As the world waits for this year's final, here is all you need to know about the last five FIFA world cup finals
If Mbappe, at 19, can lead his country to the World Cup glory, he will certainly earn a mention in the same breath as Zinedine Zidane - the architect of France's only title in 1998
The last match of this year's World Cup is around the corner, enjoy a cold fizzy beer with this beautiful glass and cheer the French or the Croats as they fight it out at the Luzhniki stadium
French are happier, richer and live longer than Croats
Meunier scored from a Chadli assist in the fourth minute to give an early lead to Belgium against England as the two teams look to secure the third spot in the Fifa World Cup 2018
From Iran's goalkeeper who was once homeless but stopped Ronaldo's penalty kick to a blind fan who followed the tournament in a non-conventional way, these stories tugged at the readers' heartstrings.
Harry Kane, Lukaku, Eden Hazard, De Bryune and Dele Alli will brace the pitch one last time in Fifa World Cup 2018 match on Saturday in Russia
The celebrity footballers have gone home. And an unassuming, under-appreciated genius will lead his team into the FIFA World Cup final
Some fraud victims said they had come to Russia with the promise of finding work. Others said they came to watch matches but got stranded when their return plane tickets were cancelled.
The conversation about the sport's relationship with women is long overdue within FIFA
Barcelona will have Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele along with Ivan Rakitic; Real Madrid with Raphael Varane, Luka Modric, and Mateo Kovacic; Atletico Madrid: Lucas Hernandez, and Antoine Griezmann.
Croatia have not lost a single match in the tournament and defeated Argentina in the group stage. They had hard-fought victories in the RO16 and quarters with both the matches leading to penalties.
During the Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal more than 90,000 people packed into the Champs de Mars fan zone
The France versus Argentina pre-quarter final has been the most watched game with 22.2 million viewers
The victory sent Croatia into their first-ever World Cup final, where they will meet France on Sunday
France face the Croats in the World Cup final at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday
Quick as a flash, he picked up his camera and took some remarkable close-up shots of the Croats' joy
England last reached the semis in Fifa World Cup 28 years back, in the competition's 1990 edition that was held in Italy.
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Croatia are the smallest nation to reach a World Cup Final since Uruguay in 1950, as well as the lowest ranked ever (20th). With a population of just 4,000,000 people, it's an incredible achievement