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2 min: The ball’s pinged around the middle third of the field by players from both sides, with Ivan Rakitic and Kylian Mbappe among those to get early touches.
1 min: Croatia kick off, their players wearing red and white check shirts, white shorts and white socks. The players of France wear navy blue shirts, shorts and socks.
Written by Barry Glendenning (now) and Will Unwin (earlier)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jul/15/world-cup-2018-final-france-v-croatia-live under the title “World Cup 2018 final: France v Croatia – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.