France tries to impose itself as a power and Croatia seeks a new title

The last chapter of the World Cup in Russia will be written this Sunday at 12 noon (Brasília time), at the imposing Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, in a conspiracy staging two characters charged with 39, history and two schools of different styles. On the one hand, the favorite selection of France, world champion for the first time in 1998 and who has since been present in important decisions. Beside him, the French have the experience of coach Didier Deschamps, captain of the title of 20 years ago, as well as a young and talented generation, with Mbappé, Griezmann and Pogba. On the other side, the surprising Croatia, which reaches its first decision in World Cup. For this, he relies on his collective football and his well-known weapons, stars Modric, Rakitic and Mandzukic.

In a glbad where the strength of teams sets excelled at individual talents, France and Croatia arrive at the decision of this Sunday (19659002) In the statistics of the FIFA, the Croatians conceded five goals against four of the French , but they have the best defensive system (the defensive system means the ability of the team to disarm the opponent): the selection has taken the rival ball 272 times. However, who leads the number of dislocations in general is a Frenchman. Kanté has taken possession of the ball no less than 48 times for his selection in World Cup.

MENTAL FORCE

Croatia has the "little engine" of the competition. Midfielder Modric, three-time champion of the Champions League with Real Madrid, has already covered an incredible 63 kilometers in six games, giving an average of more than 10 km per game. But France also has its "founder". This is again Kanté, one of the two players in the team to play all six games of the World Cup without being replaced once (the other is the defender Raphael Varane.)

Kanté ran 62.7 kilometers, only 300 meters less than the opponent, which also leaves him an average of more than 10 km each game.

Modric's selection comes to the decision with a sequence of three contested and expired extensions – never has a selection achieved such a feat

For this, coach Zlatko Dalic did work Team together. An example was the match against England, where the team had a bad first time and then, in the second stage and in overtime, went off to the field. "I just asked my players to have a good time," Zlatko said.

Psychological strength is also one of the most important players of the game. Croatian pistol and this comes from far away. The country has always been the one who gave players to the big teams formed by the former Yugoslavia, including stars Boban and Davor Sucker – the scorer of the 1998 World Cup – he is the president of the Croatian Federation of football. With this approval, the team arrives on the field with sufficient mental strength to dominate the matches – or seek energy to reverse a scoreboard.

For France, there is another statistic, related to Didier Deschamps. With eight wins in its last 11 games, the coach has a 73% advantage, the highest among any coaches who have worked in the World Cup. Deschamps knows his team in depth and is able to get the best of each player. In addition, the group has already made it known that he plays for his coach, admired for his humility (he is world champion) and his team work.

French coach who won the 1998 World Cup, Aimé Jacquet told the French daily Le Parisien about the personality of the only Frenchman who can become twice world champion, once as a player and another as a that & # 39; coach. "Didier often insists on the importance of the group, he understood that in this environment, we do not go very far," said Jacquet. "If in your message you did not play in the collective, you lost it. It must not be forgotten that he was always captain of what he did in his playing career. He was respected by everyone because he respected everyone. has always been better than anyone to do it. "

If you win the title, France will enter the select group of two world champions, with Uruguay and Argentina (last selection to reach two titles by winning the 1986 World Cup, in Mexico)

It was not so long ago that the World Cup had an unprecedented champion.In 2010, Spain won its first title by beating the Netherlands.If you win, Croatia will join this group.

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Thirty minutes before the kickoff, the closing ceremony will feature actor Will Smith, who will sing alongside Latin singer Nicky Jam and Albanian singer Era Istrefi the song Live it Up, considered as the theme of the Worlds.In the audience, the Kremlin has confirmed the presence of the Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, France, Emmanuel Macron, and Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.