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Two decades later, the hour of revenge has come: Croatia, stunning in the semi-final against England (2-1 ap) will want to avenge his generation 98, against France in the final of the World Cup-2018 , Sunday in Moscow.
At the time, the teammates of Davor Suker, current president of the Croatian Federation, finished in third place of the 1998 World Cup after a 2-1 defeat in the semi-final against France, on a double of Lilian Thuram.
"Thuram … This has been the subject of discussion for the last 20 years!" Confirms Zlatko Dalic, current coach of Croatia. But twenty years later, the band Luka Modric won the first qualification in the final of the history of the young Balkan nation.
. The memory of Thuram, the reunion of Perisic
The selection of checkers, has long thought to relive the same nightmare after the opening of the English score of Kieran Trippier free kick (5th). But Croatia managed to force their destiny thanks to goals from Ivan Perisic (68th) to snatch extra time, and Mario Mandzukic (109th) to make the decision, on a pbad from the same Perisic, named man of the match. [19659002] Being finally in the final of a major tournament, it is already a consecration for the generation of Ivan Rakitic. But Croatia will not want to stop there, Sunday in the same stadium Luzhniki of Moscow, especially since the memory of Thuram and the cruel defeat in the semifinal has traumatized an entire country …
The French defender, who had scored a doubled out of nowhere, will no longer be there. But beware of the new wave of French defenseman: after Benjamin Pavard in the eighth, Raphael Varane in the quarter, Samuel Umtiti made the difference in the semis against Belgium.
So the turn of Lucas Hernandez alone defender not to have yet scored, to wear the clothes of the hero during the third final of the World Team in France in 20 years (a win in 1998, a lost in 2006)? Anyway, the selection of Didier Deschamps, vice-champion of Europe in title, will leave with the label of favorite.
But it will have to pay attention to a man which she herself Football level: Ivan Perisic.
If Mario Mandzukic delivered the 4.1 million Croatians by scoring the winning goal (109th), the big man of the match is the winger of Inter Milan, goalkeeper a decisive pbad, which began at the professionals … in Sochaux. "I had my mother on the phone, she dreamed that France and Croatia play the final, it became reality," he said Wednesday night.
. The state of decisive physical freshness?
Waiting for the reunion, France, who beat Belgium Tuesday (1-0), can enjoy an extra day of rest compared to his opponent.
On the other hand, Croatia overcame England in overtime (2-1), the third they played in the knockout phase of this World Cup, the equivalent of a match in more in the legs.
From there to give constitute an advantage for France? Because beyond the physical aspect, the Croatians have consumed a lot of nerve impulses with their two penalty shoot-outs in their favor in the eighth against Denmark and against Russia in the quarter.
The teammates Dejan Lovren did indeed seem a little blunt against England, missing a few simple gestures a priori. But the overall technical talent of this team is too important not to create danger at a time.
France-Croatia will finally be a story of duels. Between the two teammates of Real Madrid Modric and Varane, the two guardian angels Danijel Subasic and Hugo Lloris, or the two giants Mandzukic and Olivier Giroud. First or second star, reply July 15th!
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