Football’s biggest showcase gets underway later on Sunday as France take on Croatia in the 21st instalment of the FIFA World Cup final.
The match gets underway at Moscow’s 80,000 seat Luzhniki Stadium at 3am, with coverage starting at 2.30am.
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.
Croatia have never reached a tournament final of any kind. They made the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1998 but lost to France 2-1.
Competition statistics
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
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