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MOSCOW – The last Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):
18:00
Croatian Mario Mandzukic kicked his team to the final of the World Cup World vs. France
The national anthem resounded around the Luzhniki stadium, the Croatian fans unfurled a banner that read: "A heart, a force, my country, Croatia."
The two teams were unchanged since the semi-finals. France beat Belgium 1-0, and Croatia beat England 2-1 in overtime.
Croatia plays its first World Cup final. France won its only World Cup title when it hosted the tournament in 1998.
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17:54
French and Croatian teams are on the field for the Cup final of the world.
Captain Hugo Lloris and Luka Modric were in the lead
Philipp Lahm, the German captain in 2014, had already won the World Cup trophy with Russia's Natalia Vodianova. Lahm picked up the cup and held it to encourage the crowds.
France aims to win its second World Cup and the first since 1998. Croatia has never pbaded the semifinal.
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5:50 pm
The Croatian President says that no matter what happens in the final of the World Cup, the unexpected success of the hardworking and neglected team of his little country means that "we are a winner".
In an interview with Associated Press Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said that she wanted her formerly belligerent region to mobilize to support Croatia in the final and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, in the Wimbledon Final
. People in all our countries are tired of ideological differences, to come back all the time in the past. "
Before Sunday's final against France in Moscow, she predicted a Croatian victory but said" whatever happens, we are a winner. "
She used the victory to raise the profile of her country, posing on every occasion a red and white checkered jersey and donating one to US President Donald Trump.
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5 Closing Ceremony of the World Cup kicked off
Actor and singer Will Smith is one of those who perform in the brief show before France plays against Croatia in the final.
Dozens of people wearing video screens Moments of the tournament are interspersed with artists who dance in glitter costumes.
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17:30
French President Emmanuel Macron was joined by one of his predecessors, Nicolas Sarkozy , as a FIFA guests to see their national te I play Croatia at the World Cup Final
The President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, also ranks among the 10 leaders of 39 State and national leaders at the Luzhniki tade
They joined the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidents The Government of Belarus, Moldova, Gabon and Sudan
Some Western European governments have remained on the sidelines of the World Cup after the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England in March
. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is also here. Qatar hosts the next World Cup in 2022 and the Emir attended Sunday a ceremony of handing over to the Kremlin with Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. For the championship between Croatia and France.
For 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 "For the final, it There were gold funds with "FINAL2018" in navy blue, alternating with navy blue backgrounds with "MOSCOW", "FIFA WORLD CUP" in English and "MOSCOW" in English. hashtag "on a navy blue background with gold lettering.
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17:07
France and Croatia are on the field at the Luzhniki Stadium to prepare for the World Cup final with less than one hour before the kickoff. [19659002] French goaltender Hugo Lloris was the first to cheer the fans and the two reserve goalkeepers on his team. the tricolor flag when the rest of the team came out, defender Lucas Hernandez beckoning to x stands.
Croatian fans gave Captain Luka Modric and his teammates similar greetings a few minutes later
second World Cup and first since 1998, while Croatia has never pbaded the semi final.
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17:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin will help present the trophy to the winning captain after the World Cup final
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will join Putin for the ceremony on The field at the Luzhniki stadium
The recent World Cup has the tradition that the presidents of FIFA and the host country jointly hand over the trophy of gold and malachite.
Four years ago, Sepp Blatter, then FIFA leader, and Dilma Rousseff, then Brazilian president, presented the trophy to German captain Philipp Lahm.
Lahm puts the trophy on the field before the kickoff of France and Croatia. 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT / 11:00 am EDT) in Moscow
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16:50
France and Croatia will take unchanged commitments in the World Cup final.
Coach Didier Deschamps of France has retained the starting lineup that beat Belgium 1-0 in the semi-finals after Blaise Matuidi returned from a suspension in the quarter-finals.
Zlatko Dalic remained in midfield after Marcelo Brozovic's semifinal win 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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Braving the rainy weather, Croatian fans gather in the squares and streets of the country before the final of the World Cup with France.
Wearing Croatian team jerseys and waved flags set in the capital Zagreb about two hours before the start of the game in Russia
Fans wrapped the square monument in the national red and white colors .
Croatian media and officials described the team's race at the final World Cup as the country's mo
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic states that "all this has been a wonderful experience .. we should all be happy to be part of it. "
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16:30
Thousands of fans filled the historic Grand Place in Brussels to welcome the Belgian team after its third place at the World Cup.
Belgian players came back immediately after their 2-0 win against England in third place They were first received by King Philip at the Royal Palace on Sunday before being taken away by bus through the sunny center of Brussels where thousands of others stood on the way.
The Grand Place only has 8.000 hours before the players appear on the balcony of the Gothic Town Hall for a new ovation and cheers.
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16h15
Croatia has arrived for the World Cup Final.
Croatians, who will play for the title of the first time, arrived at the Luzhniki stadium a few minutes after the French team. Luka Modric, the midfielder of the Croatian team, was one of the first to enter the locker room.
The best performance of Croatia before this year was when it reached the semi-finals in 1998. But the team lost France in this match 20 years ago, and the French team won his only World Cup title.
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4:10 pm
The France team arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium for the final World Cup against Croatia
The team, escorted by five police motorcycles , arrived in a bus with a French flag adorned to the windows on each side of the vehicle.
Coach Didier Deschamps was one of the first, followed by his players wearing blue workout gear.
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 [19659002] The World Cup Trophy has arrived at the Luzhniki stadium.
France and Cr Oatia will play for the most important title of football on Sunday, with the winning captain being the first to hoist the gold statuette on his head.
According to a video posted by FIFA, the trophy was brought to the stadium and arrived packed
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3:40 pm
The Croatian president called on the Russians to support Croatia in the final of the World Cup.
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 their relations with Russia after After the match, some Russian social media users were irritated when Croatian defender Domagoj Vida praised the news. Neighbor Ukraine in a video posted online. Vida apologized for his crimes, saying that he wanted to pay tribute to his friends in Ukraine and not comment on the political tension between Ukraine and Russia.
Grabar-Kitarovic met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin and praised the country's welcome. 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 sort of incident from preventing any qualifying expression." of hate. "
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15:15
The area around Luzhniki of Moscow The stadium fills with fans, less than three hours before the kickoff of the final of the World Cup.
Croatia's fans seem to have the French outnumbered as their country plays its first final. France aims to win the trophy for the second time after a wait of 20 years.
Some Croatian fans wore national-style water polo caps, which became a national trend when defender Vedran Corluka wore a sequel. Head injury at the 2016 European Championship.
There are fans from around the world at the stadium, with the flags of China, Ecuador, Germany, Morocco and from England
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Russian President Vladimir Putin officially pbaded the torch to Qatar for the World Cup in 2022.
Before the final in Moscow between France and the Croatia, Putin met in the Kremlin the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Putin said that the World Cup of Russia had been a success and "I'm sure that our friend from Qatar will succeed in keeping the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the same level. "
A football at Emir to mark the transfer to Qatar, which will be the first Arab country to host the tournament.
The emir told through a translator that the World Cup "will be a great and great celebration for our entire country." [19659002] –
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France or Croatia?
One of these two teams will become World Cup champion later Sunday.
The French, winners of the only World Cup title at home in 1998, play in 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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