Croatia 2-0 France - Result & Match Stats (UEFA Nations League)

Updated 20 March 2025, after full time.

Croatia vs France - result

Croatia 2-0 France in the UEFA Nations League on 20 March 2025. Scorers: Ante Budimir, Ivan Perišić for Croatia. In their last 3 meetings, Croatia have won 1, France 1, with 1 draw.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Croatia vs France?

Croatia 2-0 France was the final score in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday 20 March 2025. Scorers: Ante Budimir, Ivan Perišić for Croatia. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Croatia's recent form?

Croatia have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 16, with results reading L W L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat at home to Spain in the UEFA Nations League on 6 October.

What is France's recent form?

France have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 8, with results reading L W W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 4-1 win at home to Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October.

What is the head-to-head record between Croatia and France?

Across the last 3 meetings Croatia have won 1, France have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Croatia scoring 2 goals to France's 3. The most recent was France 2-0 Croatia on 23 March 2025 in the UEFA Nations League.

Who is the standout player for Croatia?

Ivan Perišić leads Croatia with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Croatia player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Croatia player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for France?

Kylian Mbappé leads France with 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 a game, the most of any France player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every France player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Croatia vs France?

Espen Eskås refereed Croatia vs France, averaging 27.5 fouls and 5.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Croatia vs France - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
23 Mar 2025	UEFA Nations League	France vs Croatia	2-0
13 Jun 2022	UEFA Nations League	France vs Croatia	0-1
6 Jun 2022	UEFA Nations League	Croatia vs France	1-1

Croatia 2-0 France: match stats

Stat	Croatia	France
Possession	38%	62%
Shots	8	16
Shots on target	4	6
Corners	3	9
Fouls	12	12
Yellow cards	0	2
Tackles	22	19
Passes	371	595

Croatia vs France goals and red cards

Croatia: A. Budimir 26', I. Perišić 45+1'.

Croatia season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1	30 of 54
Goals against	3.5	53 of 54
Shots	10.8	39 of 54
Shots on target	3.3	39 of 54
Fouls	10.3	43 of 54
Tackles	13.5	34 of 54
Passes	408	41 of 54
Corners	3	40 of 54

Croatia player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Luka Modrić (2), Lovro Majer (1), Dion Beljo (1).
Assists: Ivan Perišić (3), Igor Matanovic (2), Toni Fruk (1).
Shots: Igor Matanovic (16), Ivan Perišić (9), Ante Budimir (7).
Fouls: Luka Vuskovic (12), Marin Pongracic (9), Ivan Perišić (8).

France season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.8	17 of 54
Goals against	0.5	6 of 54
Shots	17.8	8 of 54
Shots on target	6.8	3 of 54
Fouls	9.3	48 of 54
Tackles	17	9 of 54
Passes	686.3	1 of 54
Corners	6	10 of 54

France player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Michael Olise (7), Désiré Doué (3), Kylian Mbappé (2).
Assists: Michael Olise (3), Désiré Doué (2), Rayan Cherki (2).
Shots: Michael Olise (16), Désiré Doué (15), Kylian Mbappé (13).
Fouls: Marcus Thuram (8), Manu Koné (6), Adrien Rabiot (6).