Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

'Don't talk to me about VAR!' – Rakitic still smarting over World Cup final loss

Decisions went against Croatia during a meeting with France and their Barcelona star is still not happy with the way technology was used in Russia

Ivan Rakitic feels Croatia were the better side in the World Cup final and thinks decisions made by VAR favoured eventual winners France.

Croatia went down 4-2 in Moscow in July, with Antoine Griezmann giving France a half-time lead from a penalty awarded following a video review, after a Mario Mandzukic own goal had been cancelled out by Ivan Perisic.

It was a goal that proved decisive, as Didier Deschamps' side went on to claim the trophy thanks to second-half strikes from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe, before Mandzukic pulled one back.