Croatia contained the attacking duo of Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé in a 2-0 victory over France in the first leg of the Nations League quarterfinals Thursday. Ante Budimir headed Croatia ahead in the 26th minute off a cross from Ivan Perišić with France goalkeeper Mike Maignan partially blocking the ball before it crossed the line.

Croatia's Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire.

Croatia ruined Kylian Mbappe's return to the French colours as they beat France 2-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Nations League Quarterfinal game between the two sides. Ante Budimir headed the opening goal of the game in the 26th minute to give Croatia the lead and then Ivan Perišic doubled the advantage in first-half stoppage time.