Less then 2 months after the royal wedding we have another reason to get up early on the weekend again โ Sunday morning at 8 am PT marks the World Cup Final between Croatia and France!
This is the first time Croatia has ever been in the final (they came in 3rd in 1998) and the third time for France. France won the cup in 1998.
So what do you need to know if youโre a rookie but want to still be in the know come Sundayโs viewing parties (and morning refreshments and brunch ๐)?
TEAM COLORS:
Croatiaโs colors are red and white checkerboard, but lately theyโve been wearing black and blue. France is Red and blue.
MOST POPULAR COCKTAILS:
CROATIA - โThe CROcktailโ! It contains cherry Maraska, licorice maraschino and orange peel candy.
FRANCE- โThe 75โ! It contains gin, champagne, lemon juice & sugar
MOST POPULAR SOCCER-WATCHING FOODS:
CROATIA - Blood sausage with sauerkraut (krvavice)
FRANCE - A fried pork sausage inside a thin buckwheat pancake. It is eaten cold and with apple cider
WHERE TO WATCH IF YOUโRE IN LA:
CROATIAN FANS - St. Anthonyโs Croatian Catholic Church in Chinatown will have it on a movie screen!
FRENCH FANS - 33 TAPS on Sunset in Silver Lake is the place to be.
THE LATEST ODDS:
France - Evens
Croatia - 2/1
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