{"id":15119,"date":"2018-07-13T21:27:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T21:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=15119"},"modified":"2019-06-26T20:09:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:09:31","slug":"france-vs-croatia-who-wins-the-world-cup-final-can-england-clinch-3rd-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/france-vs-croatia-who-wins-the-world-cup-final-can-england-clinch-3rd-place\/","title":{"rendered":"France Vs Croatia: Who Wins The World Cup Final? &#038; Can England Clinch 3rd Place?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three weeks ago we began a journey in which 32 nations contested for the biggest prize in international football and now only 2 remain standing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/argentinas-demise-long-time-coming-messi-isnt-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentina&#8217;s Demise Has Been A Long Time Coming And Messi Isn&#8217;t To Blame<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday in Moscow France and Croatia will contest for that coveted trophy in what promises to be an enthralling encounter. The French having been in a final 2 years ago in the Euros would not want a repeat of that feeling of loss when they were so close to glory.<\/p>\n<p>For Croatia this is uncharted territories as they have surpassed their prevoius best finish in 1998 by reaching the final itself.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ronaldo-messis-collapse-world-stage-still-remain-greatest-players-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronaldo &amp; Messi Collapse On World Stage But Still Remain The Greatest Players In History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We at Sahara Football look at what will make the teams win and who are our favourites for the world title in the video below. Be sure to leave your comments and let us know what you think. England vs Belgium who takes 3rd place?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"WORLD CUP FINAL TALK: WHO WINS THE WORLD CUP FINAL? 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