The referee blows his final whistle, France are crowned world champions for a second time after a 4-2 victory over Croatia!
The referee adds five minutes of stoppage time
France defend in numbers in the dying stages
Rakitic goes close with a low shot that narrowly misses the target
France looking composed despite relentless Croatian pressure
Croatia keep their hopes alive with a timely goal, thanks to a gift from Lloris
GOAL FOR CROATIA!! Mandzukic pounces on a terrible mistake Lloris to slot into an empty net after robbing the Tottenham keeper
GOAL FOR FRANCE!! Mbappe settles the tie with a brilliant low shot, also from the edge of the area
France are laying siege to Croatia's area after going ahead. Croatia face an uphill climb to get back into the game
GOAL FOR FRANCE!! Pogba's initial shot is blocked by a defender but it falls to him again and he makes no mistake with a left-foot effort from the edge of the area
Hugo Lloris palms away a cross from Croatia, who are growing increasingly dangerous
What a chance for France! Mbappe outpaces Vida but his shot from a tight angle is blocked by Subasic
France are struggling to deal with Croatia's crosses
Hugo Lloris tips over an angled shot from Rebic
A weak shot by Griezmann goes straight into the hands of Croatia keeper Subasic
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
Croatia piling on pressure in the dying minutes of the first half
A chance for Croatia! Rebic mis-hits his kick after a cross from the left
GOAL FOR FRANCE!! Griezmann coolly converts the penalty to restore their advantage
It's a penalty! The referee signals to the spot
The referee is consulting the VAR over a handball on Perisic in the penalty area
The match is getting more and more exciting!
GOAL FOR CROATIA!! Perisic levels the score with a left-foot volley from inside the area after skipping past his challenger on the edge of the area
Ivan Rakitic fires a volley high over after a cross from Mandzukic
Vida makes a great interception to steal possession from Mbappe following a French counter attack
Domagoj Vida heads high over from a right-wing free kick as Croatia look to restore parity
GOAL FOR FRANCE!! A floated free kick from Griezmann is headed into his own by Mario Mandzukic
Croatia's Mario Mandzukic in action with France's Samuel Umtiti. Who will prevail today?
Perisic looks dangerous down the left, but France's defenders are holding firm
Perisic tries to control a long ball behind Varane but he fails and the ball goes out for a goal kick
Croatia have the better of the early exchanges, trying to carve out openings as France adopt a cautious approach
The first Croatian cross is whipped from the right flank but Varane heads it away
It seems Croatia have a plan to press France high up the pitch in the early stages
The match is underway
The closing ceremony has ended, 15 minutes before kick-off. Both sides are now expected to step onto the pitch.
Closing ceremony is underway.
Players are warming up.
France coach Didier Deschamps has fielded the same starting line-up in every knockout-round match except the quarter-final against Uruguay when Blaise Matuidi was suspended and replaced by Corentin Tolisso.
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic brushed aside concerns about possible fatigue after his team played extra time in all three of their knockout matches.
France and Croatia both avoided any surprises as they named unchanged line-ups for the World Cup final on Sunday, setting up a heavyweight midfield clash between N'Golo Kante and Paul Pogba on the French side and Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic for Croatia.
Crowds of cheering French soccer fans began gathering in Paris on Sunday, draped in red, white and blue and singing the Marseillaise, as excitement was building ahead of the France-Croatia showdown at the World Cup final in Moscow.
Appearing in the final for the first time, Croatia bring a rare fresh face to the pinnacle of the planet's most-watched sporting event.
Croatia will hope that their fierce desperation to accomplish the greatest sporting achievement in the nation's short life will enable them to lift their battered bodies for one, last assault on France in Sunday's World Cup final.
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