david stokes al jazeera on saturday, krasier secured bronze metals with a victory over morocco. they beat the atlas lines to one cliff at international stadium. krisha, so can leave it alone. that ought to pinpoint shop proved to be likely to and what about the sons watching back at home? i will have nicholas huh. kin. casablanca in just a moment, profess to my message, with some very, very happy supporters in soccer. what are they to be a football fan in croatia as people are taking it to the street? they're coming here on the main square of zagata after 9 o. 8 for asia managed to do it once again. they are bronze medal is now 4 years ago when parisha came a 2nd in the finals, a estimated 500000 people came to give them a one big massive thank you. now you can see here that we have this big stage that is already a sad after that has semi final game ration national team. they come back to their grow asia as a victorious team after beating morocco to one. exactly the same result, like back in 1998. tomorrow around the $1700.00. i see the gratian national team will be arriving at

david stokes al jazeera, one of the well cup comes to an end to 0 as a san binge of age spoke with me on the way me. the executive director of the supreme committee for delivery and legacy on her impressions of the tournament. so 12 years of preparations, a lot of controversy going into the tournament. it came and it rent, was it a success or failure? it's has been tremendous success for us. oh that not only for us as an organizer, as well as we can see from the fans, feed back, our world cup is really unique. the compact nature of it fans can actually attend more than a match a day. the compact nature between the stadium. it's me is even there is no internal flights, people can actually spend more time exploring the country. we have over 1000000 funds who actually came to this tournament and a lot of them, it's their 1st time to be here in the region. and for us, i think her, it helped a lot and changing the perception and the mind said that they have, especially when it comes to the middle east and the upper world, there is a lot of miss stereotype and miss a perception. so you can

david stokes al jazeera and cat as diverse workforce as being a big part in making the world cup a great success from taxi drivers. metro guides to thousands of volunteers. they're all playing their part and many restaurants are serving some delicious quizzing. 2 and a miracle, some sharif stopped by one in a busy neighbourhood of the off. ah ah, ah suppose living here in the host nations caught up in the work of frenzy. i'm headed just bent him, go home, whether someone was not deserving watts on the menu. he survey. ah baron and miss bayport yang derby, maria is xandra martin is out. he's got a bus cody and named members of the argentine team faster than what's on the menu to restaurant. he brooks for the 46 year old, comes from indian southern state of care love. he says he's never enjoyed being at book as much as he does now. the world cup is giving him a chance to interact with customers like never before. now, but your guy did a lot more offensive when african customers such as moral tins. come was big football. when people from the golf conscious. com was pick up all the players.

david stokes al jazeera, not just days ago, football stars were badly at the out on the page of stadium 974 woke up venue is made from re purpose shipping containers, but now it has hosted the world's largest fashion event. and i was lucky to be there last night. laura han was also there for a celebration of design, music and culture. this is stadium $97.00 for a temporary was cut venue now host to the world largest fashion event. once inside a football pit, now it's become an international cat walk. it's host 250 fashion designers from 50 different countries. now i caught up with 21. the could, tory fashion design is involved. they said that creative passion, but with the message this is m 7, an art and fashion hub in dough hospice, shy of district, and the creative space for designers as they prepare for what. but the, the world biggest passion show i designed for all women by my inspiration is the arab woman. i love to celebrate her and empower her through my designs. i started my brand, i took a decision that i will only use sustainable practices in my business. everything around la

david stokes, al jazeera argentine his coach, lena kaloni, has been playing down the hype of the game, being a messy against bob, pe show down. he says, there are much when is all over the pitch for both sides, but a few him on. yeah, nice. tomorrow's game is elgin, teen are against france much more than messy against him back by. but i think the both teams have the weapons they need and the match can be decided by other players and not necessarily by those to lee. i was doing well and let's hope the match goes away. but it's a game between el container and frogs. and there are many players that can decide the game. sure, this is about messy in battery. there isn't. i mean, despite anything that lena skeleton he says, yeah, absolutely. i mean, when you talk about, even from a commercial point of view, when you talk about the challenge, they've also score 5 goals each, you know, in the tournament. yes. but it has not scored in his last 2 games against england and against morocco. but he is a stand out player. he's already won the woke up. he's such a great figure also of young kids, ba

david stokes al jazeera. well, just update you on the 3rd place, playoff croatia, back in front miss left our search scoring in the 42nd minute. we can show you some pictures out of saw grove just a few moments ago. funds are celebrating mat of course croatia came in as run as up 4 years ago. and i did one di asa correspondent earlier if people were really cared about than coming to play in this sad taste. play often as you can see, we've answers that question for you. those fans celebrating that girl that's who went up and it's heading into half time. well, that's that final because argentina's coach lien else kaloni has been playing down the height of the game being a messy against back pay show down. he says there are match winners all over the pitch, both sides, but of the room on eunice. at moore's game is elgin tina against france much more than messy against him buffy. but i think the both teams have the weapons they need and that the match can be decided by other players and not necessarily by those 2

david stokes al jazeera argentina's case lee and alice kaloni has been playing down the height of the game being a messy against by pay show down. he says there are match when it's all over the pitch for both sides. but if you martinez at moore's game is elgin tuner against france, much more than messy against him bathroom. but i think that both teams have the weapons they need and that the match can be decided by other players. and not necessarily by those 2. leo is doing well and let's hope the match goes our way. but it's a game between argentine or in france, and there are many players that can decide the game. i'm not sure anyone really buys that. it, that it's not against messy and boppy. we've been talking about it pretty much the whole tournament messy against him back a both styles of p s g, both leading the top goal scorer standing. so who's coming out on top here? it's a bit tight to be quite honest, but we've not seen, you know, a lot of them, but they are in the last 2 games. while we've seen messy, even in that los against saudi arabia, you know, be consistent, has been

david stokes al jazeera, i leaped springing alpha blackness. wanna go to talk about that final that says the obvious question. can argentina finally, when this for messy? no, absolutely. they can and then i guess we have to continue with the same theme. things are getting better. of course we were, it was one of them really said, because uncle, the mighty is getting better yesterday in practice, he was able to respond at a 100 percent. so that ends up being yet another aspect of argentina that they can really exploit against france, a player that can actually run at the defense and, and really start attacking them directly. well now you talk about the maria coming back from coach and tina and look at the french side of things. it's like people are coming back. people are actually withdrawing with hearing reports of illnesses in the capital it. how much is that gonna affect things for france? has that matter the entire tournament. i mean, look at players are missing at the beginning. i mean, the amount of players that weren't able to come to, an

david stokes al jazeera. well, if winning the world cup is hard, retaining it is even hard. any 2 nations have been able to do so since the 1st filament. back in 1930. if you have come close and now 2018 champions, france can put themselves in some exalted company. ah ah ah ah ah ah well a metro station in paris is had a special world cup re brand. the origin sign stop in the west of the city is now france station, but it may cover doesn't stop but it also features sign. it's saying a lay labeler, while at sir, let's find out how it lead lead looking. let's get to that sasha butler in paris. natasha. how is the bill that being why you are hello. i'm in the bar in the center. this is you have to say that it's absolutely packed and people listen right. and i was talking to some people have been tuning outside in nearly 3 hours and i'm just telling you that shows determination because it is absolutely freezing. here in paris, the right temperature is a bit early, but i want it to be the want to share this moment. oh wait, fellow, support is a fellow. finds a lot of excitement,