World champions France suffered a fairly surprising defeat at the hands of Denmark in their Nations League opener on Friday night.
To make matters worse, both Kylian Mbappe and Raphael Varane picked up injuries in Paris and another loss would only increase the level of toxicity around the squad after such a poor show of things at Euro 2020 last summer.
Dripping with talent, Didier Deschamps’ squad need to show they can play together as a squad again, much as they did in Russia when winning the 2018 World Cup.
Beaten finalists that year Croatia, meanwhile, were beaten 3-0 by Ralf Rangnick’s Austria as their much-celebrated Golden Generation enters its final few years.
The leader of that, one Luka Modric, will win his 150th cap in what looks a mouth-watering game.
Where to watch Croatic vs France
TV channel: The match will be televised on Premier Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 7.35pm BST before a 7.45pm kick-off. A monthly subscription costs from £9.99 in the UK.
