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MOSCOW (AP) – The last Sunday at the World Cup (all local times):
5:15 pm
There was a new signage inside the Luzhniki stadium for the championship between Croatia and France. In the previous six games, the front of the second and third bridges had blue backgrounds with "2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA" in white in English and Russian, alternating with red backgrounds with "MOSCOW" and "( hashtag) world cup ".
For the final, there were gold funds with "FINAL2018" in navy blue, alternating with navy blue backgrounds with "MOSCOW", "FIFA WORLD CUP" in English and Russian and "(hashtag ) world cup "on
17h07
France and Croatia are on the ground at the Luzhniki stadium to prepare for the World Cup final with less than an hour before the coup d'etat # 39; shipment. 19659002] French goaltender Hugo Lloris was the first to applaud the fans and two reserve goalkeepers on his team. French fans waved the tricolor flag while the rest of the team came out, defender Lucas Hernandez beckoning to the stands
Croatian fans gave captain Luka Modric and his teammates similar greetings a few minutes later
. wins its second World Cup and the first since 1998, while Croatia has never pbaded the semifinal.
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17:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin will help present the trophy to the winning captain after
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will join Putin for the ceremony at the Luzhniki stadium
The recent tradition of the World Cup is that the presidents of FIFA and the organizing country share the gold medal. Four years ago, Sepp Blatter, then FIFA leader, and Dilma Rousseff, then president of Brazil, presented the trophy to German captain Philipp Lahm.
Lahm returns the trophy to the field before France and Croatia ff at 18:00 local time (15h00 GMT / 11h00 EDT) in Moscow
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16h50
France and the Croatia will take unchanged commitments in the World Cup final
France Didier Deschamps retained the starting lineup that beat Belgium 1-0 in the semifinal after Blaise Matuidi's return from a suspension in quarterfinals.
Zlatko Dalic stayed with Marcelo Brozovic in midfield after competing for Croatia 2-1 semifinal victory over England. This means that striker Andrej Kramaric remains on the bench
Lineups:
France: Hugo Lloris, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe, N & # Golo Kante, Blaise Matuidi, Lucas Hernandez
Composition of Croatia: Danijel Subasic, Sime Vrsaljko, Ivan Strinic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Mandzukic, Ante Rebic, Domagoj Vida .
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4:45 pm
Braving the rainy weather, Croatian fans gather in the squares and streets of the country before the World Cup final with France.
Wearing Croatian team jerseys and flags Fans have filled the central square of the capital, Zagreb, two hours before the kickoff of the party in Russia
The fans have wrapped the square monument in national red and white colors.
The team's race at the World Cup final is the country's most important sporting event.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic states that "all this has been a wonderful experience … we should all be happy to be part of it." [19659002] —
16:30
Thousands of fans have invaded the historic Grand Place of Brussels to welcome the Belgian team after its third place at the World Cup.
Belgian players returned immediately after their 2-0 win over England in the thir. They were first received by King Philip at the Royal Palace on Sunday before being taken away in a Bus opened through the sunny center of Brussels where thousands of others stood on the way.
The Grand Place holds only 8,000 seats and was full several hours before the players appeared on the balcony of the Gothic Town Hall to another round of applause and cheers .
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16h15
Croatia arrived for the World Cup Final
The Croatians, who will play for the title for the first time, arrived at the Luzhniki stadium a few minutes after French squad. Luka Modric, the midfielder of Croatia's team, was one of the first to enter the locker room.
The best performance of Croatia before this year was the semifinal in 1998. But the team lost France in this match 20 years ago, and the French team won its only World Cup title.
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4:10 pm
The France team arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium for the World Cup Final against Croatia
The team, escorted by five Police motorcycles, arrived on a bus with a French flag adorned to the windows on either side of the vehicle.
The French coach Didier Deschamps was one of the first buses, followed by his players wearing blue training suits.
France plays its second World Cup title after winning at home in 1998. Croatia is looking for its first.
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3:55 pm
The World Cup Trophy has arrived at the Luzhniki stadium.
France d Croatia will play for the most important football title on Sunday, with the winning captain first to hoist the gold statuette over his head.
According to a video published by FIFA the trophy The Croatian president called the Russians to support Croatia in the World Cup final.
In a video message posted on a plane and posted on Facebook, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic says in Russian "You are good hosts, support Croatia today, let's be happy together."
Dressed in red and Croatian white, she later sings "Croatia, Croatia, Croatia".
Croatian political and football leaders tried to calm down their relations with Russia after After this part, some Russian social media users were irritated when Croatian defender Domagoj Vida praised the news. Neighbor Ukraine in a video posted online.Vida is excused for any offense, saying that he wanted to pay tribute to friends in Ukraine and not to comment on the political tension between Ukraine and Ukraine. Russia.
Grabar-Kitarovic met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin and welcomed the hosting of the World Cup by the country.
Grabar-Kitarovic "This championship has really been an example to everyone, not only have you ensured the fans' freedom of movement, but you have prevented any kind of incident from to be described as hatred. "
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3:15 pm
The area around Moscow The Luzhniki stadium fills with fans, less than three hours before the kickoff of the final of the World Cup.
Croatian fans have the impression that the French are less numerous than their country to play its first final. The second time after a 20-year wait
Some supporters of Croatia presented national-style water polo caps, which became a national trend when defenseman Vedran Corluka wore a sequel to an injury to the head to the 2016 European Championship. 19659002] There are fans from all over the world at the stadium, with the flags of China, Ecuador, Germany, Morocco and the United States. 39; England.
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15:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally pbaded the torch to Before the final in Moscow between France and Croatia, Putin met in the Kremlin the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino
. The Cup was a success and "I'm sure our friend from Qatar will keep the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the same level."
Putin ceremoniously handed a football to the Emir to mark the transfer to Qatar. will be the first Arab country to host the tournament.
The emir told through a translator that the World Cup "will be a big and big festival for our entire country."
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14h00 [19659002] France or Croatia?
One of these two teams will become World Cup champion later Sunday.
The French, who won their only home title in 1998, will play their third final in 20 years. Croatians have the chance to win the biggest football prize for the first time
The match at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow closes a one-month tournament that started with 32 teams in 12 stadiums around Russia.
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