Sunday, July 15, 2018 7.00PM / ProshareWebTV

France today clinched the 2018 RussiaWorld Cup trophy today after defeating 4-2 in a competitive match that gotmassive global attention. 

It all started with an own goal fromCroatian striker Mario Mandzukic that gave the French the lead in the firsthalf, before an equalizer from Ivan Perisic to level the game 1-1. 

Antoine Greizmann converted a VideoAssistant Referee penalty decision after Perisic was shown to have handled theball in the Croatian box, to regain the lead for the Le Blues. 

In second half two spectacular goals frommidfielder Paul Pogba and  teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe gave France acomfortable 4-1 lead before Mario Mandzukic capitalized on a goalkeeping errorfrom French captain  Hugo Lloris to cut the goals deficit to 4-2. 

The game ended after five minutes wereadded to the final game before the whistle that heralded the French victory. 

Prior to the final match notable Americanmusic star Will Smith joined other celebrities to sing the Russia 2018 WorldCup theme song “LiveItUp” at the Luzhniki Stadium. 

It was a final match that featured majorglobal leaders who were hosted by Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin and theFootball Governing body FIFA President Mr Gianni Infantino. 

French President Mr Emmanuel Macron wasfull of excitement as his country won the trophy, while his Croatiancounterpart Mrs Kolinda Kitarovic, as full of smiles encouraging her playerswho gave a good account of themselves. 

Luka Modric the Croatian captain baggedthe Most Valauble Player award in the tournament, while Kylian Mbappe wasawarded the young player of the tournament. 

Harry Kane the captain of England got thegolden boot with 6 goals and Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois was the goldenglove winner. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was fullof praises to President Putin and Russians for hosting one of the best worldcup tournaments ever in history.

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