France triumph in six-goal thriller

France earned a rollercoaster 4-2 home win over Croatia within an entertaining top-tier Nations League match on Tuesday with the results a carbon-copy of their clash in the 2018 World Cup final.

The French, who were down 1-0, turned things around in amazing fashion. Their first came thanks to some sublime link-up play between Anthony Martial and Antoine Griezmann, with the latter scoring. Two minutes later, Martial's goalbound shot was deflected in.

The Croatians suffered their second successive defeat after a 4-1 drubbing at European champions and Nations League holders Portugal.

"We used greater style, in addition to the first 30 minutes whenever we were dominated physically and weren't precise enough technically," France manager Didier Deschamps told TF1 television. "I changed seven players between your first and the second game. This system must be repeated to become integrated by the players."

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic was unhappy with his team's defending, especially at set pieces. "We're letting in goals far too easily," Dalic told reporters. "It's a fact, exactly like in Portugal we keep leaving rival players unmarked in dead ball situations. We have a whole lot of work to accomplish if we are going to compete in the Nations League and in next year's Euros."

Belgium and Portugal secured comfortable wins on Tuesday night while England and Denmark played out a goalless draw. Harry Kane thought he won it for England in stoppage time, and then see his goalbound shot cleared off the line.