France vs Turkey UEFA Nations League preview: Les Bleus look to shake off Italy loss against Ay-Yıldızlılar
Eli Junior Kroupi scored his first France goal as Les Bleus rebounded from a loss to Italy and finished top of Group A with 13 points.
- On Sunday, France defeated Turkey 2-1 in Bordeaux to secure top spot in Group A1 of the UEFA Nations League and guarantee a place in the quarter-finals next March.
- Zinedine Zidane's side bounced back from Thursday's 3-1 loss to Italy, finishing the group with 13 points one clear of Belgium. The match held special significance for Zidane, who established his reputation as a player at Bordeaux in the 1990s.
- France took a 49th-minute lead when Besiktas defender Emirhan Topcu inadvertently turned an Adrien Rabiot corner into his own net. Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi doubled the lead in the 80th minute after combining with Rayan Cherki.
- Abdulkerim Bardakci scored a late consolation goal in the 90th minute for Turkey, but the defeat confirmed their automatic relegation to League B after finishing with six losses under manager Sergen Yal.
- As 2021 Nations League winners, France now awaits the official draw for the quarter-finals this coming Friday, where they will face a runner-up from another League A group; potential opponents include Spain.
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Battus in Italy on Thursday, the Blues reacted by imposing themselves against Turkey this Sunday evening in Bordeaux (2-1).
The "Équipe Tricolore" wins a job against the crisisling Elf of the Bosporus. For Italy there is nothing to fetch from abroad.
Writing sports, 15 Nov (EFE).- Beneficiated by Italy's trip in Brussels, before Belgium, and by an Emir Topcu autogol at the beginning of the second part, which brought him out of trouble and so much later by Junior Kroupi who he sentenced, France achieved before Turkey the triumph he needed to advance as first of [...] Entry 2-1. France, first without brightness was first published in HolaNews.
The Gauls added 15 points and remained above Belgium.
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