• A supporter of Croatia arrives to the stadium for the World Cup 2018 final between France and Croatia in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    A supporter of Croatia arrives to the stadium for the World Cup 2018 final between France and Croatia in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • French supporters gather at the Eiffel Tower fan zone in Paris, France. EPA
    French supporters gather at the Eiffel Tower fan zone in Paris, France. EPA
  • A Croatia's supporter poses at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. AFP
    A Croatia's supporter poses at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. AFP
  • A France's supporter waves his national flag at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. AFP
    A France's supporter waves his national flag at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. AFP
  • Supporters of Croatia gather in the center of Zagreb in Croatia. EPA
    Supporters of Croatia gather in the center of Zagreb in Croatia. EPA
  • Indian traditional folk dancers perform to show their support to the French football team in Chandannagar, India. AFP
    Indian traditional folk dancers perform to show their support to the French football team in Chandannagar, India. AFP
  • Supporters of Croatia's national football team wave from a window in downtown Zagreb. AFP
    Supporters of Croatia's national football team wave from a window in downtown Zagreb. AFP
  • People wait infront of a giant screen at a fan zone in central Nantes. AFP
    People wait infront of a giant screen at a fan zone in central Nantes. AFP
  • Supporters wave French flags as they wait in front of a giant screen in central Nantes. AFP
    Supporters wave French flags as they wait in front of a giant screen in central Nantes. AFP
  • A statue monument of the 19th-century rebel nobleman Ban Jelacic is covered with Croatian national colours in Zagreb. Getty Images
    A statue monument of the 19th-century rebel nobleman Ban Jelacic is covered with Croatian national colours in Zagreb. Getty Images
  • Supporters hold a huge Croatian flag in Zagreb. AFP
    Supporters hold a huge Croatian flag in Zagreb. AFP
  • Supporters wave French flags as they gather on the fan zone on the Champ de Mars in Paris. AFP
    Supporters wave French flags as they gather on the fan zone on the Champ de Mars in Paris. AFP

Football

France and Croatia fans at the World Cup final - in pictures

The World Cup final begins at 7pm UAE time

Graham Caygill

July 15, 2018

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Both France and Croatia fans were in good spirits as they arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium for the World Cup final on Sunday.

Supporters mixed with each other outside the stadium and then began to make noise inside the stadium.

France are aiming to be double champions, after winning the 1998 event on home soil, while Croatia are in the final for the first time in their history.

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