France have the chance to join Argentina and Uruguay in winning the trophy for the second time, after 1998.France beat Croatia in the 1998 World Cup semifinal.
MOSCOW: France vs Croatia match will take place in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. FIFA World Cup 2018 France vs Croatia will kick off at 8.30pm IST on Sunday.
France vs Croatia will be broadcast on Sony Ten 2 SD and HD, Sony Ten 3 SD and HD, Sony ESPN SD.The World Cup Final is currently sold out, but if any tickets become available on resale they will cost £750, £485 and £311 for the various categories.
France have cruised through to the final without losing a game, defeating Australia and Peru, and drawing with Denmark in the pool stages.
France were the first to reach the tournament finale after overcoming Belgium in Tuesday’s semi-final. Samuel Umtiti’s goal settled the tie, but Kylian Mbappe again starred on the biggest stage to guide Les Bleus to Moscow.
Meanwhile, Croatia came from behind to beat England in extra timeand reach their first-ever World Cup final.For a country with a population of 4.2 million, Croatia is spectacularly successful at sports. Besides soccer, it’s got top flight teams in handball, water polo and basketball, and Croatian tennis players are part of the global elite.
Croatia, once again, were very impressive in their win over England, finding another gear to outclass Gareth Southgate’s side. But this World Cup looks destined to be heading to France, with Mbappe continuing to impress on the biggest stage.
France have the chance to join Argentina and Uruguay in winning the trophy for the second time.This is the third time France will play in a World Cup final, after taking the title in 1998 and losing to Italy in 2006.
Goals scored:
France 10, Croatia 12
Goals against:
France 4, Croatia 5
Total shots:
France 75, Croatia 100
Shots on target:
France 24, Croatia 26
Possession:
France 49 per cent, Croatia 54 per cent
Goals
Kylian Mbappe (France) – 3
Antoine Griezmann (France) – 3
Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) – 2
Ivan Perisic (Croatia) – 2
Luka Modric (Croatia) – 2
Previous World Cup winners:
- 1930 – Uruguay
- 1934 – Italy
- 1938 – Italy
- 1950 – Uruguay
- 1954 – West Germany
- 1958 – Brazil
- 1962 – Brazil
- 1966 – England
- 1970 – Brazil
- 1974 – West Germany
- 1978 – Argentina
- 1982 – Italy
- 1986 – Argentina
- 1990 – West Germany
- 1994 – Brazil
- 1998 – France
- 2002 – Brazil
- 2006 – Italy
- 2010 – Spain
- 2014 – Germany
