France produced a stunning comeback to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit, defeating Croatia in a tense penalty shootout to book their place in the Nations League Final Four on Tuesday night.
After dominating the second leg to level the aggregate score, Les Bleus held their nerve in the shootout, setting up a semi-final clash with Spain—who also advanced on penalties after a hard-fought battle against the Netherlands.
In another thrilling encounter, Cristiano Ronaldo had a mixed night, scoring one penalty and missing another, as Portugal edged Denmark 5-3 on aggregate to secure their semi-final berth.
Meanwhile, Germany took advantage of costly Italian errors—including a rare mistake by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma—to claim a 5-4 aggregate victory despite a late surge from Italy.
