Hugo Lloris insists he is not thinking about World Cup history - even though he could write a new chapter.
Tottenham keeper Lloris, 35, could become the first captain to win back-to-back World Cups after lifting the trophy in 2018. Brazil and Italy are the only teams to retain it but had different captains each time and now Lloris could lead France to more glory in Sunday’s Final.
France captain Lloris said: “I was privileged enough to win the trophy with my teammates in 2018 and I am very proud of that but I am focusing on the present now. What happens in the past belongs to the past. We are focused on creating our own history.
"It is going to be the toughest match of the tournament and we have to be ready for any scenario.
“We will have to show great solidarity, graft and in spite of everything, the virus, we will have to finish the job as well as we can.
“Very few believed in us at the outset but we are now in the final and will pull out all the stops to win it.”
Lloris is known as the calm leader but the France squad listen to him in the dressing room and he will make a speech to his teammates before the Final.
Lloris added: “I do tend to be someone who remains calm in general, like anyone emotions can take over and I do talk a lot in the dressing room sometimes and that is part of being a footballer and these are things you can’t really control but I do remain calm mostly.
“What happens in a dressing room before is not always planned, it is spontaneous, it depends on what I feel like saying at the time.
“Four years ago the context was different, the opponent was different. We played different matches. You have to live in the moment but I think tomorrow’s game is something completely different.
“We are looking forward to marking the history books in our own way. We have already achieved a lot but the last match is the most difficult one.”
