France boss Didier Deschamps has rubbished the suggestion it will be easier to defend against Luka Modric than Lionel Messi or Eden Hazard as the Croatia star is "less mobile".
Modric's form at the World Cup has seen him tipped to win the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and challenge for the Ballon d'Or later this year.
Deschamps sees no reason why France would have an easier time against the Real Madrid star in Sunday's final, simply because they have already coped with Hazard's Belgium and Messi's Argentina in the knockout phase.