Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Attempt missed. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. Nabil Fekir (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. The match was played on 15 July at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium in Moscow. This was the first World Cup to utilise VAR - so it was perhaps inevitable it would play a major part in the final.The moment came just before half-time when France's players appealed instantly for a penalty when a corner struck Perisic's hand at the near post.Referee Pitana took what seemed an age to consult VAR - even having one last look to make sure after moving to turn away - before, to Croatia's horror and France's delight, pointing to the spot.Croatia will argue it was not a "clear and obvious" mistake and the handball was not a deliberate act on Perisic's part, and their pain increased as Griezmann slipped home the penalty that was to play a crucial role in the outcome. Media playback is not supported on this device Media playback is not supported on this device It was the final of the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
- Tokyvideo.com World Cup 2018: Howler from France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris gives Croatia lifeline. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.Nabil Fekir (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.Substitution, Croatia. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.Attempt saved. In one of the most exciting World Cup finals of the modern era, played out to a soundtrack of thunder, Croatia and France delivered an enthralling spectacle that brought the joint highest goal tally in a final since 1958, a pitch invasion, and a controversial intervention from the video assistant referee that had a huge influence on the outcome.France took the lead after 18 minutes when Antoine Griezmann's free-kick deflected in off Mario Mandzukic's head - but Croatia were by far the better side in the first half and deservedly equalised courtesy of Ivan Perisic's left-foot finish.Croatia were left nursing a burning sense of injustice when France restored their lead seven minutes before half-time through Griezmann's penalty, awarded by referee Nestor Pitana for handball against Perisic after a lengthy delay while VAR was consulted.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.