Croatia vs France: 5 areas where Croatia lost the World Cup Final to France

#2 Precision of the French finishers

France had six shots on target and scored four goals

France had eight attempts and six of them on target. They scored four goals. Croatia had 15 attempts, with only three of them on target. They scored two.

Perisic looked lively, but Mandzukic seemed to be a totally different person from the clinical striker the World revered.

Rebic was utterly ineffective as well. On the other hand, France took everything that the game brought to their side with open arms.

They embraced their luck like champions do and wherever luck ran out, they strived to make up for it. Griezmann took his penalty with calm and poise.

Pogba’s venomous volley off the right foot was already going in before it was blocked and when the rebound fell to him again, he dispatched it off with composure, with his left foot.

And Mbappe tormented Vida on the counter all through the game. When the chance fell to him, he did not budge and it was his goal that finally broke Croatian backs.