France (4-2-3-1)
Hugo Lloris His terrible mistake led to Mandzukic’s second goal. Fine save to deny Rebic in the second half though. 6
Benjamin Pavard Unable to go forward in the same way as in previous games because of Croatia’s pressing. 6
Raphaël Varane Such a calming presence in the French defence. Made one mistake, but got away with it. 8
Lucas Hernández Tactically astute, knowing when to go forward and when to stay. Set up the fourth goal. Still only 22. Booked. 8
Paul Pogba Looked a bit lost in first half but grew into game. His raking pass led to third goal, scored by himself. 7
N’Golo Kanté Not at his usual energetic best and overpowered by Croatia’s midfield. Taken off after 54 minutes. Booked. 5
Kylian Mbappé Full of running and got the goal he deserved but do not forget his defensive work either. Outstanding. 8
Antoine Griezmann His free-kick led to France’s opener and he scored from the spot. Contributed defensively too. 9
Blaise Matuidi His incredible workrate and tactical awareness was crucial in Russia – and the final was no different. 7
Olivier Giroud Won headers and ran around a lot, as he always does, but never looked like scoring. 6
Subs Steven N’Zonzi (for Kanté 54) 6, Corentin Tolisso (for Matuidi 73) 6, Nabil Fekir (for Giroud 81) 6
Croatia (4-3-2-1)
Danijel Subasic Conceded four, true, but cannot be blamed for the first two. Slow to react to Mbappé’s goal, though. 6
Sime Vrsaljko Ostensibly a full-back but played as a winger without neglecting his defensive duties. Booked. 7
Dejan Lovren One of the best defenders in the world, according to himself, and did not look out of place in the final. 7
Domagoj Vida Another powerful display by the centre-back. Denied Mbappé with a superb sliding tackle. 8
Luka Modric Intelligent as always but not the securing-the-Ballon-d’Or display he would have wanted. 7
Marcelo Brozovic Unlucky to give away free-kick that led to France’s first goal but Croatia’s least assertive midfielder. 6
Ivan Rakitic Normally so unflustered, he gave the ball away a few times and shot wildly wide towards the end. 6
Ante Rebic Worked hard throughout but did not have same impact as Perisic. Denied by Lloris’s fingertips. 7
Ivan Perisic Best player on the pitch for an hour. Scored a sublime goal and was very unlucky with the penalty. 9
Mario Mandzukic Took advantage of Lloris’s howler to score. Never stopped running and unlucky with own-goal. 7
Subs Andrej Kramaric (for Rebic 71) 6, Marko Pjaca (for Strinic 81) 5
Referee Néstor Pitana (Argentina). Attendance 78,011