France Defeats Croatia on Penalties to Reach Nations League Semi-Finals

Mike Maignan's penalty saves and Dayot Upamecano's decisive goal secured France's victory after a dramatic second leg in Paris.

France overturned a two-goal deficit with a 2-0 win in the second leg, leveling the aggregate score at 2-2.
Goals from Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembele at the Stade de France set up the penalty shoot-out.
Goalkeeper Mike Maignan saved two penalties, playing a pivotal role in France's 5-4 shoot-out victory.
Dayot Upamecano scored the decisive penalty, sealing France's place in the semi-finals against Spain on June 5 in Germany.
Croatia will now shift focus to their World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins in June in Group L.