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France and Croatia to meet in the “Chicharito scored against them” World Cup final and other tidbits

France and Croatia will meet in the World Cup Final. While this surprising rematch of the 1998 Semifinal took many by surprise, it is even more surprising for Mexico fans who have seen Mexico beat Croatia and France over the past two World Cups. For El Tri fans, there is actually many interesting tidbits surrounding this final.

-With the France-Croatia final, had Mexico beaten Spain, this means they would have beaten all WC winners this decade in the World Cup (Germany 2018, Croatia 2014, France 2010).