1998 World Cup, France – Croatia 2: 1



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  How France played Croatia in the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup
The players are fighting for the ball. World Cup semi-final – 1998 Photos: Sports.ru

In two days France and Croatia will meet in the final of the World Cup – 2018. At that time, the roads of these teams were crossed a only once by the World Cup. It happened exactly 20 years ago.

The teams met in the semi-finals of the World Cup, which took place in France. The match took place on the legendary "Stade de France".

At the beginning of the second half, the current president of the Football Federation of Croatia, Davor Shuker opened the scoring in the match. Shoker "flashed" Barthez, after a class pass in the depths of the field. However, for a minute, the Thuram in a similar style equaled the score. And in the 20 minutes before the end of the match, Turaam scored a brace and brought France to the tournament's fiann.

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In the final of the tournament, the French won. In a crucial match, they beat Brazil with a score of 3-0. And Croatia in the congratulatory match for the bronze awards won the Netherlands. Already Sunday at 18:00, the Croats will have a chance to take revenge for the vicious defeat.

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