it's heartbreaking to hear melanie i must say from zagreb and it's a bit like what the people here also fear because most people who have been supporting croatia of course now anyway from from the moscow post-tax if i must say that four weeks of nerve wrecking tension have come to an end here with this fine and it was such a perfect final as a spectator it had everything you could wish for and we had a thunderstorm even going on during the game we had invaders on the pitch we had six goal it's incredible goals including a penalty and an own goal and as a as a neutral spectator i will say it was just fantastic to be a witness of this game it was a high scoring final you mention the six goals in sixty years what did you make of the game. what i do think it was it was into taining first of all you might be a bit critical of the french side they didn't have that many shots on target of course but then again friends just proved they are the team that just knows how to win and this must have been the desk writing for it where the creation team have been fighting so hard and tried and to the v

making square in zagreb where it's saluki. with people most people even then came out yesterday to watch the game. we got black card saying you know. whatever the result it didn't matter there you go i think whatever well twenty eight hundred forever and that's how the croatian see it that they came second but they are absolutely heroes that somebody else is going to so i never doubted if you can see it is it's a bitch marry me i just i'm just going to weld myself by the reception by the by the way in which the croatians have reacted to that today it seemed they just overwhelmed by the by how far they came how well they played yesterday what it could have what a fantastic bunch of players that they have. despite of course being such a such a small country you know they literally have had the red carpet rolled out for them and they are now driving through the city on an open top bus in detroit we can actually see we can actually share with all viewers that open top bus and the routes that it's making from the airport to wards t

in zagreb celebration said how close croatia came to football's greatest prize. in paris it's euphoria victory try am. all right so even though the french of course are very excited about the win the croatians feeling. quite proud of their achievement they were the underdogs nick weren't they just how significant is even getting second place in the world cup for this country means no easy feat as they see two teams beginning this tournament and it's so difficult to get to the world cup final creation of course finally made a very small country four million people in it but there is this will be victory and defeat was once the wounds of kind of healed and they realize that they are the second best football team or nation at the moment. it's interesting as well to see they have some very good good players in that seem look a martyr she won the golden ball if the rockets into place boston and but they won't play as individuals they were definitely playing as a team and playful creation and that's what got them to the finals all right nick mackinnon climb from divvie

in zagreb right now.ver the country have ta ken now. people from all over the country have taken time off work. i mean, just look around right now at this atmosphere. you can barely move. and number of people —— from the number of people supporting the team. you would have thought we had w011 team. you would have thought we had won the world cup. here, celebrations, flags, firecrackers. this is what it feels like. and i have just been soaked in beer by me at the moment here. it is worth saving, before this, back in 1998, was their best achievement. i am getting soaked. 100,000 people. well, this is going to be bigger, it is going to be louder and last all week. gavin lee, hanging from the lamppost, and doused in beerfrom the lamppost. good on him. well, while we've been enjoying a month of unprecedented sporting emotions in what's been a footballing feast at the world cup, there's been one transfer which may have been slightly overshadowed by russia 2018, and that's cristiano ronaldo‘s move to juventus. t

let us head to zagreb.re, they must be very proud of their team but when you get so close, obviously it is heartbreaking. welcome to the main square in zagreb. the party isjust getting started. there are hundreds if not thousands of people here. when they beat england in the semifinal seismologists recorded tremors in the square. the atmosphere is just incredible, tremors in the square. the atmosphere isjust incredible, it will be louder tonight. this country is just years old. they got independence from yugoslavia. france have been their bogey team. go back to 1998 when they lost in their semifinal. people talk about how there were half a million people here. it has been surpassed by this now. the best team in the short history of croatia and bay will be coming through the streets tomorrow afternoon. bat and they will be. this will be one of the greatest historical moments for them in sporting history. many of the team we re sporting history. many of the team were refugees after the war, they we re were re

cup in four years' time we'll talk to him shortly you've got robin forester walker there who's in zagreb coming to him later but well action central in paris with natasha i saw just out of the corner of my eye the eruption of people in the background when that goal was scored look fantastic. i can only imagine he can hear them again because everything back home is actually in moments of the old by croatia and it's woke up it's a dome and anything else in it so one foot broadside a one up in the crowd behind me was you say absolutely rocked a joy to do they said to me i just that slightly out of the shelter they can probably get to see them in eighteen thousand people have to face and so in central paris where the food to the i can tell you would have to see that exactly behind this shot with they have been chanting and cheering for hours but of course today even louder now to the front house know a new book out foden says two thousand six thousand one hundred ninety eight they are on track as will fans here are saying now for ways that if the course it is any less toxic evolved to go the

let your boy you call your hair has no limits zagreb on fire for racial the champion of the world. it's the biggest victory in the history of christ and we're looking forward to the final and we'll pick friends. braincell fans won't stop believing. this close to victory they can almost taste it. from all the joy of victory and a possible victory the final of the world cup be good create tensions with the u.s. which is being on the open economy and that story with money no reason to celebrate their own unfortunately the ongoing trade conflict with the u.s. is already taking its toll on the economies of the euro zone the european commission has lowered its growth projections for the current year from two point three to two point one percent that's assuming the tariff tobacco doesn't intensify experts say any further escalation could ha ha for long term detrimental effects on all nineteen euro zone countries. meanwhile the united states is demanding a reckoning over china's membership in the world trade organization the us ambassador to the w t o denis share accuses china of seriously

joy him zagreb just behind me start these thousand people were here yesterday what seeing the game they would cheering throughout the entire game uprooting the players after and throughout the entire night people did not stop send a great saying we had waving flags fly and crying because people singing and dancing and it was just truly amazing to see how great the festivities were having here ok so a very small ball could very proud of making it to the final of the well cup we're going to come by. to tom here in the studio tom you know two years ago france were hosting the european championships they lost the final a huge disappointment is that one reason why they now won this final i think i mean of course it's the experience of losing a foreigner all the helps and you know any experience of having those are progressing that far through it's only been. a pads a lot for the squad but let's not forget some of the players who really announce themselves at this tournament was there at the last year rose of course killing them back plays the first name on everybody's lips like i said the yo

us and standing for by forests in the french capital paris and turkey in the croatian capital of zagreb melanie. we're going to start with tom here. but then tom the croatians actually donated the first half of the final a lot of possession that they had to the french coach to do additional saying that you know it was sheer mental strength that pulled the french through in the end how significant is this french victory well i mean the world cup is the biggest event in sports very significant is that i wish to avoid all that. did is film has been has made himself one of only three men in history to have won the world cup as a player which he did as captain back in march in art. and it was so as the coach pays just nineteen years old he's won the young player of the tournament he's the first teenager to school in the finals and pele in one hundred fifty eight. the final itself was the highest scoring finals it's one thousand nine hundred sixty six france had the second youngest scored the whole the whole tournament so what the records tell a little bit of the story because the story what

ok before the game second half starts we have connection to our man in zagreb p.s. hopefully yes he's on the screens if. i also have are you guys doing well we are we're fine we're very and like you yeah where did you get that. yeah yeah well you can buy this everywhere here actually and everybody on this square actually has a craze for jersey they haven't sold out but i bought. it honestly i don't know if you can see that as a german off not yet it is about i was and will do the people still believe in their team. very much believe actually because there was one that was down in the last three games and know what you want is not that bad for them what happened here during the course was absolute phrases like a new year actually flares going out firecrackers it was really madness then unfortunately for. the croats here france scored again but obviously the mood here is pretty high still and i asked and i said believe that they can win this thank you thank you guys have a good rest of the day i am i don't talk to you later i tell ye by my second half is underway on t

so ok before the game second half starts we have connection to our man in zagreb he is hopefully yes he's on his greens if. i also have are you guys doing well we are we're fine we're very and like you yeah where did you get that. he was forced to yeah yeah well you can buy this everywhere here actually and everybody on this square actually has a craze for jersey and they haven't sold out but i bought. it on hamas leaders i can see that as a german. is about how islam would do the people still believe in their team. actually because there was one that was down in the last three games and now what you want is not that bad for them but what happened here during the course says absolute phrases like new year actually flares going out firecrackers it was really madness then unfortunately for. growers here friends scored again but obviously the mood here is pretty high still and i asked and i said believe that they can win this thank you thank you guys i'm going to the guy and i don't talk to you later and so yeah i like the second half is underway right. there he says. i think if this fi

we're going to bring indeed melanie cora she's standing by in zagreb disappointment for the croatian fans but they as she mentioned are very very happy with the fact that their team has finished second melanie if you can hear me can you tell me a little bit more about what the fans have been telling you now that this match is wrapped up. but they have really been telling me that they would that the whole time that they would really living the game with the players and i can just confound them every time that france was leaving i still have the fans here and see every club it seems and yet. i can actually say that i have felt that. every time that racists go in so we just have really very happy fans here the process would have been nice to bring the cup but overall. it's see one of the fans and i'm sure they've done a season celebrations throughout the night anyway. this is nick i want a question for you before the tournament starts that it was so if the creation of the fans were not sure if they're going to support the team because politicians have been using the team's success in th

the reaction in zagreb to strike among the human soup kitchens extra time go on a go no that took the small nation of roughly four million to the press ever world cup final and. sometimes even trying to capture the moment. for a shot hands on now on cloud nine heading into the final. was you know should still prevail but we're still trying to let this sink in the atmosphere is impossible it's unlike anything i've ever seen in my life for those who are going to. boycott cheer for you for your hair has no limits zagreb some fire croatia will be champion of the world's largest poacher to face something unexpected but again somewhat expected i can't say i'm surprised that it was that outer. rain shaft pants won't stop believing. they are this close to victory they can almost taste it. right to some breaking news that's coming into us now a u.s. president donald trump has threatened to leave nato if other member states don't immediately boost defense spending trump unleashed a barrage of criticism at u.s. allies at a nato summit in brussels yet despite his threats a joint communique was si

we're in zagreb and after the four one people started to go i'm going to ask around a bit actually if there is still hope you know you are synonymous with it if you must not it is in. there from hungary to do it. ok hungary believes grayson comes back that's that's very nice. very jack you know . so he said it's going to be four four actually. it was close it was toast oh yeah yeah that coming we're coming back says about the out he says i really could not stand stay there stay with him that's who they'd like there thank you and watch it with us please he's our man. and only enough you have a great fan here to talk to you leon you know what are you doing. you still watching football are you where do you. i mean hopefully. he. will hold on. almost. now. so still sit in the room about i don't know your presence here is really good here and all my. kicking ass bleeds final minute you always feel that you can see the exciting faces here i am waiting to get a. ticket to go to sunday sticklers. is a couple of you for not coming across about malcolm fraser yes of course a mining accident now

bethany bell is in zagreb.ke their world cup debut 20 years ago and have always punched above their weight. i can hear chanting in their weight. i can hear chanting in the background. what is their view? are they confident against england? they are extremely confident. the sense of emotion is really growing in the centre of zagreb. i spoke to several people recently who said you have no idea how important this is for our country. we are a little country, just 4 million people, this shows we can compete on a level with a footballing nation like england and hold our own. hopes are extremely high that they will have victory this evening. all around me today you have seen people in the really distinctive croatian colours, the red and white checked pattern. in this square i saw a couple of nuns wearing the croatian ribbons. there is an enormous sense of confidence. i spoke to one man who said england may have the money but we have the heart and we will show tonight what we are made of. a real, i think, sense that th

have always been plenty of talented young croatian footballers rising up through clubs like dinamo zagreb coach robert poole tonights remembers training luka more the rich long before he became an international football star more than it's a key player in the final robert can hardly contain his excitement. it's hard to describe my emotions just like everyone in great shock i can't wait for the final to start it's going to be one of the great this moment seen our modern history look at motivate his talent shown despite him being made a refugee during the eucharist of war in the one nine hundred ninety s. and despite the fact that investment has never been a priority in preparation for. you would think that for a country with so many world class players croatia would have world class facilities but it doesn't even have a national stadium in fact this one built during the communist era and home to dinner. is the next best thing and it hasn't had an upgrade in nearly twenty years riding a wave of public euphoria croatia's government has decided it will now build a national stadium. but within

dish and had unique riches in the creation capital zagreb where fans are ready gathering how confidentare people that team what will make it to the final. they're very very confident that crozier will advance to the final against france this year and maybe get their revenge for the ninety ninety eight of the fifteen the semifinal of the world cup against france so i can find any fan of crazy today in zagreb or probably over gracious would say that croatia will lose this game or even or even draw they all believe that frazier will win some of them are more confident the others and they said it gratian will win two or three nil but the others will say to one for the grace of basically everybody is very confident they're ecstatic about this final and the shops are closing early today in song of and all of a gracious because people in workers who work in shops and anybody who works today obviously it's a working day once you get called early so that can prepare for the start of the match for the kickoff and obviously here in the central square in zagreb some ten thousand people were gather

in zagreb celebrations at how close croatia came so if it goes greatest prize. in paris it's euphoria victory try am. i right celebrations on both sides let's talk more about this we have a melanie corrida ball for us are covering the crisis. aspect for us there and we have nick mechanic line from the sports with us moni i want to start with you because the croatia team is being welcomed home what is it like there. hits truly impressive i have to say we know the machine has landed now but there are tens of thousands of people just behind the city center outside ready to go. i didn't wait on that team. and it was rancid president. the fans have been saying throughout the entire night they are taking pictures with cameras. and if people are just incredible. to leave that team made it as far as the house only we saw some of those images of the celebrations through the night like a big party does anyone know that their team actually lost. i'm sure they know that that team has lost but you know to the gracies it doesn't feel like a loss it actually does feel like a w

it's one hour to go to the final and the atmosphere here in the center of zagreb is electric you can hear australian english american english german actually gracious from all over the world came here today to be part of this historic moment. now is pretty bad with their own neighborhood those activities it oh yes crowds. one of the last iraq doesn't come and she of course was rabbit out of africa and also this is hoping that it would strike up a lot of anonymous call in five hey guys i got i got one question yeah what are these are the water polo bits of both the school it's always whole area when did you become a fan of gracious. when japan crashed out of malice of course the soviet russia the nurse is not in the final so i sold my trick. yes i then left the money i boarded the flight for a fellow to come to spend one week here with my friends but what i also find remarkable about gracious success at the world cup is that not just people into a show or let alone japan know and support gracious but also people in the wider region for example listen to what this gentleman has to say

bethany is in zagreb. but i'm guessing people are reasonably chipper.strong as well. people really waiting for that second goal where the equalised, and that was the moment where the mood really changed here, there were fireworks, people jumping around as now people feel that perhaps victory is possibly within their grasp. you keep hearing these ways of tears as people here waiting to see if croatia can score again, but a real sense of tension here. football means of so much to this country and just 4 million people here and yet they play a game that is far above their weight. one fan told me earlier this shows that despite the fa ct earlier this shows that despite the fact that we are not very wealthy we can still hold our own when it comes to international competitions, and certainly before this match and there were many people coming out and saying we are confident we can beat england's tonight, and that hope is still alive. presumably in the same way that there was no zoom with a golden generation is a similar feeling with a golden generation is a s

it's one hour to go to the final and the atmosphere here in the center of zagreb this electric you can hear australian english american english german actually creations from all over the world came here today to be part of this historic moment. now is very bad with the higher level they don't activity it oh scribes. one of the of us last year with us are gone and she just goes with rabbit out of africa and also this is happening that it looks like up close affinity of this call to fight hey guys i got i got one question yeah what are these are water polo shirts or both this is cool it's really it's well eric yeah yeah when did you become a fan of gracious. when japan crashed out and i was supposed to still be in russia the nurse is not in the front so i sold my trick. it's i then left the money i boarded the flight for a shuttle and came to spend one week here with my friends but what i also find remarkable about gracious success at the world cup is that not just people into a show or let alone japan know and support russia but also people in the wider region for example listen to wha

other player of the final but not the winners robin forrester walkers in the croatian capital as zagreb while actually people there considering that they lost the road when they seemed pretty happy tell us a little bit about the atmosphere. didn't disappoint dejected fans notice it a bit when the final whistle blew the crowd behind me just started singing started cheering started waving their. it's just like the french and they're still out it now and it's a marvelous thing to watch this they stay sitting in unison police on croatia and so on some of them going right back to the independence when they split from from yugoslavia in the early ninety's they're just a very patriotic nation a small nation of just four million people and so for them to have seen that see make the final against all the odds which were stuck to get stem they they've had to it's been scandalized by corruption they they haven't had a huge amount of investment in the game here over the years they don't even have a national stadium and yet there they were in the final and people told me before this match that whate

the bbc‘s gavin lee was in zagreb.timately this is the best performance by one of the smallest countries to ever get to the final of a world cup and, well, what an incredible result. look at this! this atmosphere — of a team that's, well, barely 30 years old, independence after the fall of the former yugoslav republic and many of those stars were refugees during the civil war and now, well, what a moment. we have a team that have made the final. they were a 33/1 outside bet. they were runners up, they beat greece, nobody thought they would get this far and they managed to beat england in the semifinal and when they did, seismologists said... well done... there there was a small tremor. i mean look at this atmosphere. seismologists said there was an earthquake when they beat england. well, tonight it will be louder and it will go on for longer. look at this atmosphere! gavin lee — reporting from zagreb. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we join the wild boars football team in northern thailand — playing aga

zagreb to cheer on their team's first ever for a into a world cup final or open for a steal walker is in the croatian capital zagreb so robyn i mean they didn't win so i guess there is that disappointment it could have gone better but they still got to the final and how how is that news being received in zagreb visit is still a time for celebration. you know there was very little sign of disappointment very few dejected faces when all the thousands of people were gathered on the square behind me there were huge celebrations instead of the game ended although they've all gone home now i can tell you it was crazy see here i've never seen anything like it for a country whose team was on the losing side and the reason that is is because gracious is a little country of just four million and they are just overjoyed to have seen their t. make it to the world cup final the biggest sporting event. the biggest sporting event in the world and there they were competing against the mighty french and taking it to the french and scoring two goals of their own and putting croatia a little croatia on

well, amazingly, the atmosphere in croatia's capital, zagreb, wasn't much more subdued.ou'd never know, because ultimately this is the best performance by one of the smallest countries to ever get to the final of a world cup and, well, what an incredible result. look at this! this atmosphere — of a team that's, well, barely 30 years old, independence after the fall of the former yugoslav republic and many of those stars were refugees during the civil war and now, well, what a moment. we have a team that have made the final. they were a 33/1 outside bet. they were runners up, they beat greece, nobody thought they would get this far and they managed to beat england in the semifinal and when they did, seismologists said... well done... there there was a small tremor. i mean look at this atmosphere. seismologists said there was an earthquake when they beat england. well, tonight it will be louder and it will go on for longer. look at this atmosphere! (boxes) london to singapore. —— as france and croatia battled it out in the world cup final, another famous football team were

it's one hour to go to the final and the atmosphere here in the center of zagreb this electric you can hear australian english american english german actually gracious from all over the world came here today to be part of this historic moment. our very language that moment when they go to activate it oh scribes. one of the of us last year with us are gone and she just goes with rabbi ovadia and also this is hoping that it looks like up close of an idea mystical insight hey guys i got i got one question yeah what are these are water polo shirts or both this is cool it's a little it's well every year when did you become a fan of gracious. when japan crashed out analysis. still be russia open versus not in a final so i sold my tickets i then left the money i boarded the flight for a shuttle and came to spend one week here with my friends but what i also find remarkable about gracious success at the world cup is that not just people into a show or let alone japan now supports gracious but also people in the wider region for example listen to what this gentleman has to say buy as a clue wh

celebrated long into the night off to that a victory around fifteen thousand of them policy to in zagreb the main square off for their team equalled the country's biggest football success it's been exactly twenty years since the team appeared in a world cup semifinal against hosts france when they made its women debut in ninety ninety eight correspond and decent hugs nicole each watched the match at the fan zone in zagreb. croatia fans venting rage that you don't feel like it will leave you to kill someone or several thousand i'm going to get their nose on and it was building up the other day for the world you can feel the beginning of the match but it was becoming more and more intense just going to get more defense and obviously went for a just going the first goal for the equaliser would just go to them told the officer with absolutely nothing to hold players coaches from ball and everything everybody's going to jump in to the next minute i can just go to the last minute to go to forty seven logo for the simple board really shocked but you know already played so it was absolutely unbe

behind me, pyrotechnics, fireworks going off across the main square in zagreb.ntments but ultimately, a lot of proud people here.” disappointments but ultimately, a lot of proud people here. i suppose it is something to graduate them for, getting to the final. —— to conquer actually them. the fans will know they were on top for much of the match. they antoine griezmann kick was not really a free—kick, that var controversy, was that i deliberate handball? that sucker punch from the french which put the game out of sight for croatia. croatia should have been in the lead at half—time perhaps? croatia should have been in the lead at half-time perhaps? this is why all of us who love football, this is the reason we love football. there is drama in 90 minutes. it is drama being written live and fought live right in front of you. people don't necessarily get what they deserve, so, shakespeare would agree with that. generally, if yourteam so, shakespeare would agree with that. generally, if your team does not score as many goals as the other team, you have to be fair and

we'll hear from the streets of paris and zagreb a bit later in the programme.r story. president trump has arrived in finland's capital helsinki, the venue of his summit with russia's president, vladimir putin. thousands of people were on the streets of helsinki protesting against the visit, much like the demontrations across the uk. president trump ended that visit by describing the eu as a foe and accusing it of taking advantage of the us over trade. donald trump's meeting with vladimir putin comes just days after 12 russian intelligence officers were charged in the us with hacking during the 2016 election. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. it is a topsy—turvy world, residents arrived in helsinki, having given nato and european allies are kicking an theresa may a mauling but saying his meeting with vladimir putin might well be the easiest of this european tour. so in the trump worldview who is a friend and who is foe? i think the european union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. now, you wouldn't think of the european union but they're a foe. rus

sell i think zagreb will keep on center grating tonight sponsible properly and but that. getting back to the studio. correspondent melanie. thank you melanie for your efforts. croatia now came close to pulling off a major surprise at this world cup though it has just four million inhabitants the balkan country has a rich sporting culture and fans there are football mad here's a look back at their world cup journey. world cup craziness was a regular feature of croatian life during the last few weeks. whether it's in the cities. the countryside or even a government meetings this summer saw virtually nonstop football partying across the small balkan nation. its images such as these that highlight why the croatian team has two nicknames on the one hand they are the cuts cost the checkered ones and they are also the fiery ones . troy should breeze through their group stage winning every match including the shock three nil demolition of argentina. things got much tougher in the knockout rounds though croatia fell a goal behind in each match but revealed amazing willpower to tur

what as the morning after look like in zagreb?irst world cup final appearance has even been marked by members of the croatian parliament, who arrived for a cabinet meeting in zagreb today, wearing their team's red and white checked shirts. i guess thousands more croatian fans will be trying to get tickets to the world cup final against the french on sunday. when we come back, we will have more on england's defeat, look ahead to that final as well, but it has been a very important date is the approach finals weekend at the all england club and john watson is there. good evening. the women's semifinals day when most have paused to remember serena williams, who once again has performed superbly to book a place ina tent performed superbly to book a place in a tent wimbledon final. that achievement all the more impressive in light of this, just for the tournament back since the birth of her child and the subsequent health issues that followed. she came through her match in straight sets, and it means she will play angelique kerber in t

gavin lee making friends in zagreb.t, the fifa circus now rolls towards qatar in 2022. this one has been epic on every scale, fifa saying it is the best. we will withhold our judgment on that, but it has been wonderful and it has been france's world cup. thank you. ollie foster in moscow. president trump has arrived in finland's capital helsinki for a much—anticipated meeting with russia's president putin on monday. mr trump and the first lady, melania, arrived on air force one a short time ago. they came from the uk — where brexit dominated much of the conversation. speaking to cbs, the president said that the us faces challenges from all sides, including from the european union. i think the european union is a foe what, they do to us in trade. now, you wouldn't think of the european union, but they're a foe. russia's a foe in certain respects. china's a foe, certainly economically they're a foe. but that doesn't mean they're bad. it doesn't mean anything. it means that they're competitors. they want to do well and we

looking to be back in the game celebrations in zagreb then came the very controversial moment on thirty four minutes claims from france for a penalty claims that paris h. the man who just scored actually handball did it went to ball it took about three four minutes for the far team to make a decision but they gave it for that apparently parish explaining they claimed that he had. been broken into the net on thirty eight minutes to put france ahead to one still to play for as they went into the second half. of the outcome of the expensive player paul pogba getting france's goal and a slight element of luck today. coming to prague and he had one attempt it was law and the nice place to live is less. uncited there and able to slot on fifty nine minutes thirty one france at this point it looked like they had one hundred in the trophy still off and i want to play could get back into a bulletin like it on sixty five minutes. we've been saying throughout this tournament he's the new superstar of world football. and he proved it with this. brilliant finish the area that much of that point but i

and the excitement is mounting in moscow, where it will be held, and of course in paris, and in zagreb conway, who's at the stadium, which is starting to fill up. richard, of course we would all have liked england to be there, but it is still going to be quite an occasion. huge occasion, this has been a tournament that has thrilled and entertained. it has provided shocks along the way, some of the biggest teams in world football, argentina, brazil, all crashing out along the way. and here we are now, game 64 of this tournament, france against croatia. that may just this tournament, france against croatia. that mayjust give you a look at what is happening on the pitch right now. that is the croatian team, just wandered out to have a look around. you can see luka modric spare standing in the middle with his arms folded, mario mandzukic amongst them, of course the goal—scorer against england. just taking in the atmosphere and getting a feel of the pitch. they know this stadium well after that semifinal against england. the french manager didier dish on, he has come out and had a look as w

jubilation in zagreb was soon tempered. it's the first world cup final with video-assisted refereeing and france was rewarded a controversial penalty because of it. it was also the first time in a final people stormed the field briefly delaying the game. in the end though it wasn't theatrics, but skill that prevailed. and in the last 30 minutes, france's victory seemed a formality. even the goal keeper let his guard down. a lucky goal for croatia, but not enough to take down the giant. today was the third time france has played in the world cup final and the second time they have taken home the trophy. their strength in this game and the resulting four goals made this the highest scoring final since 1958. demarco. >> morgan: jonathan vigliotti in london, thank you. coming up, weapons that can fly nearly 4,000 miles an hour. and later, how business women are advancing their careers by breaking the grass ceiling. and i treat my mbc with new everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verz

as get to zagreb now with robin farseer walker and robin peace and but. perhaps not defeated how would you describe sentiment that because really this team it was an incredible achievement for them to come this far. oh yeah well there you go you have it was one of the waiting to say you just listen to the guys behind me they just thrilled to to have. a composite. i guess is what you get with it where you have to speculate but a better with a crowd is a few spots use but yet you know when the final whistle blew i wasn't quite sure what to expect really gracious but they're all just absolutely ecstatic that they go to let it go they. said everybody take it it will deploy the seeds. which it simply proud proud about. proud of where they take it us is very very proud of this country to its relations with the troubled city people love that they are not us out of the picture see good video displays but most of the worried a major incident is still major clubs in europe. so they just think stuff because you can see they have made it this far and so they're party

rising up through clubs like dinamo zagreb coach robert poole two nights remembers training luka moderates long before he became an international football star that motivates a key player in the final product can hardly contain his excitement. it's hard to describe my emotions just like everyone in croatia i can't wait for the final to start it's going to be one of the great moments in our modern history luka motivate his talent despite him being made a refugee during the you could smell of war in the one nine hundred ninety s. and despite the fact that investment has never been a priority in preparation for. you would think that for a country with so many world class players croatia would have world class facilities but it doesn't even have a national stadium in fact this one built during the communist era and home to dinner grab is the next best thing and it hasn't had an upgrade in nearly twenty years riding a wave of public euphoria croatia's government has decided it will now build a national stadium. but within demick corruption in croatian football including a scandal over transfer

thanks to you and you looking very good on no sleep and guess let's switch now bow to the capital zagreb on hand for us there melanie only give us a sense of the mood in zagreb you know are people disappointed are they celebrating . you would have expected to be disappointed but that image could not have been further from the truth actually had you been here you might have confused with the city of the world champion people here was celebrating as if the creation team themselves had brought the world cup and not the friends so it's been truly amazing to see i had thirty thousand people here right behind me watching the game yesterday cheering for the team applauding and throughout the entire night we had fly and crackers flags waving people singing and dancing so we didn't need any tissue just tears of joy maybe so in other words the croatians just very very proud that such a small country made it to the final of the world cup. they are incredibly proud think about it they're just about four million people living in crazy and they would have never expected that team to go so far and then

scored to take the lead to one just a few minutes left to play through the scenes in the capital zagreb when croatia scored their second go front secured it place in sunday's final after beating belgium one. as the top story stay with us what does continue. i didn't know for how long i was going to stay with them and once i felt we were going down an unknown route we had to fight. you to hear we were driving in the night not knowing where the war would take us. off on the right right binyamin netanyahu talking about the music should be about you who have been the better you know. or you know yet you can't let that muted on fox face we hear it in the radio that's it it's ready to special forces had been imposed by hamas. as they had invaded finical with the. will of. doing that even ingrid received calls from people trapped in their houses . urging us to exactly him from the line of fire. asked. her about her outline of what the grid already drawn out of her out there to find out what. to do about that. we contacted three to cross to ask if we could go and defect with the people they sai

. >> la fiesta no termina en zagreb la capital croataib alca en la copa mundial de la fifa rusia 2018.200n para rendir homenaje a estos jugadores, croacia se convirtió en un país independiente en la década de los 90 . >> nos deja una gran lección de valentía. >> una de nuestras televidentes compró una lavadora y asegura que no funciona. >> aunque intento devolverla no se la aceptaron hasta que se comunicó con telemundo 48 responde . >> la señora vallejos estaba decepcionada, insistía que el problema no era la que el detergente optó por darle lo que ella pedía. >> que cuando compró la lavadora pensó que le facilitaría la vida >> dejaba la ropa muy dura, pliegues seco y afuera mojado le dijo a su esposo que la devolvieron dijo que no podíamos devolverla. >> le recomendaron hablar con el fabricante. >> llame a la compañía y me dijeron que no que la había comprado ahí y ahí debía cambiarla. >> uno de los dos establecimientos resolvía el problema. >> me traían de un lado a otro. >>> enviaron a un técnico para que revisara la lavadora alta >> pero insiste que los resultados no eran consistentes

is being a wonderful party atmosphere again on the streets of the capital zagreb with thousands of croatian fison scumming outs in their red and white checkered shots and. to celebrate their team's tommy having performed so well in this world cup despite coming seconds they all national heroes they've had a hero's welcome in the for. military. escort is that place they. just simple basic fly go. ahead and call suck the square with. me beneath the growing she. says this little nation actually had won the world cup i'd never seen such joy such just play said i'd have become second he didn't see the way so. played so well had a wonderful bunch of players the motorist said me feel good good luck to gold and gold the best player gets hold of it as far as their concerns go away just being put on the the world to see this country and things will never be the say as far as a concerned city's well carbonite i think made that croatian football. will get better the money will be spent they're going to build a national stadium it's just been so much for them to have come so far in this world cup tourna

third extra time in a row let's talk to do some nicolas she joins me live from croatia as capital zagreb this is a historic moment for croatia for the first time reaching the world cup final what's the atmosphere like today after beating england last night. today the atmosphere in capital of the croatia is totally different to the one that was last night when everybody was shouting chanting and celebrating deep into the night i mean it's different because it's the morning after that big celebration so everybody still is a sleeve and i think that when they wake up they'll continue with their celebrations up until the final match against france while they're sleeping obviously the media. very active and they're sending reports from russia and also writing stories about their creation national team and their great success so basically everybody is glorifying the croatian national team and the victory against england and they're saying that they're footballers are heroes and they that they will be welcome to zagreb on a monday whatever they do in the final match against france as heroes so t

well unsurprisingly rather different scenes in the croatian capital of zagreb.ry of 4 million people had come to a standstill for one of the biggest matches in croatia's sporting history. but it ended it tears for the fans there, as they watched their team lose 4—2 to france. so despair for croatia but elation for france and none more so than their president, emmanuel macron, throwing all diplomatic protocol out of the window. and as you can imagine the big headlines on the websites of the main french newspapers dominated by the exploits of the les bleus on sunday. france's foremost sports paper, l'equipe, with a nice big banner proclaiming "champion du monde" and big picture of two of the french goalscorers in that final, kylian mbappe and paul pogba with the line "ensemble a jamais" meaning together forever, an article highlighting how tight their squad has been through this world cup adventure. le figaro has the two stars with another of the goalscorers antoine griezmann and the words "la france entiere entiere" the whole of france celebrates the win. and the

we news at the final whistle for all match report and reaction from moscow paris and zagreb and you can't wait that long to tell you has even more world cup coverage during and after today's final on our kickoff you tube channel our sports team has been following all the action throughout the tournament here's a taste of what you can expect. football is a simple game that the end france or croatia will win the world cup two thousand and eighteen to me when we go live with all woke up show forty five minutes before kick off on sunday send your questions to hashtag d w kick off a comment below right here on our youtube channel youtube dot com slash view kick off see you once said the law is on you. after a weekend playing golf in scotland u.s. president donald trump is heading to the finish capital helsinki there he'll meet with russian president vladimir putin on monday their summit is going ahead despite the indictment of twelve russian intelligence agents on charges of meddling in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. election but fans are not pleased with either leader and thousands of them

robin forced to walk away with the latest in the creation capital zagreb thank you. at least two people have been killed and dozens injured in violent clashes across iraq's southern provinces thousands demonstrated in bastrop where a curfew was imposed after hundreds of people tried to storm a government building it's the second week of protests over high living costs and a lack of basic services security forces have been put on high alert and internet services have been shut off across the nation catalogue this hotel yan has more. frustration poisoned. in the streets of iraq demonstrators say they've had enough no jobs and limited services have reached the breaking point beyond the people in cattle evacuate we have to inject was still lying in the streets and two of those who were taken away. in the oil rich city of basra like across the country security forces are on high alert they've used water cannon and tear gas blocking protesters from storming the main provincial government building. with growing protests people have recorded an internet shut down and disconn

in with the news at the final whistle for a full match report and reaction from moscow paris and zagreb. if you can't wait that long to w has even more world cup coverage during and after today's final on our kickoff you tube channel our sports team has been following all the action throughout the tournament you can follow is live at you tube dot com backslash d.w. kick off. a huge iceberg that broke off a glacier has run aground directly in front of a small village in greenland the iceberg is six kilometers wide and one hundred meters high authorities say it could flood the village and parts of it break off here and crash into the sea and number of houses near the coast have been evacuated scientists say extreme iceberg events will become more frequent which in turn will increase the chance of tsunamis. just a reminder of the top story we're following for you they have been demonstrations in the finnish capital health ahead of a summit there on monday between the u.s. and russian presidents president himself says he's heading to. low expectations. you're watching news more at the top o