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10 Stats ahead of France-Croatia 2018 World Cup Final

1 – Croatia have conceded exactly one goal in each of their last four matches, since starting the tournament with back-to-back clean sheets.

3 – Since reaching their first World Cup final in 1998, France will now be participating in more than any other nation during this time.

10 – The starting goalkeepers for both finalists, Hugo Lloris and Danijel Subašić, have made just 10 saves en route to the final.

13 – Croatia are the 13th different nation to reach a World Cup final. The debutants are +190 to win on Sunday according to the latest World Cup odds generated into a graph here.

14 – Croatia have received the most yellow cards at the 2018 World Cup.

44% – 71 of the 161 goals at the 2018 World Cup so far have come from set pieces.

75% – Three of the four goals France have conceded came versus Argentina in the second round. The only other nation to beat Hugo Lloris was Australia via the penalty spot in their opening group game.

90′ – Croatia have played an extra 90 minutes than France at this World Cup heading into Sunday’s final. Zlatko Dalić’s side are only the second nation to play extra-time in three consecutive games (after England in 1990).

425′ – Olivier Giroud has played more than seven hours of football at the 2018 World Cup (425 minutes) and hasn’t mustered a single shot on target.

604′ – Luka Modrić has played the more minutes than any other player at the 2018 World Cup.

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