PARIS: France overturned a two-goal deficit to qualify for the Nations League final four by eliminating Croatia 5-4 on penalties after a 2-0 victory in their quarterfinal second leg at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Dayot Upamecano scored the winning spot kick in a nail-biting shootout in which France keeper Mike Maignan made two saves, sending Les Bleus into the semifinals against Spain.
Michael Olise opened the scoring and Ousmane Dembele doubled their lead 10 minutes from time to send the tie into extra time after their 2-0 loss in Split on Thursday.
France had a total of 22 chances while Croatia could not manage a single shot on target in 120 minutes.