Good afternoon, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the World Cup Final! Yes, the day is here - France face Croatia as the greatest show on earth draws to a close.

That was simply bizarre!

GOAL! I was literally about to type about France's quiet control at the moment, and then Hugo Lloris fails to deal with a back pass, trying to nick it round Mandzukic and instead only finding the Croatian's right foot. It trickles into the net and that is not good for France.

All the records Mbappe is equalling or exceeding - the first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pele in 1958, that's a pretty good one.

GOAL! Lovely mazy run from Hernandez, and he passes the ball to Mbappe, who's been kept so quiet this afternoon. The teenager needs little encouragement to shoot from just outside the D - and he gets the ball into the bottom corner, and again the goalkeeper is left to watch the ball fly past his right hand.

There are some very firm challenges flying in now, and the referee is reticent to whistle, which is a sharp contrast to his decision-making in the first half.

CHANCE! Giroud, completely unsighted, tries an overhead kick to cross the ball to Griezmann, and Brozovic gets that out for a corner.

Subisic is left completely wrong-footed, he was about to move to save that first, blocked effort.

GOAL! Mbappe goes on a mazy run into the box, Griezmann is there to help him out, Pogba has a shot which is deflected right back at his feet, and his second attempt leaves the net rippling, a fiery left-footed effort.

Lovren is fouled by Giroud, gets the free kick, and seems very irritated that he didn't also get the booking for the Frenchman.

France need to keep their foot on the ball and slow it down, but there's an element of panic, it seems, under the pressure from Croatia chasing the game, and they keep losing possession.

France counter again and it's Vida who is ready to put a stop to that. France throw near the halfway line.

Brozovic just played a ridiculous cross-field ball towards Strinic, who really had to run to get anywhere near it, but he got there and now Croatia are on the attack once more.

Kante - who's on that first-half booking - is replaced by Nzonzi.

We get under way again and Mandzukic and Lloris both go for the same ball, with the goalkeeper coming off rather the worse. Goal kick.

Oh. We've got a pitch invasion by a few folk. They are going to be assisted away and out of the stadium.

Mbappe goes down the right wing at amazing speed, and Giroud is ready to pounce, but the young man decides to have a shot of his own which is quickly smothered.

Croatia have really come out with ridiculous energy after the break, and they're just putting their foot on it a bit now to slow down that frantic pace.

Griezmann lumps that clear, and Vrsaljko is lurking on the edge of the box to have a very optimistic shot.