FIFA World Cup 2018 · Final

France 4–2 Croatia

Sunday 15 Jul 2018 · Moscow, Russia (neutral)

France4–2Croatia

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mandzukic Perisic Griezmann Pogba Mbappé Mandzukic

18′1–0Mario Mandzukic France · own goal
28′1–1Ivan Perisic Croatia
38′2–1Antoine Griezmann France · penalty
59′3–1Paul Pogba France
65′4–1Kylian Mbappé France
69′4–2Mario Mandzukic Croatia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

Came on

15Steven NzonziMF↑55′
12Corentin TolissoMF↑73′
18Nabil FekirFW↑81′

Croatia

Came on

9Andrej KramaricFW↑71′
20Marko PjacaFW↑81′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

France: 2143 → 2173
Croatia: 2021 → 1991

Expected score for France: 66.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 12, 1998–2025.

France wins: 7
Draws: 3
Croatia wins: 2

Form either side

France

Before

1–0 v Peru 21 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–0 v Denmark 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
4–3 v Argentina 30 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Uruguay 6 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–0 v Belgium 10 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

0–0 v Germany 6 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–1 v Netherlands 9 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–2 v Iceland 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Germany 16 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–2 v Netherlands 16 Nov 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Croatia

Before

3–0 v Argentina 21 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v Iceland 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Denmark 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Russia 7 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v England 11 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

1–1 v Portugal 6 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–1 v Jordan 15 Oct 2018 · Friendly
3–2 v Spain 15 Nov 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Road through the tournament

France

2–1 v Australia Group stage
1–0 v Peru Group stage
0–0 v Denmark Group stage
4–3 v Argentina Round of 16
2–0 v Uruguay Quarter-final
1–0 v Belgium Semi-final
4–2 v Croatia Final

Croatia

2–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Argentina Group stage
2–1 v Iceland Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Round of 16
2–2 v Russia Quarter-final
2–1 v England Semi-final
2–4 v France Final

Every France v Croatia match12

From France's side.


23 Mar 2025	Croatia	2–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Croatia	0–2	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
13 Jun 2022	Croatia	0–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
6 Jun 2022	Croatia	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
14 Oct 2020	Croatia	2–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
8 Sep 2020	Croatia	4–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
15 Jul 2018	Croatia	4–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Final
29 Mar 2011	Croatia	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Jun 2004	Croatia	2–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
28 May 2000	Croatia	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
13 Nov 1999	Croatia	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
8 Jul 1998	Croatia	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 1998	Semi-final

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul