World Cup Five Aside: Behind the numbers for France and Croatia

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World Cup Five Aside: Behind the numbers for France and Croatia

Attention now turns toward the World Cup final as Croatia must find the legs to face France on Sunday. ESPN shows the agony and ecstasy of both England and Croatia in a sketch as Croatia advance on to the World Cup final. The FC panel applauds Croatia for its resilience after defeating England in yet another come-from-behind victory. Ahead of the World Cup final between France and Croatia, which happens to be the 900th game in the tournament's history, we compiled a list of key stats and figures that will be at play with the help of the ESPN Stats & Information Group. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 1. Deschamps could join elite trio France manager Didier Deschamps has his country on the brink of a second World Cup title, and the 49-year-old will also have fond memories of the first one Les Bleus won. Deschamps was the captain of the France team that beat...

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