France wins UEFA Nations League as VAR decision leaves Spain frustrated

The 2-1 victory at the San Siro in Milan sees France become the second country to win the Nations League as Spain’s players were left frustrated by Mbappé’s contentious winner.Mikel Oyarzabal had opened the scoring in the second half when he finished off Sergio Busquets’ pass, but France equalized moments later as Karim Benzema fired a wonderful, curling shot into the top corner past Unai Simón.Then with 10 minutes remaining, Mbappé got behind Spain’s defensive line and calmly finished past Simón — a goal that was allowed to stand following a video assistant referee (VAR) review.READ: Neymar says the 2022 FIFA World Cup could be his lastFrance, which narrowly missed out on getting the game’s first goal when Theo Hernández hit the bar, held on for the victory after two excellent saves from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the game’s final moments.It was the second time in two games that France had come from behind to win following a thrilling comeback against Belgium in the semifinals. “I’m extremely proud, I’m very happy for the players,” manager Didier Deschamps told UEFA of the victory.”It’s true that we were in two difficult situations in these two matches … quite apart from the quality and the talent in this team, we also have this mentality and team spirit.” France’s Nations League triumph comes after Portugal became the first country to win the tournament in 2019. CNN’s Patrick Sung contributed to reporting