Croatia was a 2-0 victory over France in the first round of the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Ante Budimmer was in front of Croatia in the 26th minute and was at home at the Ivan Pricech, where French goalkeeper Mike Magnan blocked part of the ball before cutting the line.
Perisic doubled the game during the first half and six months after being absent from the national team.
Andrej Kramarich’s punishment was rescued in the eighth minute by Meginan, who jumped on his right but used his feet to stop.
Mbappe tested several shots in the first half and tested Dominique Livakovic, but the Croatian goalkeeper has survived to deny. Mbappe and Dembele have reached 30 goals this season.
Mbappe, Real Madrid’s Less Bleus captain in his debut for the national team after losing 3-1 to Italy on September
Mbappe, 26, is third in France’s squad with 48 goals, but has scored just two in his last 13 international appearances.
Germany wins in the San Siro
In the other quarter-finals in the first round, Germany came from behind and beat Italy 2-1, the Spanish defender 2-2 drew 2-2 with the Netherlands, Denmark beat Portuguese 1-0
The winners will qualify on June 4-8 to the final tournament of the four teams.
The second match is scheduled for Sunday.
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