France produced a great attack performance to lift a two-goal deficit against Croatia and reach their Nations League tie on Sunday.
Maignan made two parades and saw a Croatian attempt over the bar to maintain his impressive record in punishments with France, and became the only France goalkeeper who won two shootings.
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“We know that we start a shootout with Mike. It makes a difference,” said captain Kylian Mbappé.
Maignan was on the bench when France lost the World Cup final in punishment to Argentina in 2022, whereby goalkeeper Hugo Lloris could not save in shootout.
The game on Sunday was a touch of fresh air for Maignan, which has been struggling with Milan lately.
“The goal is great. The first is to take as much space as possible on the line,” said the AC Milan goalkeeper. “Then it's a psychological struggle with the shooter, you have to get in your head.”
France met on Sunday in the Nations League semi -finals on June 5 against the Netherlands in Spain, which were also carried out against the Netherlands in the semi -finals in Stuttgart.
In the other semi -finals of a juicy last four o'clock, Germany meets in Portugal.
In this story, information from Reuters was used.
