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Croatia national soccer team members are welcomed with their national flags waved upon arrival in Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, July 16, 2018. Euphoria gave way to a mixture of disappointment and pride for Croatia fans after their national team lost to France in its first ever World Cup final. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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More than 250,000 welcome Croatia home after World Cup final
Croatia national soccer team members are welcomed with their national flags waved upon arrival in Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, July 16, 2018. Euphoria gave way to a mixture of disappointment and pride for Croatia fans after their national team lost to France in its first ever World Cup final. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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  • Croatia national soccer team members are welcomed with their national flags waved upon arrival in Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, July 16, 2018. Euphoria gave way to a mixture of disappointment and pride for Croatia fans after their national team lost to France in its first ever World Cup final. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
  • Juventus fans wait for Portuguese ace Ronaldo as he undergoes medical checks at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
  • FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, from left, stand in the puring rain as they congratulate the French players after France won 4-2 in the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
  • A man leaves the empty Champs Elysees avenue after France won the World Cup final between France and Croatia, Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Paris. France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
  • France's Antoine Griezmann carries his crying daughter after his team won the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron hugs France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic congratulates France head coach Didier Deschamps after France won 4-2 in the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
  • Stewards carry off the field a person who invaded the pitch during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
  • France's Antoine Griezmann kisses the trophy after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. France won the final 4-2. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
  • Stewards carry off the field a person who invaded the pitch during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
  • Croatia's Mario Mandzukic, center, deflects the ball into his own goal to open the score during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
  • French President Emmanuel Macron, left, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin react during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
  • England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford warmups before the third place match between England and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
  • Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic holds a ball during a training session of Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
  • In this photo taken with slow shutter speed France's Kylian Mbappe runs with the ball during the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
  • Two men with the name and number of Luka Modric, the Croatian soccer team captain, written on their backs, are seen on a street in central Zagreb, Croatia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. Croatia's national soccer team will face France at the World Cup Final in Russia on Sunday, July 15. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
  • Belgium coach Roberto Martinez, face to camera, talks to his players during the third place match between England and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
  • In this July 11, 2018 photo, a man drinks a beer in a Budweiser pavilion in front of the Lenin statue and the Luzhniki Stadium as fans arrive for the semifinal match between Croatia and England, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. When Lenin had a thirst for revolution, this is not what he had in mind. Fans attending Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia will pass a huge statue of the Bolshevik Revolution's leader as they enter Luzhniki Stadium. Abutting the rear of the monument is a Budweiser concession stand with a sign proclaiming: "Drink smart today _ celebrate tomorrow."(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  • FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017 file photo Real Madrid player Luka Modric arrives to the courthouse in Osijek, eastern Croatia. Beating adversity is what Croatia captain Luka Modric does all through his life and career. Uprooted in childhood by war that broke up the former Yugoslavia; rejected as a youth by clubs for being too small; charged with perjury in an apparent attempt to protect an influential Croatian soccer figure accused of embezzling money from a Modric transfer fee. (AP Photo, File)
  • FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2018 file photo stands that will be dismantled after World Cup games are seen on the right side of the Yekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg in Yekaterinburg, Russia. They were meant to show Russia was serious about saving money, but now two giant temporary stands symbolize the problems with World Cup legacy. The stands soar out of the Yekaterinburg Arena, leaving fans exposed to the elements and with a feeling they're watching the game from a different arena entirely. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
  • England's Harry Kane reacts during the third place match between England and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
  • France head coach Didier Deschamps celebrates at the end of the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
  • Croatia's Luka Modric jumps for the ball during the quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium, in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri arrives prior to the start of the Champions League group F soccer match between Manchester City and Napoli at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. Chelsea has hired Maurizio Sarri as its manager on a three-year contract. The announcement was made on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
  • Croatia's Luka Modric holds the ball during the semifinal match between Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2018, file photo, David Beckham speaks at an event where it was announced that Major League Soccer is bringing an expansion team to Miami, in Miami. Beckham's latest soccer plan for Miami might be decided by the city's voters. His target: A golf course. Beckham is scheduled to appear before the Miami city commission next week, as he and his partners aim to move closer to picking a stadium location for their Major League Soccer franchise.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
  • Spectators attend the men's singles quarterfinal tennis match between John Isner of the United States and Canada's Milos Raonic, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Wednesday July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
  • El suizo Xherdan Shaqiri durante el juego de octavos de final del Mundial 2018 entre Suiza y Suecia el martes 3 de julio de 2018 en San Petersburgo, Rusia. (AP Foto/Darko Bandic)
  • Croatia's Mario Mandzukic, center, carries Luka Modric when celebrating after his team advanced to the final during the semifinal match between Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
  • Croatia's Domagoj Vida kicks the ball during a training session of Croatian national team at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
  • From left: Englands' Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Fabian Delph attend England's official training in Zelenogorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 13, 2018, on the eve of the third place match between England and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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