
Dalic: Fitness will not be an issue against France
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic insists his players will tell him if they are not fit enough to take part in Sunday’s World Cup final against France.
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic insists his players will tell him if they are not fit enough to take part in Sunday’s World Cup final against France.
The champions of the world will be crowned in Moscow on Sunday, when France take on Croatia at the World Cup final at Luzhniki Stadium.
Inter head coach Luciano Spalletti compared Croatia star Ivan Perisic to Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the World Cup final in Moscow.
Ivan Rakitic has joked that he will get a tattoo on his forehead if Croatia win the World Cup.
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Fifa’s official award for the World Cup’s best player has often raised eyebrows – including a three-year run of jinxing a player who’d go on to have a final to forget.
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An early Thomas Meunier goal and a late one from Eden Hazard saw Belgium beat England 2-0 to seal a third place finish at the World Cup.
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Unthinkable as it now seems, Luka Modric had every reason to spend most of his career hating the World Cup.