Between France and Croatia today, the final of the 21st Football World Cup will be played at Luzhniki Stadium here. France third and Croatia made the first place in the title match. Five or five players played an important role in bringing both the teams here. Prior to the tournament, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Spain, England and Germany were being described as the strong contenders for the title, but they could not go beyond the quarterfinals. At the same time, France and Croatia did not repeat the mistakes in their respective teams as big teams.
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| Luzhniki Stadium which organizes today's final : Croatia VS France |
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| Two goalkeepers : Croatian and French (respectively from left) |
5 Heroes of France: Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, N'golo Kante, Hugo Lloris.
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| Antoine Griezmann |
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| Hugo Lloris |
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| Kylian Mbappe |
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| N'golo Kante |
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| Paul Pogba |
5 Heroes of Croatia: Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Mario Mandzukic, Ivana Perisic, Danijel Subasic
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| Danijel Subasic |
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| Ivan Rakitic |
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| Mario Mandzukic |
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| Luka Modric |
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| Ivana Perisic |
Griezmann-Mbappe scored 60%: France scored 10 goals in 6 matches in this World Cup. In which Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe scored 3-3 goals. That is, 60% of the total goal was done by the nearest midfielder Paul Pogba (264) and N'golo Kante (351) for the team. Together, they made 22.16% of their team's total pass (2,775). Goalkeeper Hugo Loris has a 73.3% saving record in 5 matches. He stopped 7 shots from going into the goalpost in the last match.
Modřich-Rakitich passes 23.94%: In order to reach Croatia's threshold for the first time, his experienced player Luca Modric and Ivan Rakitic played the role of playmaker. These two have teamed together 23.94% of the team's total pass (3,362). Croatia scored 12 goals in this World Cup, with Modric, Rakitic, Perisic and Manju Kich mixing seven goals. Goalkeeper Daniel Sabasich saved 75% of his goals in 5 matches. They also prevented 2-2 ball from going into the goalpost in two penalty shoot-outs.
Belgian mistakes: In the Belgium semi-final, which won all their matches till the quarter-finals, it was scattered-scattered. Belgian players, who won 24 consecutive matches, looked back in the match against France from the start. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne could not convert their shot into the goal. After making the first goal, France changed their position immediately. He kept two forwards, but replaced 4 midfielders, and raised a defender in the center back.
England's mistakes: In the first two encounters of Group Stage and Knockout, England captain Harry played for Ken Forward, but in the semifinals, he appeared in midfield. This deteriorated his team's rhythm. At the same time, Croatia did not make such a mistake. He has changed his players' positions at regular intervals on the field. His captain Luka Modric was once a defensive midfielder and was playing a striker's roll. The advantage of it was found in the result of match.
Croatia won the last three matches in extra time, France did not even have one:
The records show that the French side is more heavier in the title match. There was no match for France in this World Cup, while Croatia won all the knockout matches in extra time. There was a match (1998, semi-final) so far in the World Cup between the two, which France won 2-1. In international competitions, both have been face-to-face in 5 times. In which France won the opening 3 matches (1998, 1999 and 2000), while 2 matches (2004 and 2011) were tied at par.
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