France defeats Croatia (4-2) and is the new world champion

[Askor lml]

Those of Didier Deschamps have won a final with more goals than quality.

 

The French team is the new world champion, after winning by 4-2 to Croatia, in the final of the Russian World Cup played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Didier Deschamps team came with an advantage at halftime, favored by a goal in own goal of Mario Mandzukic - the first of these characteristics in a World Cup final - (m.18) and by a penalty indicated by hand of Ivan Perisic (m. 38), after reviewing the VAR images. Between both, the own Perisic had obtained the tie (m.28).

 

After the break, Didier Pogba (m.59) and Kylian Mbappé (m.65) sentenced the victory, despite the Croatian resistance, who returned to believe in the miracle by a serious error of the goal Hugo Lloris, trying to haggle Mandzukic (m.69) who served on a plate the goal to the attacker "Valtreni".

 

Data sheet

4 - France: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Lucas Hernandez; Kante (Nzonzi, m.54), Pogba, Matuidi (Tolisso, m.73); Griezmann, Mbappe and Giroud (Fekir, m.81).

Coach: Didier Deschamps

2 - Croatia: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic (Pjaca, m.82); Brozovic, Modric, Rakitic; Rebic (Kramaric, m.71), Perisic and Mandzukic.

Coach: Zlatko Dalic.

Goals: 1-0, M.18: Mandzukic, in own goal. 1-1, M.28: Perisic. 2-1, M.39: Griezmann, penalty. 3-1, M.59: Pogba. 4-1, M.65: Mbappe. 4-2, M.69: Mandzukic.