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Published 12:58 15 Jul 2018 BST
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FRANCE Hugo Lloris; Benjamin Pavard, Raphaël Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Hernandez; N'Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi; Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Kylian MbappéMatuidi will play on the left of the midfield, tracking back while Griezmann stays forward, in a system that can fluently switch between 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1, with Mbappé on the right wing.
Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić has also selected the same team that beat England in the semi-final.
The underdogs line up with the following XI:
CROATIA Danijel Subašić; Šime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinić; Marcelo Brozović, Luka Modrić, Ivan Rakitić; Ivan Perešić, Ante Rebić, Mario MandžukićCroatia will line up in a 4-3-3 formation, as opposed to the variations of 4-2-3-1 that Dalić used earlier on in the tournament, with Brozović providing the defensive security that will allow Modrić and Rakitić to get forward.
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