Cancelled<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hoverstud.io\/croatia-vs-france-mbappes-comeback-crashes-as-perisic-and-budimir-lead-split-surprise\/\">Croatia vs France<\/a><\/strong> was billed as <strong>Mbappe\u2019s grand return<\/strong>, but instead, it turned into the <strong>Perisic and Budimir show<\/strong>, with a supporting cast of Maignan\u2019s saves and France\u2019s invisible defending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this was supposed to be France\u2019s warm-up for silverware, they might want to hit the reset button \u2014 hard. Croatia, on the other hand, look like a team that aged like fine wine&#8230; and then poured that wine all over France\u2019s tactical plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what\u2019s next? France must now flip this script at home \u2014 and fast. Otherwise, the only thing Mbappe will be lifting this summer is regret.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatia vs France: When Mbappe Returned, But Forgot to Bring Goals Well, Croatia vs France wasn\u2019t supposed to go like this \u2014 unless you&#8217;re Croatian, in which case: Dobrodo\u0161li to the party!On a spicy Split evening, Croatia stunned Kylian Mbappe and his returning captaincy with a 2-0 win in the Nations League quarter-final first leg. 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