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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)
Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro in Moscow at the 2018 World Cup draw The draw was held on 1 December 2017 at 18:00 MSK at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow. [63] [64] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots.
- 169 (2.64 per match)
- 64
- Russia
- 32 (from 5 confederations)
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France marched to glory at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, as Didier Deschamps' side silenced their doubters in emphatic style after their quarterfinal exit in 2014. Deschamps seemingly still had questions to answer when his side edged into the knockout stages as Group C winners in solid, but unspectacular fashion. However, despite having managed just t...
The final itself was mainly about one man: Mbappe. Deschamps' confidence that his side could dig in where needed, due to the defensive solidity provided by Samuel Umtiti and Raphael Varane, allowed him to release the handbrake against first-time finalists Croatia, with the PSG forward leading that charge. A manic opening half hour saw Mario Mandzuk...
The list of countries able to defend their World Cup title stands at just two heading into the final of Qatar 2022, with Italy and Brazil setting the benchmark for France to try and follow. Italy clinched the 1934 World Cup in Rome, mirroring the achievement of the first-ever tournament hosts and winners, Uruguay, in 1930. However, Vittorio Pozzo's...
With Italy and Brazil the only sides to defend a World Cup title, the record of defending champions has been mixed across the years, with some spectacular failures in recent times. France have bucked that trend in 2022.
Under previous FIFA rules, the defending World Cup champions received an automatic spot in the following competition, as part of a tradition spanning from 1938 to 2002. That rule was changed in advance of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with defending champions Brazil required to qualify via their CONEMBOL route.
Jul 15, 2018 · France have won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a thoroughly entertaining Final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in what was a fitting end to an...
Jul 15, 2018 · The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is now into the semifinals after Croatia took down the host nation in penalty kicks. France was the first team to reach the World Cup final after...
1. Winner. France. 2. Runner-up. Croatia. 3. Third place. Belgium. 4. Fourth place. England. TOURNAMENT AWARDS. Previous. adidas Golden Ball. Luka MODRIC. Croatia. FIFA Fair Play award. Spain....
