France - Croatia Football prediction

France and Croatia face each other in the Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki, in a game for this phase of the World Cup (Final). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was played on 29-03-2011 and ended with the result: France (0-0) Croatia.

Analysis of France

To reach this phase of the World Cup (Final), the team had to eliminate: Belgium, Uruguay and Argentina. In the last 6 matches for the World Cup, France has 5 wins and 1 draw.

For this competition, you have not lost for 6 games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve 5 of the last 6 games for this competition. This is a team that scores often first: opened the scoring in 13 of their last 15 games, of those 13 reached the interval in a lead in 10 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 'in 11.

France set out for this great final after beating Belgium 1-0: the only goal of the team was signed by Umtiti. We remember that the French surpassed Argentina and Uruguay in the previous qualifiers. In the final against Croatia, France's squad find an opponent with several individual values, but even so, coach Didier Deschamps is expected to give priority to maintaining possession of the ball and organized attacks: Griezmann is the great organizer of the offensive process . In addition to this Atletico Madrid midfielder displays enormous technical quality and finish. However, it is important to highlight that the defensive line is the strongest point of the French team, since conceded goals in 2 of the 6 matches played in this World Championship. In doubt for this match is Mendy due to injury.

Analysis of Croatia

To reach this phase of the World Cup (Final), the team had to eliminate: England, Russia and Denmark. In the last 6 matches for the World Cup Croatia has 6 wins. His attack has marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 6 games for this competition. In 15 games, he conceded the first goal 7 times but managed to get back to the result in 4. In the last 20 games for all competitions there has been a period that stands out: he suffered 7 of his 17 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ' ).

Croatia leave for this motivated final after beating England in extra time after a 1-1 draw. It is important to remember that the Croats needed extra time and penalties in the previous rounds: Russia and Denmark. In this match against France, coach Zlatko Dalic is expected to enter the field in 4-3-3 favoring the low block and quick transitions to the attack, mainly through the left aisle: Perisic, a very offensive side, is a very fast player no backlash. We emphasize the importance of Luka Modric in the tactical scheme of the Croatian team, being this phenomenal in the offensive process. One of the weakest points of this selection is in the defensive sector, having conceded goals in 4 of the 6 matches played in the competition. Apparently there are no weight absences for this game.