Didier Drogba did not hide his allegiance ahead of tomorrow's World Cup final between France and Croatia. Speaking to reporters at the Moscow Press Centre the 40-year-old Ivorian, who is revered by the world as the best marksman Chelsea have produced, said that he would be rooting for Les Bleus at the Luzhniki Stadium.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino thanked the Russian people and government on Friday for what he described as the "best World Cup" ever.

It is easy to ignore diminutive N'Golo Kante amid all of France's star-studded World Cup squad that includes $100 million-plus players such as Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann.

Leonidas, who was inexplicably left out of the semifinal loss to Italy as Brazil 'wanted to keep him fresh for the final' returned to the line-up against Sweden for their third-place match in the second World Cup.

England manager Gareth Southgate hopes his team can ride the momentum generated by their run to the World Cup semi-finals and follow the path Germany took to the top of international football.

Belgium and England have already met during the World Cup in a match both teams seemed reluctant to win and on Saturday they will face each other again in a game they both seem reluctant to play.

A European nation is set to win the World Cup for the fourth time in a row this Sunday and in doing so confirm an unprecedented dominance for the Old World over their once mighty rivals in South America.

Croatia's neighbours in the former Yugoslavia have largely praised the team's surprise success in reaching the World Cup final in Russia -- just don't expect the Serbian president to support them, at least for now.

Argentina’s iconic former playmaker Diego Maradona was once again scathing in his criticism of the Argentina national team but reiterated that Lionel Messi was not to blame even as the captain was facing most of the cynical criticism.

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba believes that the Russia World Cup has proved beyond doubt that it is open for anybody to win. He even suggested that Bangladesh can also be a beneficiary of an open-border policy in the best European Leagues, which are helping to bridge the gap in quality between the big and the small national teams.

Croatia captain Luka Modric has had a brilliant World Cup but is hated in his own country after he dramatically changed his testimonial against the country’s biggest football tycoon in a corruption case Zdravko Mamic.

Experienced Argentine official Nestor Pitana will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium, an uncontroversial decision which rewards his authoritative performances in Russia.

France midfielder Paul Pogba praises his team mate Antoine Griezmann’s performances in this World Cup and also says that the 27-year old ace forward is already on his way to becoming like France and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.

PSG and Belgium defender Thomas Meunier questioned Kylian Mbappe's "cinematic" attitude following France's World Cup semi-final win over Belgium and warned that his behaviour is not at the standard of former greats like Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.

At the first training session since their teammates went missing in a Thai cave, the remaining “Wild Boars” says they cannot wait to see their friends back on the pitch.

Croatia’s fairytale run to the World Cup final is a footballing “miracle” built on a foundation of teamwork and unity which has seen them outlast sides reliant on brilliant individual talent, says coach Zlatko Dalic.

Here we see the A-Z review of the 2018 World Cup.

France are determined not to make the same mistakes they did two years ago in losing the Euro 2016 final when they take on Croatia for the biggest prize in football, midfielder Paul Pogba said on Thursday.

If there's anything English fans attending the World Cup wanted besides a win, it was for Mick Jagger to keep his infamous curse as far away from Moscow as possible.

Manager Gareth Southgate said England "left everything out there" after falling to an extra-time defeat by Croatia in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.