Summary Croatia are in their first ever final, while France are eyeing victory for the second time.
MOSCOW (AFP) - France and Croatia go into Sunday s World Cup final in Moscow with the same starting line-ups as in their semi-final wins over Belgium and England respectively.
Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann support Olivier Giroud in attack in France s 4-2-3-1 formation, while Ivan Perisic and Ivan Strinic, who had been pre-match injury doubts, have been passed fit for Croatia.
Perisic was the star of Croatia s 2-1 extra-time victory over England at the same Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday, scoring his country s equaliser and then setting up the winner for Mario Mandzukic.
Croatia are in their first ever final, while France are aiming to win the trophy for the second time, after beating Brazil 3-0 in the final as hosts in 1998.
France beat Belgium 1-0 in the semi-final with a Samuel Umtiti goal in the second half.
