UEFA Nations League: After a poor start for France in the first half, he made a strong comeback in the second half, scoring three goals in a row. A wild turn by Benzema, a surprise penalty by Mbappe and a 90th-minute winner by Hernandez sealed the match for France.
They were playing in the semi-finals of the newly formed UEFA Nations League. The tournament featured 16 top teams from UEFA member countries.
It was a dramatic match from the fans point of view. Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Carrasco scored a goal each for 45 minutes for Belgium. “Okay, that’s a comfortable lead!” The official Twitter account of the Belgian team wrote at halftime.
Mbappe beat his man before finding Benzema to start an epic comeback in France’s second half#UNLskills | @HisenseSports | #nation league pic.twitter.com/B6iv0y64Ic
— UEFA Nations League (@Euro2024) October 7, 2021
In the second half, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe scored fast for France to make the score 2-2.
The score was level by the 87th minute and it looked like the match would go into penalties, but Lukaku scored once again. The goal was dismissed by VAR saying that Lukaku was off-side before scoring the goal. Much to the relief of the French fans, he scored just near the 90-minute mark. Hernandez gave them a much-needed advantage in the final minute of the game and sealed the deal for France.
Spain vs France in the Nations League Final at San Siro on Sunday
who’s winning#nation league
— UEFA Nations League (@Euro2024) October 7, 2021
Earlier in the week, Spain defeated Euro 2020 champions Italy 2-1 in the semi-finals to reach the final of the Nations League. Spain vs France is expected to be a blockbuster final which will be played on 10 October 2021.
Portugal has won the tournament before. Who will be the champion this time in the UEFA Nations League?
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