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MOSCOW (AP) The last Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):
16h50
France and Croatia will take unchanged commitments in the final of the World Cup.
France coach Didier Deschamps retains 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 victory in overtime against 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 most important sporting event ever.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic says "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 Belgium team after its third place in the World Cup.
Belgian players came back immediately after their 2-0 win against England in third place and they were first received by King Philip at the Royal Palace on Sunday before being taken away in a Open bus through the sunny center of Brussels where thousands of others stood on the way.
The Grand Place counts only 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.
The Croatians, who will play for the title of fi For the first time, arrived at Luzhniki stadium a few minutes after the French squad. 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 World Cup final
The team, escorted by five police motorcycles, arrived in a bus with a French flag adorned with the windows on each side of the vehicle.
French coach Didier Deschamps was one of the first to get off the bus, followed by his players wearing blue workout uniforms.
France plays its second World Cup title after winning at home in 1998. Croatia is looking for its first.
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15:55 pm
The World Cup trophy has arrived at the Luzhniki stadium.
France and Croatia wi He will play for the most important football title on Sunday, the winning captain being the first to hoist the gold statuette on his head.
According to a video posted by FIFA, the trophy was taken to the stadium and packed in a hard case
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3:40 pm
The Croatian president called on the Russians to support Croatia during of the World Cup final.
In a video message recorded 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 for everyone.You have not only ensured the freedom of movement of the fans, but you have prevented any kind of incident from preventing any expression that could be described as hate. "
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15:15
The vicinity of Luzhniki stadium in Moscow fills with fans, less than three hours before the kickoff of the World Cup final.
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 in the stadium, with the flags of China, Ecuador, Germany, Morocco and England
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19659002] 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 and FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Vladimir Putin said that the Russian World Cup was a success and "I'm sure that our friend from Qatar will succeed in keeping the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the same level. "
football at the mir to mark the transfer to Qatar, which will be the first Arab country to host the tournament.
The emir told through the intermediary of a translator that the World Cup "will be a great and big celebration for all our country.
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14h00
France or Croatia?
One of these two teams will become World Cup champion later Sunday.
The French, winners of their only World Cup title at home in 1998, will 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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