France eye their 2nd World Cup trophy ever against first timers Croatia

France and Croatia are set to go head to head on Sunday as both have their eyes set on 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy. France go into this game as the favorites.

Kick-off : 6:00 PM (Local)

Venue : Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

France, the 1998 world champions are once again on the verge of another world cup triumph after 20 years as they are in their 3rd ever world cup final. The last time the French played the final was in 2006 against Italy, where they unfortunately lost.

It’s a good opportunity for them now against a relatively inexperienced side like Croatia. If they play to their potential I am sure they will lift the title on Sunday.

On the other hand, Croatia will be playing without much pressure and hence can give their best as they are the underdogs and nobody expects them to do well.

But they know it’s going to take something unique for them to lift their first ever world cup trophy and they can and need to believe in it.

France have had a good record against Croatia in recent times and on Sunday they will look to extend that.

Team news and possible line-ups

Croatia are unlikely to alter their winning XI from the last match.

As for France, they too are going to stick with the same XI as in the previous game.

Croatia XI : Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic, Brozovic, Modric, Rakitic, Perisic, Rebic, Mandzukic.

France XI : Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez, Kante, Pogba, Matuidi, Griezmann, Mbappe, Giroud.

Prediction

I think it should be a good competitive game between two of the best sides in the tournament. But I think France should lift their 2nd World Cup on Sunday night in Moscow. I expect them to win 2-1.