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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. The tournament comprised hosts Russia and 31 other teams who emerged from the ...
- 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)
2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage. 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. [1]
- A high-scoring Affair
- We Have to Mention The var
- First Own Goal in A Final
- First Teenage Goalscorer Since Pele
- Bizarre Error
- Pitch Invasion
World Cup finals have been low-scoring and tense of late - this game equalled the combined total of goals scored in the previous four. The last final to have more than two goals was in 1998 - the other time Les Bleus won the World Cup. It was also the joint highest goal tally in a final since 1958, when Brazil beat Sweden 5-2. Former England defend...
This is the first World Cup to use video assistant referees (VAR). After being utilised regularly in the group stages, it went quiet for most of the knockout stage. But it was used in the final to award France a penalty. When Samuel Umtiti flicked a corner towards Ivan Perisic's hand, the referee did not award anything. But, after a lengthy discuss...
This has been the World Cup of own goals - 12 in total. So it was only right that the final had one. 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. That doubled the record for own goals in a tournament. It also means there were twice as many ow...
Kylian Mbappe was only the third teenager to play in a World Cup final - and became the second to score in one, following Pele's double against Sweden in 1958. Earlier in the tournament, Mbappe put in perhaps the most electrifying performance of the tournament with two goals against Argentina - which made him the first teenager to score twice in an...
In a season during which Loris Karius made possibly the worst goalkeeping mistake in a Champions League finalto gift Karim Benzema a goal, Hugo Lloris had a 'hold my beer' moment at the Luzhniki Stadium. Samuel Umtiti passed the ball back to his captain, the Tottenham goalkeeper. Lloris casually tried to step around Mandzukic - only managing to kic...
There had been worries about Russia hosting the tournament, with concerns about the potential for racism, hooliganism, and gay fans being at risk of violence. But it appeared to go off smoothly. Until, that is, a pitch invasion in the final which Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for, saying they were protesting against vari...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was the last game of the tournament. It happened on July 15, 2018, at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The teams playing were France and Croatia. [4] In 2018, the tournament was the 21st edition organized by FIFA, which is in charge of football competitions worldwide. A total of 32 teams took part.
- 15 July 2018
- Antoine Griezmann (France)
Jul 15, 2018 · World Cup final result: France 4-2 Croatia. France are the world champions: Didier Deschamps celebrates with his overjoyed players as their fans cut loose in the stands and in the streets and ...
Jul 15, 2018 · France's machine turns into perfect combination. The World Cup win comes two years after France were runners-up at Euro 2016. It has been a two-year road to redemption for France and coach Didier ...
