World Loving Cup Diary-Part 49-July 15Th, 2018 (Day 32) (Final Entry)

Diary:

Team News:

-Russia President Vladimir Putin handed over the drapery of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar (2022 hosts).  (Source Reuters Britain online)

-According to a publish of sources, Jorge Sampaoli is almost to hold upward dismissed equally Argentine Republic Manager.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Former High German International Stefan Effenberg stated that he preferred Mario Mandzukic to Neymar as well as has he been younger would convey been worth 200 Million Euros. (Source AS.com online)

-France Captain Hugo Lloris has tied Michel Platini’s publish of matches inwards a World Cup amongst his 14^th match. He is however behind Thierry Henry as well as Fabien barthez (17 matches each).  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Croatia’s Ivan Rakitic played inwards his 71st jibe of the season.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-France’s Kylian Mbappe has piece of employment the 3rd youngest histrion to play inwards a World Cup Final afterwards Pele (17 years inwards 1958) as well as Giuseppe Bergomi (18 years inwards 1982).  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Croatia’s Ivan Perisic, who was an injury doubt, did afterwards all play inwards the Final.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-France convey won their 2nd World Cup inwards 20 years. Didier Descjamps became the 3rd histrion (after Mario Zagalo as well as Franz Beckenbauer) to play as well as create create a World Cup winning side. He became the 2nd afterwards Franz Beckenbauer to captain as well as create create a World Cup winning side.

-France’s Raphael Varane has right away won the World Cup as well as Champions League inwards the same season.

-Kylian Mbappe became the youngest histrion since Pele inwards 1958 to grade inwards a World Cup Final.

-France’s Kylian Mbappe was awarded the Young Player award, England’s Harry Kane won the Golden Boot amongst half-dozen goals, Kingdom of Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was awarded the Golden Glove as well as Croatia’s Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Ball equally the best histrion of the World Cup.

-Mario Mandzukic is the get-go histrion since Dutchman Ernei Brandts (1978, The Netherlands 2-Italy 1) to grade a finish as well as an ain inwards a World Cup match. (Source BBC Football online)

-Mario Mandzukic is inwards fact the get-go histrion e'er to grade an ain inwards a World Cup Final. (Source Daily Mail online)

-France’s Adil Rami announced his retirement from the National Team next the World Cup Final.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Croatia's Dejan Lovren stated that his side 'played mauch ameliorate football'. (Source BBC Football online)

-Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stated that he did non lookout the terminal on Television equally he had no wish to lookout the French celebrate. (Source RTBF.be online)

-The punk stone band 'Pussy Riot' convey claimed responsibleness for the protesters that ran onto the plain wearing law unifroms. (Source Reuters Britain online)

-Pele sent a publish of costless tweets to Kylian Mbappe. In ne he tells him 'welcome to the club' as well as inwards unopen to other he stated 'if Kylian continues to necktie my records i volition convey to dust off my boots..'.

-Croatia Manager Zlato Dalic stated that it was incorrect to respect a penalization similar that inwards a World Cup Final. (Source AS.com Online)

-The Man of the Match for today:

France’s Antoine Griezmann (France 4-Croatia 2)

2018 World Cup 2018 matches:

Sunday, July 15, 2018:

Final:

July 15, 2018 (Moscow, French Republic 4-Croatia 2)

Date: July 15, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Final

Result: French Republic 4-Croatia 2

Venue: Moscow– Luzhniki Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Nestor Pitana (Argntina)

Linesmen: Hernan Maidana as well as Juan Pablo Belatti  (both Argentina), Bjorn Kuipers (Holland, 4th official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(France): Mario Mandzukic (own goal) 18, Antoine  Griezmann 39 pen, Paul Pogba 59, Kylian Mbappe 65

(Croatia): Ivan Perisic 28, Mario Mandzukic 69

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18^th minute, France):  Antoine Griezmann’s liberate boot took a slight deflection off of the caput of Croatia’s Mario mandzukic into his ain net.

1:1 (28th minute, Croatia):  Luka Modric lofted a liberate boot within the box, afterwards a few headers it reached Perisic, who dribbled i time as well as rifled sec shot by Lloris.

2:1 (39^th minute, France):  France were awarded a penalization boot afterwards Ivan Perisic handled within the box from a French corner. Antoine Griezmann scored from the ensuing penalization kick. (VAR was used to brand the decision)

3:1 (59^th minute, France):  Pogba sent a diagonal cross across on the correct side for Mbappe, he passed to Griezmann inwards the box, who set it on for Pogba. Pogba took a shot from exterior of the box that was blocked as well as and then he shot inwards the rebound.

4:1 (65^th minute, France):  From the left side, Lucas Hernandez sent a piece of employment past times across to Mbappe inwards the middle, who struck a depression shot from exterior the box inwards the goal.

4:2 (69th minute, Croatia):  France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris attempted to dribble within his ain box precisely Mario Mandzukic caught him out as well as the ball defelcted into the net.

Lineups:

France:

1- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
2- Benjamin Pavard (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany)

5- Samuel Umtiti (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
21- Lucas Hernández (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
13- N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (15- Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) 54^th)

6- Paul Pogba (Manchester United Football Club / England)
14- Blase Matuidi (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (12- Corentin Tolisso (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)  73^rd)

10- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

7- Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

9- Olivier Giroud (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (18- Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 81^st)

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Booked: N’Golo Kante 27, Lucas Hernandez 41

Other Substitutes:

 23- Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
16- Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

11- Ousmane Dembelé (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

3- Presnel Kimpembé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
22- Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City Football Club / England)
17- Adil Rami (Olympique de Marseille)
19- Djibril Sidibé (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

8- Thomas Lemar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
20- Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille)

Team Captain: Hugo Lloris

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Croatia:

23- Danijel Subasic (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)
2- Sime Vrsaljko (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 

6- Dejan Lovren (Liverpool Football Club / England)
21- Domagoj Vida (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
3- Ivan Strinic (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (20- Marko Pjaca (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)  82^nd)

11- Marcelo Brozovic (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 

10- Luka Modric (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

7- Ivan Rakitic (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

18- Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball A.G. / Germany)  (9- Andrej Kramaric (Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. / Germany) 71^st)

4- Ivan Perisic (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 

17- Mario Mandzukic (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

Booked:  Sime Vrsaljko 90+2

Other Substitutes:

22- Josip Pivaric (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv  / Ukraine) 

19- Milan Badelj (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)

5- Vedran Corluka (Futbolnyi Klub Lokomotiv Moskva / Russia) 

8- Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

12- Lovre Kalinic (Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent / Belgium)
1- Dominik Livakovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb) 

13- Tin Jedvaj (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany)  
15- Duje Caleta-Car (Football Club Red Bull Salzburg / Austria)

14- Filip Bradaric (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka)   

16- Nikola Kalinic (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy) (has left the squad)

Team Captain: Luka Modric

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Red/White checkered Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (France)

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