Nestor Pitana of Argentina will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia, FIFA announced on Thursday.
Pitana, a former actor who has already refereed four games including the tournament opener between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia and France's quarter-final win over Uruguay, will take charge of Sunday's showpiece at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. He will have two more Argentines as assistant referees. Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers will be the fourth official backed up by another Dutchman, Erwin Zeinstra.
In addition to handling a French victory, Pitana was also in charge when Croatia beat Denmark in the last 16 on penalties.
In Brazil in 2014, Pitana refereed four matches. The last was France's 1-0 loss to eventual champions Germany in the quarterfinals.
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