World Cup: France will face 4.5 million Croats in final, says Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic said Friday that France will face a team of "4.5 million" Croatians when they take to the pitch for the World Cup final at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.The unity and scale of support from home have been a common theme raised by the Croatians as they prepare for Sunday's match, but Rakitic perhaps said it best."This is a historic game, not just for us on the squad, but also for everybody who is a Croat. There will be 4.5 million players on the pitch," the Barcelona midfielder said."We will carry each other. We will have the energy. We will give our all."After three consecutive matc…READ FULL ARTICLE