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France vs Croatia, World Cup 2018 Final: France on top of the world

France beat Croatia 4 2 to clinch FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia

By Mykhel Team
The FIFA World Cup 2018 final is here and its France vs Croatia

Moscow, July 15: It's time for France vs Croatia. After nearly a month of football extravaganza where 32 teams matched up their wits and skills, they are the final two names standing and by the end of the day one of them will stand on top of the world. The match will be aired from 8.30 pm IST in SONY TEN channels. And do mail us your thoughts, opinions and emotions on [email protected] and we will get some of them online.

Jul 15, 2018, 10:37 pm IST

Thanks all for being with us. We are ending the Live Blog here. But stay on as plenty more on your way in the form of report, analysis and comments. Au revoir!

Jul 15, 2018, 10:30 pm IST

What a moment for Didier Deschamps. 1998 World Cup winner France captain and in 2018 as coach. He joins a select band - Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) and Mario Zagallo (Brazil).

Jul 15, 2018, 10:28 pm IST

All OVER AND FRANCE ARE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONS. THEIR SECOND TITLE AFTER 1998

Jul 15, 2018, 10:20 pm IST

5 minutes have been added and a short wait before French party erupts

Jul 15, 2018, 10:13 pm IST

BIT MORE ON THAT PITCH INVASION: The Russian protest group Pussy Riot have claimed responsibility for it. ‘Right now, there are four members of Pussy Riot on the pitch,’ the group wrote on its Facebook page. It said the pitch invasion had been a protest with demands including: 1. Free political prisoners 2. Do not put people in jail for social media “likes” 3. Stop illegal detentions at political rallies 4. Allow political competition in Russia 5. Do not fabricate criminal cases and detain people for no reason

Jul 15, 2018, 10:10 pm IST

Mbappe is the second teenager to score i in a WC final after the great Pele. The match enters last 10 minutes as both the teams make a slew of changes. In the latest, Nabil Fekir runs in for Olivier Giroud

Jul 15, 2018, 9:59 pm IST

68th MINUTE: Hugo LLoris brings a Karius moment as he failed to clear a backpass and Mandzukic was close to him to tap the ball in. Croatia pull one back. 4-2. Crazy final.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:55 pm IST

64th MINUTE: MBAPPEEE. WHAT.A.GOAL. Hernandez released him with a neat pass and the PSG striker does not miss it.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:53 pm IST

59th Minute Paul Pogba gets his name in the goal and France are 3-1 up.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:44 pm IST

France make substitution as Ngolo Kante, who struggled today, with Ozonzi.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:41 pm IST

OH! We haven't seen this for a while. Fan Invasion as the play gets stopped for a couple of minutes.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:37 pm IST

Fantastic save by Lloris off a fiery kick by Rebic. A corner was given to Croatia but safely negotiated.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:34 pm IST

Second half begins and what we have in store here!

Jul 15, 2018, 9:21 pm IST

HALF-TIME IN MOSCOW. 2-1 for France it is. Eventful to say the least

Jul 15, 2018, 9:16 pm IST

Three minutes have been added. Croatia got two more corners but failed to connect any of them.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:12 pm IST

Not the smoothest of 40 minutes in this France vs Croatia final. More like a sparring contest

Jul 15, 2018, 9:09 pm IST

Antoine Griezmann converts the PENALTY AS FRANCE 2-1 UP. And France have never lost when Griezmann scores.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:06 pm IST

PENALTY FOR FRANCE as VAR comes into play after ball struck Perisic's hands while attempting to block a Griezmann corner kick.

Jul 15, 2018, 9:00 pm IST

1-1 as Croatia are level through Ivan Perisic. A deft delivery into the box by Modric and it was passed to Perisic by Vida and the former makes no mistake.

Jul 15, 2018, 8:57 pm IST

Hello France fans!!!

Jul 15, 2018, 8:50 pm IST

18th MIN: France are up 1-0 and its' through an own goal by Mario Mandzukic, who deflected a free kick by Antoine Griezmann.

Jul 15, 2018, 8:43 pm IST

“Croatia just look sharper all around the pitch,” says BBC co-commentator Martin Keown. “They all know their roles and responsibilities.” Come on France!

Jul 15, 2018, 8:39 pm IST

Back to back corners for Croatia but French defence are equal to the task

Jul 15, 2018, 8:35 pm IST

France got an early free kick and Perisic caught Pavard napping - some quick start to the game

Jul 15, 2018, 8:30 pm IST

PEEEP PEEEP! The France vs Croatia begins at Moscow and Croatia are starting the proceedings

Jul 15, 2018, 8:24 pm IST

Mykhel

Argentinian referee Nestor Pitana, who will handle the France vs Croatia final, is a PE teacher by trade.

Jul 15, 2018, 7:58 pm IST

What's that thing about not changing the winning combination.

Jul 15, 2018, 7:55 pm IST

A quick update from London SW 19 Novak Djokovic is leading Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2 and the Serbian is well on course for his 13th Grand Slam.

Jul 15, 2018, 7:50 pm IST

Here's the formation of France and Croatia.

Jul 15, 2018, 7:29 pm IST

France and Croata have entered the stadium. We are an hour away from starting the final.

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Can France, a brilliant ensemble of talent, repeat their 1998 triumph? And the sight of Didier Deschamps in the French dug out will give the night a touch of deja vu as he was the captain of the French side that lifted the trophy 20 years ago.

Or will it be those upstarts from the Balkans? Can the rain on the expected French party in Moscow? Zlatko Dalic's bunch is a skilled set - Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Ivan Perisic, Mario Mandzukic... names are there.

Now, it's all about taming the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante. It's going to be a fancy night and Here's MyKhel starting with the Live Blog.

Story first published: Sunday, July 15, 2018, 22:37 [IST]
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