Pogba responds to critics

France midfielder Paul Pogba has responded to critics after helping his side reach the World Cup final.

 Pogba has come under criticism following his transfer to Manchester United where his performance at Old Trafford is yet to match his worth. However, during the ongoing World Cup tournament, he has really impressed with his latest display evident when France beat Belgium 1-0 thanks to Samuel Umtiti's goal.

 As the biggest game of his decorated career awaits, Pogba is willing to take the barbs in his stride so long as his desire to compete and love for the game is not up for debate.

 "I don't want to prove nothing to nobody. I came from - I wouldn't exactly say nothing - [but] obviously I had no trophies. I could do one thing and it was to play football. It was my love, my first love. Obviously, I live for football. I play for football," he said.

 "I get criticised again and again but everything is fine. We are winning. It's always nice to win and it is nice to hear nice things about the team, about yourself and everything. I know that sometimes you are doing good, sometimes you are doing bad, but that's how you grow.

 "I can improve and get better and better. I wouldn't say that I'm young but I'm not old, yet, and we are going through nice things and want to finish it."

 As a member of the France squad that suffered heartache on home soil in the final of Euro 2016, Pogba knows completing such a historic task is no formality.

 "It's not done yet. The semi-final was one game," he added, with Les Bleus to face Croatia in Sunday's final after Mario Mandzukic's extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday.

 "We are going through to the final of a World Cup. It's a dream for everybody. But you have to realize a dream. "We started our dream and now we need to finish it. We are not done yet."