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Live Blog: France vs Croatia World Cup Final

Perisic handles the ball inside the box and after consulting VAR, the referee awards a penalty to France. Antoine Griezmann steps up to score the penalty and make it 2-1 for France in the 38th minute.

The first ever own goal in a World Cup final by Mario Mandzukic in the 19th minute and a stinging equaliser by Ivan Perisic in the 29th minute has brought the game alive.

Ivan Perisic pulls one back immediately for Croatia to make it 1-1 vs France in the World Cup final. Game on!
France who previously clinched the title in 2002 under Didier Deschamps as Captain, are chasing their second shot at glory with him as coach.

France are looking to win their second World Cup title while Croatia are playing their first-ever final. After 30 days of World Cup, it boils down to these 90 minutes.

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