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France – Croatia
(Luschniki Olympic Stadium, Moscow)
17:00, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE, TV: ZDF, Sky
What should you know about France? “/>
19659007] The French counted before the World Cup to favorites. This role was met by the Tricolore team. In the semifinal against Belgium (1-0), the team showed the necessary qualities to win the second title after 1998: a strong defense and intelligence. That the attack is also of high clbad, the French have demonstrated, among others, in 4: 3 against Argentina. The stars are numerous, the most impressive World Cup so far has been Kylian Mbappé, 19, and his teammate Antoine Griezmann
What should you know about Croatia?
Probably before the tournament, it was suggested that the Croatians would go to the final. Because the team had rarely convinced in previous tournaments. At the 2014 World Cup was the end of the first round, at the 2016 European Championships in the second round. In Russia, she has already achieved the best result so far for the small country. However, this is not the first time that Croatia has presented the surprise team of the World Cup, in 1998 it was sensational third. The main player is midfielder Luka Modric.
Who shows the World Cup final on TV?
The ARD was allowed to show the opening match, the final will be broadcast in ZDF (TV and Livestream). The match will be commented by Béla Réthy, who has already participated in the finals of 2002 and 2010. The pay television channel Sky shows the lot. There, Wolff-Christoph Fuss is the commentator
Who whistles the final of the World Cup?
Fifa has not yet announced which referee will lead the final. Twelve referees were nominated for the semi-finals, the match for third place and the final: Alireza Faghani (Iran), Malang Diedhiou (Senegal), Mark Geiger (USA), Cesar Arturo Ramos (Mexico), Andres Cunha (Uruguay), Nestor Pitana (Argentina), Sandro Ricci (Brazil), Matthew Conger (New Zealand), Gianluca Rocchi (Italy), Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey), Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) and Milorad Mazic (Serbia).
The favorites are Kuipers and Pitana acted, they were allowed in Russia until here most often ran (four missions). Cunha and Cakir whistled the semifinals, so they should not be eligible for the final match. Perhaps the politics of sport could be the decisive factor: three of the last four whistles have whistled the Europeans. The South American Comnebol Association should now require to be represented at least by the referee in the final. That would speak for Pitana or the Brazilian Ricci
What about the match for third place?
The match for third place is already on Saturday, the send-off is at 16 hours. In St. Petersburg, Belgium and England meet. The game will be broadcast by ARD and Sky. Belgians have the chance to celebrate their best result in the World Cup. They already set their record: 1986 in Mexico, the team has already reached the match for third place, but France beat 2: 4 after extra time. Even the English, world champions of 1966, have already reached the "small final". In 1990, the Three Lions welcomed Italy 1: 2.
