New Zealand and South Africa are both bidding to become the first nation to win the Rugby World Cup for a fourth time in Paris.
It is a repeat of the 1995 final which the Springboks won thanks to a Joel Stransky drop-goal in extra time. The All Blacks won the first World Cup in 1987 before securing back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2015.
The sides last met in August at Twickenham with South Africa inflicting a record 35-7 defeat on New Zealand. South Africa beat England 32-12 in Japan four years ago to win their third title, 12 years after defeating England 15-6 in Paris in their second World Cup final.
Captain Siya Kolisi would join Richie McCaw as the only captain to win back-to-back tournaments with victory at the Stade de France. Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi is free to play after being cleared by World Rugby, who said there was "insufficient evidence" he had used a racial slur towards England's Tom Curry.
Jacques Nienaber makes two changes to the XV that started the semi-final win over England, with half-backs Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard replacing Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok. Both Reinach and Libbok drop out of the matchday squad completely, with Nienaber opting for a 7-1 split of forwards to backs on the bench. Willie le Roux is the only back replacement.
South Africa, now ranked as world number one, have a starting XV with a total of 987 caps while New Zealand, who are second in the rankings, have 981. New Zealand make one change to their starting XV as lock Brodie Retallick replaces Sam Whitelock from the side that beat Argentina in the semi-final.
The line-ups:
South Africa: Willemse; Arendse, Kriel, De Allende, Kolbe; Pollard, De Klerk; Kitshoff, Mbonambi, Malherbe, Etzebeth, Mostert, Kolisi (capt), Du Toit, Vermeulen.
Replacements: Fourie, Nche, Nyakane, Kleyn, Snyman, Smith, Wiese, Le Roux.
New Zealand: B Barrett; Jordan, Ioane, J Barrett, Telea; Mo'unga, Smith; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, Retallick, S Barrett, Frizell, Cane (capt), Savea.
Replacements: Taukei'aho, Williams, Laulala, Whitelock, Papalii, Christie, McKenzie, Lienert-Brown.
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster said: "This is what World Cup finals are about. I don't think there's ever a small one. The fact is we have two teams who have been old foes for a long time.
"We all remember the last final between us in 1995, which was an epic, and hopefully this one will be the same. Then you do the maths and we've got three World Cups each and someone is going to win four, so it's a special occasion, isn't it?
Captain, Sam Cane, added: "A lot of it comes down to our preparation. We've got a lot of experience in this squad and it would be silly not to tap into some of that. We've been really clear how we have built how we want to play as a team.
“In terms of head and strategy we're in a good place and with that comes confidence. There will be a high level of emotion and intent to start the game well, there always is.
South Africa Head coach, Jacques Nienaber said: "In a final it's about the final. I don't think the past will have any bearing on what's going to happen on Saturday.
"Every quarter-final, semi-final is tough. Each Test that you play has got specific tests that you have to pass to win the Test. It is almost like an exam you write. The one thing that will help us is the character that you build going through those games."
