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UN Secretary-General staying neutral for World Cup Final

UN Secretary-General staying neutral for World Cup Final

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is Portuguese, said on Thursday that he would not be supporting Croatia or France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, but hoped the best team won. 13 Jul 2018
Argentine referee Pitana to officiate World Cup Final

Argentine referee Pitana to officiate World Cup Final

A team of Argentine referees led by Nestor Pitana will officiate the 2018 FIFA World Cup final between France and Croatia, FIFA said via its official Twitter account on Thursday. 13 Jul 2018
Disrespectful reports in British media motivated Croatia

Disrespectful reports in British media motivated Croatia

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said the British media's disrespect for Croatia's players was an additional motivation for the team in their 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final match against England. 13 Jul 2018
Perisic is Croatia's trump card - Dalic

Perisic is Croatia's trump card - Dalic

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said midfielder Ivan Perisic was the kind of a player who can become his side’s trump card and help them win the FIFA World Cup final against France. 13 Jul 2018
Huge Screen to Be Installed Near Eiffel Tower, to Broadcast World Cup Final Live

Huge Screen to Be Installed Near Eiffel Tower, to Broadcast World Cup Final Live

PARIS, July 12 (Sputnik) - Paris authorities will install a huge screen near the Eiffel Tower that will broadcast live the 2018 FIFA World Cup final between France and Croatia. 13 Jul 2018
France Defender Umtiti Says Team Not to Repeat Mistakes of Euro 2016 in World Cup Final

France Defender Umtiti Says Team Not to Repeat Mistakes of Euro 2016 in World Cup Final

MOSCOW, July 12 (Sputnik) - France defender Samuel Umtiti said on Thursday that his team would not repeat the mistakes they had made in the UEFA Euro 2016 final against Portugal when they face Croatia in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday. 12 Jul 2018
Macron Confirms to Meet With Putin on Sunday

Macron Confirms to Meet With Putin on Sunday

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. 12 Jul 2018
Van Basten anticipating a 'very interesting' final

Van Basten anticipating a 'very interesting' final

Former Netherlands forward Marco van Basten, who is now a member of FIFA's Technical Study Group, thinks the World Cup final will be “very interesting.” 12 Jul 2018
Blatter Hopes VAR 'will not disturb' World Cup final

Blatter Hopes VAR 'will not disturb' World Cup final

ormer FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he hopes that the video assistant referee (VAR) system "will not disturb" the final of the World Cup. 12 Jul 2018
Over 60% of Russians plan to watch the World Cup final

Over 60% of Russians plan to watch the World Cup final

More than 60% of Russians are planning to watch the World Cup final between France and Croatia, a poll has revealed. 12 Jul 2018
Why Croatia can win the World Cup Final against France

Why Croatia can win the World Cup Final against France

FourFourTwo spoke to Croatian journalist Davor Petrovic from the daily newspaper Novi List to find out the secret to Hrvatska making the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. 12 Jul 2018
Perisic never dared to dreamed of playing in a World Cup Final

Perisic never dared to dreamed of playing in a World Cup Final

Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic said he could not even dream of playing in the World Cup final. 12 Jul 2018
Macron and wife to attend World Cup final

Macron and wife to attend World Cup final

The French embassy in Moscow has confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife will attend Monday morning's World Cup final in Moscow. 11 Jul 2018
France got lucky, Belgian PM tells Macron

France got lucky, Belgian PM tells Macron

Charles Michel, the Belgian prime minister, says his country's national team were only eliminated from the World Cup because France got lucky. 11 Jul 2018
Bumper pic special: Paris' wild World Cup party!

Bumper pic special: Paris' wild World Cup party!

The people of Paris partied wildly into the early hours of the morning after watching France beat Belgium to reach the 2018 World Cup final. Pics by Getty Images. 11 Jul 2018
Vertonghen 'gutted' after semi-final loss

Vertonghen 'gutted' after semi-final loss

Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen said he was "gutted" after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of France in the World Cup semi-finals. 11 Jul 2018