The wait is almost over and in just a few hours time France or Croatia will be crowned as World Cup winners as Russia 2018 comes to a close.

A month of drama, shocks and top-level football has brought us to the point where a classy French side could lift the trophy for the first time since 1998 or Croatia could complete a remarkable journey to become world champions for the first time.

The jury is out on who will triumph in Moscow, with the danger of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann weighed up against the craft of Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic.

Nobody is making the mistake of assuming Croatia will be tired after their epic win against England and, in the French camp, everyone is insisting they've shut out the hype and are ready to bring their best to the Luzhniki Stadium.

We've pulled together everything you need to read ahead of kick-off and you can watch the final live online with STV on the STV Player.