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France beats Croatia 4-2 to win 2018 FIFA World Cup
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July 16, 2018
Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/France_beats_Croatia_4-2_to_win_2018_FIFA_World_Cup
Yesterday, France defeated Croatia 4 -- 2 in the final
of 2018 FIFA Football World Cup to win the tournament for the second
time. French teenager Kylian Mbappé became the second teenager to score
in a FIFA World Cup final after Pelé did in 1958's tournament.
Croatia dominated the ball possession, having almost twice as much as
France. In the sixth minute, French defender Samuel Umtiti won a free
kick in the defensive half. In the 17th minute, Croatian midfielder
Marcelo Brozović committed a foul and the referee awarded France a
freekick. Mario Mandžukić ended up scoring an own goal from Antoine
Griezmann's assist, giving France an early lead. Domagoj Vida and Ivan
Rakitić tried to equalise for Croatia, later, but their attempts were
either blocked or went wide. In the 27th minute, French defensive
midfielder N'Golo Kanté was shown a yellow card for a bad foul. A
minute later, Ivan Perišić scored a left-footed shot from Vida's
assist, equalising for Croatia. The sides were not tied to 1 -- 1 score
for long. In the 35th minute, the referee awarded France a penalty kick,
after confirming with the video assistant referee. Ivan Perišić had a
handball in the penalty area. Greizmann scored from the penalty, putting
the ball in the left corner and sending Croatian goalkeeper Danijel
Subašić in the opposite direction. Frenchman Lucas Hernández was
booked by the referee in the 41st minute. The first half ended with
France leading 2 -- 1.
In the second half, Griezmann missed a chance to score from Olivier
Giroud's assist. France made their first substitution in the 55th
minute, as N'Golo Kanté was replaced by Steven N'Zonzi. Just before the
one-hour mark, Paul Pogba had a shot towards goal but was blocked and
Pogba collected the ball, and on the second attempt, the French
midfielder scored from the left-footed shot, doubling the lead for
France. Kylian Mbappé scored the fourth goal in the 65th minute, from
Hernández's assist. With this goal, Mbappé became the second teenager
to score in a FIFA World Cup final. In the 69th minute, Mandžukić
scored the second goal for Croatia, intercepting French goalkeeper Hugo
Lloris' pass. However, Croatia could not catch up the two-goal
difference, and the match ended 4 -- 2, as France won their second FIFA
World Cup.
French coach Didier Deschamps became only the third person to win the
FIFA football World Cup as a player and a coach. As a player, Deschamps
won the World Cup in 1998, when he was the captain of the French team.
Two years ago, the Deschamps-led French team ended up as the losing side
in the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, 1 -- 0 against Portugal in the
extra-time.
After the match, Croatia's coach Zlatko Dalić said, "I congratulate
France on their title [...] I have to congratulate my players, it was
maybe the best game we played in these championships; we controlled the
match but we conceded. Against such a strong side as France, you must
not make mistakes. We are a bit sad but we have to be proud as well for
what we've done."
Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitić said, "We were the better team in the
first half, we were attacking, but we were unlucky tonight. They scored
four goals from their three shots on goal. But I congratulate France,
they deserved it."
Tournament top scorer Harry Kane won the Adidas Golden Boot award. The
English striker scored six goals in the entire tournament. Belgium's
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois won the Adidas Golden Glove award. Croatia's
captain Luka Modrić won the Adidas Golden Ball prize.
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Antoine Griezmann
Paul Pogba
Kylian Mbappé
N'Golo
Kanté
Lucas Hernández
N'Golo Kanté
Steven N'Zonzi
Blaise Matuidi
Corentin Tolisso
Olivier Giroud
Nabil
Fekir
|goals2 = Ivan Perišić
Mario Mandžukić
Šime Vrsaljko
Ante Rebić
Andrej Kramarić
Ivan Strinić
Marko Pjaca
|stadium = Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
|attendance = 78,011
|referee = Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
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== Sources ==
* https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331552/#match-liveblog
* https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44754965
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsEAvRerTg
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|date = July 15, 2018
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