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1. Such a final was not over yet
Yes, Croatians have never played in the World Cup final. France was there twice, when in 1998, beat Brazil (3-0), and in 2006 Zinedine Zidane hit his head Marco Materazzi, and the French lost on penalties. It is the final of the Russian mundialya that will be very original. There were no Germans (eight participations in the final – four wins), the Brazilians (7/5), the Italians (6/4) did not qualify, the Argentines (5 / 2) said "AuRevoir" in the 1/8 finals just the French … the popcorn of the reserve, football fans, you have not seen such a spectacle yet.
2. The world can learn the new champion
Once in 20 years at the world championships, we learn the name of the new triumph. 1958 – Brazil wins gold for the first time, 1978 – viva, Argentina, 1998 – hi, France, 2018 – hey, Croatia, what are you referring to?
Of course, Russia owed the Croats in 2007, when they needed nothing in the qualifying tournament at the Euro. But they thundered the English at Wembley and brought the national team under the guidance of Guus Hiddink to the European Championship, where Russia made a splash in the semifinals. Now we pay off our debts. And he seems, with great interest.
3. Croatians are non-drinks
A joke on Twitter: "There are four times in the Croatian language: the past, the present, the future and the complement."
The Croatian national team was beaten in overtime with Denmark in the 1/8 finals, which won on penalties. In the quarterfinals with the Russian team was the same. In the semifinal with England, as you remember, Mario Mandzhukich scored in the 109th minute. Whenever the Croatians in
4. They have already played in 1998
Yes, France won Croatia in the semifinals of the world championship at home-1998. This match took place at the "Stade de France" in
It's Shuker who opened the scoring in the 46th minute. But a minute later, French defender Lilian Thuram equalized the score, and he also scored the decisive goal (2: 1) in the 70th minute. The frustration of the Croats was not the limit. Not only now, their head coach Zlatko Dalich says, "Maybe God wanted us to wait 20 years, and now we still gave that chance." Well, revenge is a dish that is served cold.
5. Vida is excused
We will not even repeat what Vera Vidoga said after defeating Russia in the quarterfinals. But when he went to the Russian press after the semi-finals with the British, the eyes of the Croatian defender were like a cat in the cartoon "Shrek". He apologized that he did not want to offend anyone, that he loved the Russian people very much and that everyone in life was making mistakes.
We are not reluctant – they forgave. Yes, and the theme is already outdated, enough to throw light before the news of yesterday. Nobody against Croatia in the final will not be sick. Welcome, as they say, happy to see.
6. The French as robots
The French national team has shifted over the years. In the middle of the last century, it was a joyful team, playing five strikers – strictly from the attack. Romantic, like the musketeers. "The swords are naked, the nobles,
7. Russia can lose against the world champion
In general, you can find a lot of reasons why France – Croatia – it's cool. For example, Mbagpe is the new Pele. Didier Deschamps can become the second person in history to win gold at the World Cup as captain of his team and then as head coach. The touching story of Luke Modric – when he was six, shot his grandfather. The refugee family lived in the military zone. Luka grew up under the roar of gunfire, but he dreamed of playing football, although the coaches said he was too weak and silent for that. And Modric brought his team to the final. And if the Croats win, then we in Russia will say: "And our team is so cool! I lost by penalty only for the future world champion!"
And so, whoever played, the finale in the "Luzhniki" – it's usually cool. Madly sorry that the mundial ends! Can I extend it? Another month, huh?
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