A European nation is set to win the World Cup for the fourth time in a row this Sunday and in doing so confirm an unprecedented dominance for the Old World over their once mighty rivals in South America.

Here comes a game that no one wants to be involved in. What glory can two losers achieve from a third-place deciding game? For teams, nothing but the World Cup matters. It's just cruel to ask one of the losing semifinalists to lose again.

Can Croatia cross one final hurdle come Sunday night and become the ninth nation to win the World Cup? Standing in their way are France, whose sole ambition will be to claim that coveted piece of glory for the second time at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

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Nestor Pitana of Argentina will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia, FIFA announced on Thursday.

At the first training session since their teammates went missing in a Thai cave, the remaining "Wild Boars" said they cannot wait to see their friends back on the pitch.

Didier Drogba did not hide his allegiance ahead of tomorrow's World Cup final between France and Croatia. Speaking to reporters at the Moscow Press Centre the 40-year-old Ivorian, who is revered by the world as the best marksman Chelsea have produced, said that he would be rooting for Les Bleus at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Croatia's neighbours in the former Yugoslavia have largely praised the team's surprise success in reaching the World Cup final in Russia -- just don't expect the Serbian president to support them, at least for now.

Argentina’s iconic former playmaker Diego Maradona was once again scathing in his criticism of the Argentina national team but reiterated that Lionel Messi was not to blame even as the captain was facing most of the cynical criticism.

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba believes that the Russia World Cup has proved beyond doubt that it is open for anybody to win. He even suggested that Bangladesh can also be a beneficiary of an open-border policy in the best European Leagues, which are helping to bridge the gap in quality between the big and the small national teams.

Croatia captain Luka Modric has had a brilliant World Cup but is hated in his own country after he dramatically changed his testimonial against the country’s biggest football tycoon in a corruption case Zdravko Mamic.

Experienced Argentine official Nestor Pitana will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium, an uncontroversial decision which rewards his authoritative performances in Russia.

France midfielder Paul Pogba praises his team mate Antoine Griezmann’s performances in this World Cup and also says that the 27-year old ace forward is already on his way to becoming like France and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.

PSG and Belgium defender Thomas Meunier questioned Kylian Mbappe's "cinematic" attitude following France's World Cup semi-final win over Belgium and warned that his behaviour is not at the standard of former greats like Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.

At the first training session since their teammates went missing in a Thai cave, the remaining “Wild Boars” says they cannot wait to see their friends back on the pitch.

Croatia’s fairytale run to the World Cup final is a footballing “miracle” built on a foundation of teamwork and unity which has seen them outlast sides reliant on brilliant individual talent, says coach Zlatko Dalic.

Here we see the A-Z review of the 2018 World Cup.

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"I was just changing my lens as the players ran towards me. They just kept coming towards me and they fell on me! It was a crazy

Ivan Rakitic revealed he was suffering with a fever in the days leading up to Croatia's 2-1 semifinal win over England at the World Cup.