By Sedara Oluwadara France's hopes of retaining the Nations League title are over after a home defeat by Croatia which means they cannot reach next year's finals.   Luka Modric's fifth-minute penalty after Ibrahima Konate fouled Ante Budimir was the game's only goal.   In Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe and Christopher Nkunku, France had three of the top four scorers in Europe's major leagues - but failed to find the net.   Didier Deschamps' side are bottom of Group A1 on two points from four games.   "It was a difficult month of June in terms of results. We did