![]() ![]() At 48, in his fifth attempt, Bengaluru auto driver determined to clear English PU exam.Delhi woman’s head crushed in freak accident while vomiting from bus.INDIA seeks ‘clarity’ from Mayawati ahead of meet, BSP chief reiterates not joining any alliance.Coined by two Germans, know the fascinating history behind curry leaves’ botanical name.HC disposes pleas challenging renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad revenue areas, districts as withdrawn.From Google’s Duet AI to Snapchat Dreams, these are the latest generative AI app updates.Persuade govt officers to give vacant possession of Bandra (East) plot for new HC complex soon: CJ to AG.PM Modi slashed LPG prices succumbing to pressure from Karnataka model: D K Shivakumar.Cricket Quiz: How well do you know the India-Pakistan rivalry?.Evening Picture: BJP fields PM Modi as Terminator Cong points out iconic role ‘known only for destruction’.It tests your character and personality: Hardik Pandya ahead of Indo-Pak clash in Asia Cup.4 fell with that goal: Mandzukic became the first player since Netherlands’ Ernie Brandts in 1978 to score for his team and an own goal in the same game. He literally put the ball into the path of Mandzukic who tapped it in to goal. 1 goalkeeper but he chose a very wrong time to make an uncharacteristic blunder. 1SwBIPMnHyįrance goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris has built a reputation of having a sturdy pair of hands and a calm head to go with them in the years in which he has been Tottenham Hotspur and France’s no. How can Lloris be making an error like this in the #WorldCupFinal. Croatian shoulders slumped at that point but this match was not done yet. Minutes later, Kylian Mbappe scored a similar goal, from outside the box and that marked the third record of the day – Mbappe became the first teenager to score a goal in the World Cup final since the great Pele. #WorldCupFinal #WorldCup #FRA #CRO /MSdkcfmUQR Deschamps’ men weathered that storm and it was not too long before they extended their lead Paul Pogba sent in a thunderous strike from the edge of the box and extended France’s lead to 3-1.ġ – Paul Pogba has become the first-ever player to score in a final. The second half started with Croatia all over the French defence. Antoine Griezmann’s spot-kick ensured that France end the first half in the lead. Therein lay record number 2: France are the first team to go into halftime of a World Cup final in the lead. He calmly rolled the ball past Danijel Subasic into the bottom left-hand corner and France were in the lead at halftime. The validity of that decision was debatable – replays indicated that Perisic did not move his hands towards the ball – but Antoine Griezmann was in no doubt as to what he wanted to do with it. Just over five minutes before half-time, then referee, with assistance from VAR gave France a penalty kick due to an apparent handball by Perisic. Exactly 10 minutes later, Ivan Perisic equalised for Croatia after a deft set-piece routine triggered by the inconquerable Luka Modric. ![]() He had the dubious honour of becoming the first man to score an own goal in a World Cup final but he would get to make amends later in the match. (Source: Reuters)įrance were put ahead in the 18th minute of the match by an own goal from none other than Mario Mandzukic. ![]() See More Mario Mandzukic headed the ball into his own net. Out of all the teams that were deemed favourites before the World Cup started, Les Bleus were the only side that looked on course to proving that tag right. France themselves ensured the ouster of Belgium. Germany ended the first round as wooden spooners of their group, Spain, Argentina and Brazil fell in the knockouts. This is a World Cup in which strength on paper was diminished to a useless statistic. He was the first French captain to lead his team to a World Cup title in 1998 and on Sunday he became the third man to win the title as captain and manager with the same team. He was not wearing the French blue but a three-piece suit that got drenched in the rain in Moscow. Twenty years after Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy with the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Viera and Thierry Henry by his side, he did so again, this time with the rest of his coaching staff beside him. (Reuters Photo)įrance are the champions of the world once again. France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup final. ![]()
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