France will face Croatia at Moscow's 78,000-seater Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. The game will kick off at 18:00 Moscow time (15:00 GMT).

"Very rarely have I experienced anything comparable in my life. That feeling, that excitement. Maybe I could compare it with the moment when I was told that I was going to be a father. For any kid who loves football, the dream is to get to the World Cup Final. This team have worked so hard to get where we are, we’ve managed one of the greatest achievements in the world of refereeing. And now we want to finish the job, in the best way possible," Pitana said, as quoted by FIFA's website.

Pitana, who has already officiated four matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, including an opening match between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia, will be assisted by Juan Pablo Belatti and Hernan Maidana.