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The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018, and was contested by France and Croatia.
- 15 July 2018
- Antoine Griezmann (France)
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in late 2010.
- 169 (2.64 per match)
- 64
- Russia
- 32 (from 5 confederations)
The knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Jul 15, 2018 · Mario Mandzukic's header from Griezmann's free-kick - which made it 1-0 to France - made him the first player to score an own goal in a World Cup final.
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st time they had the World Cup. It's a big football competition for teams from different countries. They held it in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. Russia didn't have to qualify because they were the hosts. Other 208 teams tried to qualify in matches organized by FIFA between June 2015 and November 2017. They ...
France
France was seen as the top choice by experts to win the 2018 World Cup. They got into the tournament by finishing first in their qualifying group, ahead of Sweden and the Netherlands. In the tournament, they were in Group C with Australia, Denmark, and Peru. Their first match was against Australia on 16 June at Kazan Arena. France won 2–1. Antoine Griezmann got the first goal from a penalty decided with video help. Australia scored a penalty too, and then France got the winning goal through a...
Croatia
In their qualifying group, Croatia came in second place after Iceland. This meant they had to play more matches to qualify. They played against Greece in these matches and won over two games. They won the first game 4-1 and the second game ended in a draw with no goals. In the main tournament, Croatia was placed in group D with Argentina, Iceland, and Nigeria. This was considered a tough group because Argentina was very skilled, and Nigeria had a strong history. In their first match, Croatia...
First half
Croatia started the match at 6 pm local time (3 pm UTC) when it was 27°C (81°F) and 51% humid. There were 78,011 people in the stadium and about 1.12 billion people watching on TV around the world. The weather at Sheremetyevo International Airport, which is 30 kilometres (19 miles) away, was partly cloudy when the match began. The game was played during a small thunderstorm with visible lightning strikes. The Guardian's Barry Glendenning said that Croatia played better in the first 15 minutes...
Second half
A group of people (pitch invaders) came onto the field during the second half of the Croatian attack, but security officers removed them. A Russian feminist rock band and protest group called Pussy Riot said they caused the interruption. Three minutes into the second half, Croatia had a chance to score. Rebić kicked the ball towards the goal from the left side, after Rakitić passed it to him. The French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris used one hand to stop the ball and sent it out for a corner. Someon...
Official Documents and Match Documents Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine- 15 July 2018
- Antoine Griezmann (France)
Jul 15, 2018 · France won the Fifa World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia's bold challenge in a thrilling final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Didier Deschamps' side repeated the success on home...
Jul 15, 2018 · Twenty years after France won the first World Cup in its country’s history, a youthful Les Bleus side beat Croatia 4-2 in Moscow to win football’s most prestigious prize for the second time....
