Saturday , 14 November 2026

France vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 FINAL

FIFA World Cup · 2018
France
4 – 2
Full Time
Croatia
Sun 15 Jul 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
N'Golo Kante 27' Y
Lucas Hernandez 41' Y
Y 90' Sime Vrsaljko

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Croatia — Worldcup .

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Carlos Astroza

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
France 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-15 France 4–2 Croatia 2017-04-17 France 3–1 Croatia 2016-10-22 Croatia 0–3 France 2016-03-19 France 1–1 Croatia 2015-10-23 Croatia 0–3 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Croatia H 4–2 W
10 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
06 Jul Uruguay A 2–0 W
30 Jun Argentina H 4–3 W
26 Jun Denmark A 0–0 D
21 Jun Peru H 1–0 W
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul France A 2–4 L
11 Jul England H 2–1 W
07 Jul Russia A 2–2 D
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W

Season Stats

France Croatia
#33 Position #46
9 Points 6
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
10 Scored 5
2 Conceded 5
+8 GD +0
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for France to score. At the same time, Croatia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Mario Mandzukic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 529 appearances.
  • 10' France are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Croatia backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 18' Mario Mandzukic adds to his 0 season tally! Croatia lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' Nabil Fekir has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 28' GOAL! Ivan Perisic scores on 28. Assisted by Domagoj Vida
  • 33' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' Antoine Griezmann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 41' Lucas Hernandez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' Sime Vrsaljko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' A change in the France ranks — N'Golo Kante exits the field as Steven N'Zonzi enters on 54.
  • 59' Paul Pogba makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and France are in front.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Modric, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Sensational shot from Kylian Mbappe. France is back in the lead.
  • 69' A goal from the Croatia international Mario Mandzukic! He fires home on 69 to make it 3-3!
  • 71' The whistle greets Ante Rebic as he departs to be replaced by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 73' Blaise Matuidi makes way for Corentin Tolisso at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from France.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 169 games and scored 46 goals.
  • 81' Nabil Fekir is replacing Olivier Giroud for the France side.
  • 82' Marko Pjaca gets the nod from Croatia. He replaces Ivan Strinic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Sime Vrsaljko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for France.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.48 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + France to win 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France75% Draw15% Croatia10%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

France or Draw
89%
Draw or Croatia
25%
France or Croatia
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France62% Draw28% Croatia10%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
4 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
6.4%
5 – 1
4.7%
1 – 1
4.7%
5 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 19% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 17% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.