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FIFA WC 13 July 2018 - Pride and a title up for grabs

───   MORGAN PIEK 18:00 Fri, 13 Jul 2018

FIFA WC 13 July 2018 - Pride and a title up for grabs | News Article
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will draw to a close this weekend and a new World Champion will be crowned.


The big one is of course Sunday’s final between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Tomorrow it is the 3rd & 4th place play-off between Belgium and England at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.

During the group stage, the Red Devils did beat the Three Lions 1-0 in a game which was rather dull and with both teams not fielding their best possible teams.

Tomorrow night, with pride and world ranking points on offer, it may just be a totally different kind of match.

The English manager, Gareth Southgate, said while their semi-finals loss to Croatia was disappointing, they still achieved some success at the World Cup.

This game kicks off at 16:00.

On Sunday, Croatia will play in a World Cup final for the very first time and they will attempt to become the 9th nation to lift the trophy.

The previous time Croatia and France met in a World Cup was during the 1998 semi-final when Les Bleus beat Croatia to go on to be crowned as the World Champs.

The Croatian manager, Zlatko Dalic, who played in that game 20 years ago, says they aren’t dwelling on the past, and Sunday’s result is all that matters.

Croatia was part of the former Yugoslavia, and due to their political past have strong Russian ties, and Dalic added that he expects good support from the host nation on Sunday evening.

Sunday’s final at the Luzhniki Stadium kicks off at 17:00.

For the latest updates on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, visit www.ofm.co.za and follow @OFMSport on Twitter.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport


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