Where to Watch Croatia vs France in the UEFA Nations League for Free?

The UEFA Nations League has thrown up a replay of the 2018 World Cup final taking the spotlight at Stadion Poljud in split on Thursday night as Croatia hosts France in the first leg of their UEFA Nations League quarter-final matchup. The victors of this two-legged battle will compete against either the Netherlands or Spain in the semi-finals in June.

Croatia garnered eight points from six matches, finishing second in League A Group 1 of the Nations League in the latter half of last year. Zlatko Dalic’s squad did not secure a win in their final three matches, suffering a 1-0 defeat to Scotland amidst draws with Poland and group winners Portugal, but they managed to scrape through to the knockout stages. Croatia will strive to capitalize on their home advantage against France in the first leg on Thursday, having lost only one of their past seven games in front of their fans across all competitions, recording five clean sheets and allowing just two goals during that time. Croatia emerged from the first leg without any new concerns to report, although they did lose Real Sociedad midfielder Luka Sucic to injury prior to Thursday’s victory. With an otherwise fully-fit team to select from, Dalic will certainly be inclined to replace an attacker with an extra defender considering the situation – potentially Borna Sosa if he opts for a wing-back formation.

Euro 2024 semi-finalist France, the highest-ranked European nation, is the second-highest-ranked country globally, following 2022 World Cup champions Argentina. France has already improved upon their performance from the last Nations League competition in 2023, where they did not advance past the group stage, as they collected 13 points from six matches in League A Group 2 at the end of last year, finishing first ahead of Italy in second due to their superior head-to-head record. Paris Saint-Germain hotshot Ousmane Dembele may have done enough to reprise his central role, but Deschamps will surely consider promoting either – or both – of Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola to the XI for the second leg. The hosting boss has also confirmed that Marseille midfielder Adrien Rabiot is uncertain owing to a calf injury, so Eduardo Camavinga should step in to form an all-Real Madrid double pivot with Aurelien Tchouameni.

Les Bleus are currently aiming to secure a second Nations League trophy under Deschamps after triumphing in the 2020-21 edition, and they arrive in Split on Thursday with victories in their last three away matches, achieving an aggregate score of 9-3, with wins over Belgium and Italy. Although France could not defeat Croatia in the group stage of the prior Nations League, they did achieve a double over the Checkered Ones in the 2020 tournament, including a 2-1 away victory in Zagreb. Before that, they claimed a 4-2 victory against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final in Russia.

Where To Watch Croatia vs France Live for Free?

The Croatia vs France game will be streamed on multiple platforms across various countries for free. Here are some of the prime locations and streaming platforms in those locations.

Country	Free Streaming Platform
USA	Fox Sports
France	TF1
India	SonyLIV
Croatia	ZDF
Japan	DAZN
China	iQIYI Sports

The game can also be watched on various other websites like YallaLive, Footem, Live Soccer TV, SportSurge and Koora English Live using a VPN.

DISCLAIMER: These names are given only for information purposes, we as a website in no way promote streaming from these kinds of platforms and their quality depends on the respective website’s server and load.

Croatia vs France Predicted Lineups

Croatia possible starting lineup:

Livakovic; Juranovic, Caleta-Car, Sutalo, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Modric, P. Sucic; Perisic, Kramaric, Baturina

France possible starting lineup:

Maignan; Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Olise, Mbappe; Kolo Muani

Croatia vs France Kick-off Time

Time Zone	Date	Kick-off Time
Central European Time (CET) (Netherlands, Spain)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	8:45 PM
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (UK)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	7:45 PM
Eastern Time (ET) (USA)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	3:45 PM
Central Time (CT) (USA)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	2:45 PM
Mountain Time (MT) (USA)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	1:45 PM
Pacific Time (PT) (USA)	Thursday, March 20, 2025	12:45 PM
India Standard Time (IST) (India)	Friday, March 21, 2025	1:15 AM

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