France Win 2018 FIFA World Cup Beating Croatia 4-2

After a World Cup final that encapsulated just about everything the 2018 competition entailed, France is the champion of the world once again.

France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the world cup finals at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow to become winner of the 2018 tournament.

 

France held off Croatia in a thrilling 4-2 triumph in Moscow, winning a second World Cup title and its first since 1998.

An own goal off a set piece gifted France the early lead, but, as it has all knockout stage long, Croatia battled back to pull even.

That is, until a Video Assistant Referee-aided penalty call allowed Antoine Griezmann to restore the lead before halftime from the spot.

Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe added to it just before the hour mark, giving France a 4-1 lead, before a massive Hugo Lloris error allowed Mario Mandzukic to make it 4-2 and dream of completing what would be an unprecedented comeback in the final.

France shut the door, though, and in doing so allowed Didier Deschamps to become the third to win the World Cup as a player and manager.

The title is France’s first since it won on home soil in 1998, and it ended a thrilling run by Croatia.

 

Congrats France!!!