The Croatian national team made a confident advance to the season’s Nations League playoffs, finishing second in their group, behind Portugal. Zlatko Dalic’s squad managed to grab only 1 point out of a possible 6 against the Portuguese giants. Nevertheless, the 7 points gained from Poland and Scotland were enough to keep their hopes alive for the highly coveted trophy.
Croatia’s main forte has been their home game. 2 wins and 1 draw at home kept the team comfortable in their group position. Moreover, in 2023, the Croatians have not lost on home soil, with Turkey being the last team to take 3 points from Croatia in Euro 2024 qualifiers.
With Italy performing similarly, The French national team advanced to the Nations League playoffs first in their group, but the competition for top spot was highly contested. “Les Bleus” also managed to score 13 points as Italy, with both sides standing on even ground when it came to win/loss record. The decisive factor was goal difference where the French had a minimal advantage of +1.
Didier Deschamps faced a surprise loss to Italy in the first round, but his team did not allow any other losses. France was victorious in all other matches, aside from one draw with Israel. French players especially seemed to have a lot of confidence during away matches. France played away games against Belgium, Italy, and Israel and was victorious in all of them. The total goal difference of 9:3 serves to prove the confidence, French players had while playing abroad.
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