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THE FRENCH AND ARM CROATIA FOR THE FINAL BATTLE
This final "can change our lives, but we do not think many on Sunday evening or Monday, we want to prepare the game, we rest well, today (Friday) we will work tactically.The days will be important, "said Antoine Griezmann about the eve of the day. French team before the big final on Sunday.
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi said Friday night that the situation was close. anxiety and nervousness.
"It's a World Cup final, a dream of when we were kids that comes true.We have the trophy so close that we want to touch it.But before touching it 90 minutes ago , or maybe 120. It will be necessary to give everything, I think it's the match of our life … ", said Matuidi at a press conference in Istra, seat of the bunker French.
France is on the eve of the second world title in its history 20 years after his home and join the "club of the two" with Argentina and Uruguay, behind Brazil, the only one in the world. Germany and Italy among the best world champions.
But the closest memories go back just two years when France lost the crucial match of the Eurocopa-2016 against Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. Or a little further the final against Italy in Germany-2006
CROATIA HAS NOTHING TO LOSE
Croatians arrive on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow with the tranquility of one who has nothing to lose … but with the fatigue of which he played three consecutive extensions, that is to say as an extra match.
The Balkans have already exceeded their previous historical record, the third place in France-1998 of the legendary generation of Davor Suker and Robert Prosinecki.
Now, with Modric, Rakitic and Mandzukic, they can turn world football into a small country of four million
"I would pay anything to win the victory, the victory of my country, Croatia … Yes, I would definitively accept the same Monday if it was the price to win the Cup, "said Ivan Rakitic on the eve of the match for third place. "Although I'm not going to do it," he quickly added with a big smile.
And Modric will surely be crowned the best player of the World Cup if Croatia is crowned at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday.
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