Nations League: Group 3 – Mbappé leads France 3 points – Portugal win without Ronaldo – Sport

• France defeated Sweden 1-0 in League A of the Nations League. Kylian Mbappé scores the golden goal.
• In Group 3’s second game, Portugal showed no problems in a 4-1 win over Croatia.

A single action from the exceptional talent made the difference in the end: Frenchman Kylian Mbappé danced down the wings through the Swedish defense and scored from an extremely acute angle to make it 1-0 (41st). Opponents Sweden had more offensive game at this point.

Also in the second half, most of the Scandinavians set the pace in the “Friends Arena” at home, but rarely came in good finishing positions. Emil Forsberg’s long-range shot (89th) exactly on French goalkeeper Mike Maignan was somewhat more dangerous. In injury time, “Les Bleus” forward Antoine Griezmann even allowed himself to miss a penalty.

Portugal eager to score even without Ronaldo

It was a one-sided match at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto. The Portuguese forced their dominant game on the guests from Croatia. And that’s without Cristiano Ronaldo, who had to go through the first game of the Nations League due to a foot infection.

The world star, however, was present in the stadium and could not help but smile at the wonderful opening goal of Joao Cancelo (41st). The long shot to the crossbar could also have come from “CR7”. After the break (58th), Diogo Jota converted the Portuguese superiority into the expected 2-0.

The Iberians came out a better one. Joao Félix decided the game in the 70th minute with a tight shot from the edge of the penalty area. With that the mass was over. The visitors from Croatia received a ray of hope with the consolation goal of Bruno Petkovic (90. + 1). The Portuguese finished in the 94th minute, when André Silva practically pushed the ball over the line with the final whistle.