The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was used for the first time in a World Cup final to award France a 38th-minute penalty which Antoine Griezmann scored to give them a 2-1 lead over Croatia on Sunday.

France beat Croatia 4-2 in the France Vs Croatia France took the lead in the 18th minute thanks to an own-goal by Mario Mandžukić but Ivan Perisic quickly netted to bring Croatia level.

Croatia are yet to beat France in their five previous meeting, having lost three and drawn two. In the only previous World Cup fixture between them, Lilian Thuram inspired France to fight from a ...

Sunday's World Cup final, between France and Croatia, is the biggest game of soccer's biggest tournament. The World Cup final is rarely a memorable game. The 2010 and 2014 finals both featured a ...

However, the downpour does little to dampen the spirits of the jubilant France players, who have just run out 4-2 winners over a defiant Croatia side in the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

Samuel Umtiti scored the goal which put France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, and celebrated it in unforgettable fashion, inspiring the lyrics of a hit song.

European champion Spain was drawn against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Nations League on Friday, while France was paired with Croatia in a rematch of the 2018 World Cup final ...

Photo: REUTERS France beat Croatia 4-2 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, to win the 2018 Fifa World Cup champions and a second title in their history.