France, world champions, are in danger of beating the European Nations League title when it hosts second place in Croatia today (21:45 Beirut time) at the Stade de France in Paris in the fourth round of the competition. Group A in the first grade. France were fourth and last in the group with two points from two draws with hosts Austria and Croatia to score one (1-1) and defeat on visiting Denmark (1-2) in the first round. The world champion will emerge empty-handed from the fight for a ticket to the semi-finals.

Now, the French team will try to restore balance and end the season with a victory against Croatia to allay the fears and doubts that arose five months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
France manager Didier Deschamps wants Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe to recover from the knee injury that stopped him in last Monday’s second-round match against Croatia and benched him against Austria Last Friday. before inserting and counting the equalizer.

Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema could miss the French national team today

“Even though he still feels (pain in his left knee), which isn’t perfect, he’s less agitated than at the beginning of the week that he couldn’t train,” Deschamps said Sunday in a statement to TF1. channel. “We do everything to be ready,” he added.
There are also doubts about the involvement of Real Madrid captain and top scorer Karim Benzema, who is likely to be replaced by Leipzig German winger Christopher Nkunku.
Croatia, on the other hand, are approaching the battle in high spirits after a crucial 1-0 victory against host Denmark on Friday, when they eliminated last spot to raise their tally to four points, with a goal difference. behind second Austria. Croatia will also play a thrilling match in their crucial 1-1 draw against France on Monday thanks to a goal from German Hoffenheim substitute Andrej Kramarić (83 from the penalty spot) after France played in the match against absence of 10 key players led by Mbappe, Benzema, Griezmann and Ngolo Kante.
In the second match today at 21:45, Denmark aim to beat Austria to consolidate their leadership in the group and advance to the semi-finals.
Denmark got off to a strong start to their career in the third edition of the competition when they beat host France (2-1) to achieve a second straight out-of-rules victory at the expense of Austria with the same result before losing at home to Croatia (0-1).
Denmark will try to capitalize on the shaky morale of the Austrian players, who, after a big win against host Croatia with three clean sheets, lost to Denmark (1-2) in the second round, before giving up victory over France. in the third round (1-1).