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France v/s Croatia, FIFA World Cup 2018 Final: All you need to know.
A month on and 63 games later, the FIFA World Cup 2018 reaches its climax on Sunday as France take on Croatia in Moscow in the final. It is a final very few people could have anticipated four weeks ago, when the competition in Russia was just beginning.
France v/s Croatia, FIFA World Cup 2018 FINAL - Live Score, Updates and Commentary
It is a gifted French side with the second-youngest squad at the tournament, embodied by the lightning-quick forward Kylian Mbappe, who face a Croatian team inspired by Luka Modric, arguably the finest midfielder in the world at the moment.
France have the chance to join Argentina and Uruguay in winning the trophy for the second time, after 1998. Back then, Didier Deschamps was the captain. Now he is the coach, and he can become just the third man to win the trophy as a player and a manager, after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer.
France beat Croatia in the 1998 World Cup semifinal. Back then, two Lilian Thuram goals sunk a Croatia team playing in their first World Cup as an independent nation. Twenty years on, this Croatian side have written their own history and the nation of just over four million people is the smallest to reach the final since Uruguay in 1950.
After winning all three group games, outclassing Argentina, they have beaten Denmark and Russia on penalties and defeated England in extra-time in the semi-finals.
It has been a gruelling, exhausting run for Zlatko Dalic's team, and they must rouse themselves for one last effort.
France v/s Croatia Final: When and where to watch
When is France v/s Croatia final match in FIFA World Cup 2018?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match will take place on Saturday, July 14.
Where is FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match being played?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
What time does the FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match begins in India (time in IST)?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia match begins at 8.30 PM IST (2030 hrs).
Where to watch on TV FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match live in India?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia match will be broadcast live in India on Sony Network. France v/s Croatia TV channels will be- Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 2 HD, Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 3 HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD.
Where to watch on TV France v/s Croatia final match with Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali commentary?
France v/s Croatia football match will be in English on Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 2 HD. Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 3 HD will show that match in Hindi. France v/s Croatia Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali commentary will be on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD.
Where to watch online FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia final match live streaming?
FIFA World Cup 2018 France v/s Croatia match live streaming will be on Sony Liv app and sonyliv.com website. Jio TV and Airtel TV apps will also broadcast the match in India.
France v/s Croatia final: Probable Starting XIs
France XI: Hugo Lloris, Lucas Hernandez, Samuel Umtiti, Raphael Varane, Benjamin Pavard, Ngolo Kante, Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud.
Croatia XI: Danijel Subasic, Vedran Corluka, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinic, Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Ante Rebic, Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic, Mario Mandzukic.
France v/s Croatia final: Squads
FRANCE
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), and Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain).
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Adil Rami (Marseille), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), and Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), and Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich).
Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Thomas Lemar (Monaco), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), and Florian Thauvin (Marseille)
CROATIA
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco/FRA), Lovre Kalinic (Gent/BEL), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas/TUR), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria/ITA), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool/ENG), Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid/ESP), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona/ESP), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid/ESP), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina/ITA), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan /ITA), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka)
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus/ITA), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan/ITA), Nikola Kalinic (AC Milan/ITA), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim/GER), Marko Pjaca (Schalke/GER), Ante Rebic (Eintracht/GER)
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