At 20 18, 15 and 20 18 Beijing time, the Russian World Cup finals started in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, and the French team and the Croatian team staged a peak matchup. In the first half of the game, Manjukic scored an own goal and Pericic equalized the score, but then the handball in the penalty area was awarded by the referee through VAR technology, and Gleizman hit a penalty. After the half-time, the French team led 2-/Kloc-0-0 temporarily. In the second half, Bogba and Mbappé scored one after another, and Manjukic seized Lori's mistake and pulled back a city. In the end, France beat Croatia 4-2 and won the World Cup for the second time in history since 1998.
France and Croatia have played against each other five times in history. France has the advantage of 3 wins and 2 draws, scoring 9 goals and losing 2 goals. The only match in the World Cup was the semi-final of 1998. Davoussouk 1, Thuram scored twice, and France finally won 2- 1. The last official match was in the European Cup group match in 2004, when France and Croatia drew 2-2. The last time France played Croatia was in the March warm-up match of 20 1 1, and the two teams drew 0-0.
In this World Cup, France defeated Australia and Peru in the group stage. In the final round, Denmark advanced to the knockout stage as the first in Group C, and then beat Argentina, Uruguay and Belgium in succession to reach the final. This is the third time in French history that France has reached the World Cup finals. 13-0 defeated Brazil to win the championship in 1998, and lost to Italy on penalties in 2006. Croatia beat Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland in a row in the group stage and advanced as the first in Group D. In the knockout stage, Denmark and Russia fought to a penalty shootout and finally won. In the semi-final against England, Croatia beat its opponent in overtime to advance.
In the first17th minute, the French team scored the first goal. Gleizman was kicked from behind by brozovic on the front right side of the penalty area. The referee awarded a free kick. Gleizman drove the ball into the penalty area and Manjukic headed an own goal, 1-0, which was the first own goal in the history of the World Cup finals.
In the 2nd1minute, Kanter fouled in the backcourt, modric took the ball into the middle of the penalty area, and Croatian central defender Vida headed the goal, which was high.
In the 24th minute, Manjukic made a cross from the right, and Rakitic volleyed his left rib and left foot in the restricted area, and the anti-aircraft gun strafed.
In the 27th minute, Kanter tripped behind him, and perisic got a yellow card with the ball. In the 28th minute, Croatia equalized the score and Vida returned the ball in the restricted area. Pericic pulled the ball through the French back with his right foot and hit the door with his left foot. 1- 1. Perisic has scored five goals in two World Cups, second only to Davoussouk, the top scorer in the history of the national team. In the final stage of the game, perisic scored 7 goals and 4 assists, becoming the Croatian player with the most goals.
In the 35th minute, Matuidi fought for the header in the restricted area, and then he got a handball from Perisic, and the French players collectively complained. The referee replayed the penalty through VAR technology, and Perisic became the second player in history to score a goal in the World Cup final and give the penalty to his opponent. The last time was Materazzi in 2006, and both penalties benefited the French team. Gleizman hit the door with his left foot, Subasic misjudged, the ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal, and the French team led 2-/kloc-0.
In the 4th1minute, Lucas Hernandez got a yellow card for defending Rebic. In the 43rd minute, pawar didn't kick the header far, and Lovren's left rib in the restricted area volleyed his right foot at a small angle and was blocked.
The first half was three minutes of stoppage time. The 46th minute, Rakitic left corner in the frontcourt, and Vader headed the ball high.
Since then, the two sides have made no achievements. At the end of half-time, the French team took a temporary lead of 2-/kloc-0.
In the second half, when fighting in different places, neither side made any substitution adjustment. In the 47th minute, Jill returned the ball in front of the penalty area. Gleizman takes the ball, volley with his left foot. Subasic confiscated the ball. 1 minute later, Rakitic counterattacked the straight plug, Zebic hit the door with his left rib and left foot in the restricted area, and Lori lifted the ball out of the crossbar with one hand.
The 50th minute, modric's right corner kick in the frontcourt was cleared by the French defender. Forsalico grabbed the second point outside the penalty area and deflected the goalkeeper's ball. In the 52nd minute, Mbappé received a long pass from Bogba, and Vader was eaten raw on the right. In the penalty area, the right rib hits the door at a small angle, and the right foot is blocked by Subasic.
1 minute later, four fans rushed into the stadium, the referee temporarily suspended the game, and the security guard stepped forward to take four people away.
In the 55th minute, Nzongqi came on the stage and replaced Kanter who got a 1 yellow card. In the 59th minute, the French team expanded the score and Mbappé made a cross from the right. The Croatian defender didn't kick the ball far, and Gleizman protected the ball and returned it. Bogba hit the defender with his right foot for the first time and was blocked. He shot low with his left foot, 3- 1.
In the 65th minute, the French team sealed the victory, Lucas Hernandez made a cross from the left, and Mbappé volleyed the goal with his right foot, 4- 1.
In the 69th minute, Croatia pulled back a city, and Lori was intercepted by Manjukic in the backcourt, 4-2.
In the 73rd minute, Matuidi was replaced by Toliso. In the 77th minute, Rakitic hit the door wide with his left foot in front of the restricted area. In the 8th1minute, Jill was replaced by Fekir, the French team used up three substitution places in the regular time, and the Croatian team replaced Forsalico with Piaka. In the 89th minute, Rakitic hit the door with his right foot in front of the restricted area, and the ball was higher than the crossbar.
After five minutes of stoppage time in the second half, both sides failed to achieve anything. In the end, France defeated Croatia 4-2 and won the World Cup for the second time in history.