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MOSCOW (AP) – The last Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):
17:54
The French and Croatian teams are on the field for the World Cup final.
The teams come out of the locker room to win the World Cup trophy, with captains Hugo Lloris and Luka Modric leading
Philipp Lahm, captain of Germany in 2014, won the trophy of the World Cup with 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 passed 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".
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said that she wanted her warring region to come together to support Croatia in the final and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final [19659002] "Sports bring people together, countries are tired of ideological differences, to return to the past all the time."
Before Sunday's final against France in Moscow, she predicts a Croatian victory but says "what that it happens, we are a winner. "[19659002ElleausedthebicidetoelevatetheprofileUntryposinginaredwoodandwhiteoneveryoccasion-andonlytheAmericanpresidentDonaldTrump
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5:35 pm
The Closing Ceremony of the World Cup began
The Actor and singer Will Smith is among those who play in the brief show before France plays Croatia in the final.
Dozens of people wearing video screens showing moments of the tournament are interspersed with dancers in glittering costumes. 19659002]
5.30pm
French President Emmanuel Macron was joined by one of his predecessors, Nicolas Sarkozy, as FIFA guests to see their national team face Croatia in the final of the World Cup.
The President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, is also among the 10 heads of state and government of Luzhniki Stadium
They joined Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidents of Belarus, Moldova, Gabon and Sudan. Some West E European governments have stayed away from the World Cup because of the consequences of the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England in March 1969.
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, is also present. Qatar will host the next World Cup in 2022 and the emir attended a Kremlin handover ceremony with Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday.
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5:15 pm
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 "MOSCOW" and "(hashtag) World Cup "in white.
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 World Cup and " hashtag "on navy blue background with gold lettering.
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17h07
France and Croatia are on the ground at the Luzhniki stadium to prepare for the World Cup final with an hour before the kickoff.
France goalkeeper Hugo Llo Ris appeared first in front of his team's supporters and two reserve goalkeepers. French fans waved the tricolor when the rest of the team came out, defenseman Lucas Hernandez waving to the stands.
Croatian fans gave Captain Luka Modric and his team-mates similar greetings a few minutes later
second World Cup and first since 1998, while Croatia has never passed the semi-final .
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5 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin will help present the trophy to the winning captain after the World Cup final.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino to join Putin for ceremony at Luzhniki stadium
The recent tradition of the World Cup is that the presidents of FIFA and the host country jointly hand out the trophy for the event. gold and malachite. 19659002] 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 local time (1500 GMT / 11 am EDT) in Moscow
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16h50
France and Croatia will make unchanged commitments in the World Cup final.
French coach Didier Deschamps retained a start of 11, which beat Belgium 1-0 in the semifinal after Blaise Matuidi returned from a suspension in the quarter-finals.
Zlatko Dalic stayed with Marcelo Brozovic in midfield after coming into play for the Croatian semifinal 2-1 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 on the squares and streets of the country before the final of the World Cup with France
Wearing jerseys. Croatian teams and flags waving, fans fill the central square in the capital Zagreb about two hours before the start of the game in Russia.
Fans wrapped the square's monument in the national red and white colors.
Croatian media and officials described the team's race to the finals as the most important of the country Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said: "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 Croatian, who will play for the title for the first time, arrived ed 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 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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3:55 pm
The World Cup Trophy has arrived at the Luzhniki stadium.
France and Croatia on Sunday, the winning captain was the first to hoist the gold statuette over his head.
According to a video published by FIFA, the trophy was brought to the stadium and arrived packed into a
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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 recorded on a plane and posted to Facebook, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic says in Russian "You are good hosts, support Croatia today, let's be happy together."
Dressed in Croatian red and white, she then 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 hate. "
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15:15
The area around 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.
Some supporters of Croatia presented national-style water polo caps, which became a national trend when defenseman Vedran Corluka wore one after a head injury at the World Championships. Europe 2016.
There are fans from all over the world at the stadium, with the flags of China, Ecuador, Germany, Morocco and England. .
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15h
Russian President Vladimir Putin officially passed the torch to Qatar for t 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
. "I'm sure our friend from Qatar will keep the FIFA 2022 World Cup at the same level."
Putin ceremonially handed a football to the 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 big and big festival for our entire country."
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14h
France or Croatia
One of these two teams will become World Cup Champion later on Sunday.
The French, who won their only World Cup title at home in 1998, will play their third final in 20 years. Croatians have the chance to win the first prize in football 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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