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France fight back to sink battling Croatia

France v Croatia - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - September 8, 2020 Croatia's Nikola Vlasic in action with France's Eduardo Camavinga REUTERS

France earned a rollercoaster 4-2 home win over Croatia in a top-tier Nations League Group 3 match on Tuesday with the outcome a carbon copy of their memorable clash in the 2018 World Cup final.

France made it two wins out of two after their opening 1-0 victory at Sweden and stayed level on six points with Portugal, 2-0 winners at Sweden after a Cristiano Ronaldo brace boosted his international tally to 101 goals.

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