Pogba urges France to avenge Euros heartbreak
Paul Pogba has urged France not to let an opportunity to win the FIFA World Cup pass as Les Bleus booked their place in Monday's (AEST) showpiece with a 1-0 win over Belgium.
Pogba was instrumental in the semi-final win in St Petersburg, as Samuel Umtiti's goal in the 51st minute put the 1998 champion in the FIFA World Cup final against the winner of Croatia and England.
The Manchester United midfielder was part of the France squad that lost 1-0 in extra time to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final, and Pogba hopes they can now go one better on Monday (AEST).
"It's beautiful, it's good, but there's still a step," he said.
"Today I'm happy but it's not like the Euros. We had the chance to win the final of the Euros, but we missed a wonderful thing and we must not let this chance pass.
"You have to focus. We savour [the win] a little, but we must now focus on the final. We were there [in 2016], we were close to winning the title and we missed.
"It makes me happy that people are happy, but I hope to make them even happier on the evening of the 15th of July."
Pogba later took to social media to dedicate France's win over Belgium to the football team that was rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
