France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup . It was an end to a tournament. France also won in 1998. The French coach became the third man to win as a and coach. The final had football, controversial refereeing , an own goal, a pitch , and a big goalkeeping . Billions of people watched on TV. France's talented team included the next world - the speedy 19-year-old forward Kylian Mbappe.
Croatia were best on and looked like scoring . However, a French free kick after 18 was deflected in for an goal by a Croatia forward. Croatia levelled 10 minutes later with a from Ivan Perisic. France restored its after the referee reviewed video of a handball and scored a . Two goals in six minutes extended France's lead. A from France's goalkeeper gave Croatia a , but France held on to win.
