Eli Junior Kroupi scored his maiden goal for France as Les Bleus beat Turkey 2-1 in Bordeaux on Sunday to top their group with 13 points and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations League. World Cup winners Spain, who lost at home against England, are among their potential opponents in the last eight.
Eli Junior Kroupi scored his first France goal as Les Bleus beat Turkey 2-1 on Sunday to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League.
France needed a draw in their last Group A1 outing to make sure of their progress to the quarter-finals next March, and they went ahead just after half-time in Bordeaux via an Emirhan Topcu own goal.
Bournemouth forward Kroupi, 20, replaced Bradley Barcola just past the hour and made it 2-0 from a Rayan Cherki assist, before Abdulkerim Bardakci pulled one back for Turkey at the death.
The result allowed Zinedine Zidane's French side to bounce back from a 3-1 loss away to Italy on Thursday as they finish on top of their group with 13 points, one point ahead of Belgium.
The Belgians also progress into the quarter-finals after coming from behind to thrash Italy 4-1 in Brussels.
France, who won the Nations League in 2021, are therefore guaranteed to play a runner-up from one of the…
