France go into Sunday's match hoping for a second World Cup title as they enter their seventh major tournament final. Their most recent title game came two years ago on home soil in a defeat to Portugal in the Euros and coach Didier Deschamps hopes to put that defeat to the back of Les Bleu fans minds with the capturing of football's biggest prize. CGTN's Natasha Pang has more.

France's players were in a relaxed mood in training yesterday, three days before Sunday's showdown in Moscow. This will be France's third World Cup final in the last twenty years, winning in 1998 but losing in 2006. France beat Brazil 3-0 20-years ago when they were captained by the now coach, Didier Deschamps. The 49-year-old was also in charge when the team lost 1-nil to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final and midfielder Paul Pogba says he still remembers the feeling following that defeat.

PAUL POGBA FRANCE MIDFIELDER "I know the taste of defeat in a final. And it's really not good - very bitter. I remember defeat, it's really not good. We will not approach this final like the Euros. We will finish well, with smiles, to make France explode. We saw the photos, it was extraordinary. We want to see this again, with the players, jumping, shouting, everywhere, with all of France, all our fans, all our families, everyone."

On the other side, Croatia are getting ready for their first World Cup final. Their best finish was in the 1998 edition when they were beaten 2-1 by their final opponents in the semis. Coach Zlatko Dalic said facing France at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium will be the toughest match his team have encountered at the tournament.

ZLATKO DALIC CROATIA COACH "Yes, it will be, because we are playing the final and the two best teams are meeting in the final. They reached the final deservedly and this is going to be our toughest opponent and our toughest game. France have shown different styles of playing against Belgium and against Morocco, I think. They went up and they could defend in a defensive block and they were very dangerous in counter attacks and in fast transitions and this is what we have to be very cautious about. It's not going to be easy to defend against counter attacks and fast transitions."

Croatia's matches in the knock-out stages all went to extra time, with two of them needing penalty kicks. The final is expected to be another test for the Croats' perseverance with them entering this match having played 90 minutes extra than their opponents.