France win 2018 Worldcup

France on Sunday evening beat Croatia 4-2 to lift the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, just 20 years after they hosted and won the tournament... 

After 32 days, 63 games in Russia, France won the World Cup for the second since time France 98 by ending battling Croatia’s dream of a first title with a 4-2 victory on Sunday in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades.

France have won all their games within the 90 minutes except for a dull 0-0 draw with Denmark in their final group game, where they were already guaranteed as winners. They then went on to beat Argentina, Uruguay and Belgium to reach their first final since 2006.

Croatia on the other hand have had a far rockier road to the final since finishing Group D with a 100 per cent record. They were taken to penalties by Denmark and Russia before needing an extra-time winner to beat England.

Both teams were unchanged from their semifinal wins, with Croatia having needed extra time (and penalties twice) through the knockout stages to reach the final.

In a match that featured anything you could have ever imagined an own goal, a goalkeeper gaffe, pitch invaders and a teenager wunderkind finding the back of the net.

The victory means that Didier Deschamps, captain of the 1998 side, becomes the third man to win the World Cup as player and coach after Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer.

😎#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YtscCQvOEi

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018

It was the highest-scoring final since England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra-time in 1966 and the highest in normal time since Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 60 years ago. The landmarks came thick and fast in the first half too.

Croatia’s Luka Modric won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player ahead of Belgium skipper Eden Hazard and France forward Antoine Griezmann.

adidas Golden Ball Award:

🥇Luka MODRIC (#CRO)
🥈Eden HAZARD (#BEL)
🥉Antoine GRIEZMANN (#FRA) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/KQSRiwUznh

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018

Kylian Mbappé was honored as the tournament’s best young player. England’s Harry Kane won the Golden Boot as the tournament’s top scorer.

France win the World Cup! Here is how Paris reacted at the final whistle! 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/mLNgHNDYzT

— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) July 15, 2018

And there were some funny images on Twitter during the finals.

And the stars @Cristiano, Messi, @Nermay all having a @pepsi time watching the #WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/GRtykdECYJ

— Paul Aisa (@IamPaulOlomo) July 15, 2018