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The big news, however, is that with Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Mario Mandzukic all managed to score each one ( each in the right net) on the night, the Golden Boot belongs to Harry Kane. He had already landed in Birmingham at the time of the final whistle in Moscow, so he will have to rely on Pocha Rosisi (the Russian postal system) to bring him his gong in London.
The victory of France prompted comparisons to 1998, when Aiméé Jacquet guided his side, which contained Didier Deschamps, to the top of the world. These comparisons could also have been in the mind of the editor of The Team, judging by the title of this morning
Christopher Clarey
(@ christophclarey)The First Pages of the Team in 1998 and 2018
"For Eternity" "An Eternal Happiness" pic.twitter.com/fyhmjoCpFr
World Cup finals, like all games really, can be won by nice margins. The smallest of details. How good were these margins in the final? I would argue rather well, given the decision of VAR that gave Antoine Griezmann the chance to score on the field, the game being delicately led to 1-1. Who knows in which direction the match would have gone if the referee, Néstor Pitana, had chosen not to penalize Ivan Perisic for his dangling arm. As David Hytner of Luzhniki Stadium writes:
"The idle replays seemed bad for Perisic and it became clear what kind of conclusion would reach Pitana. Griezmann scored the penalty and Croatia could smear with injustice. It was a borderline decision and this time there would be no possible return for Zlatko Dalic and his group of fighters. "
From the ecstasy of the French, to the agony of the Croats.How are they supported after being so close to the glory , but in the end up to now? Well, according to Una Hajdari in Zagreb, not too bad. "I feel good. We have still marked history, even though we have not become champions, "said one of the supporters, while another said:" We are sad, but second place remains a big problem for Croatia. We will all forget that once they will go home tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in Birmingham ….
Plane carrying the England team arrives at Birmingham Airport Photograph: Joe Giddens / PA
And Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has received many praise for her role in Russia during the tournament. This tweet summarizes pretty well.
James Melville
(@ JamesMelville)Hat to Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, President of Croatia. She has attended every Croatia match at the World Cup, has traveled in economy clbad and sat with the fans in the stadium. She refused to take a salary for her non-work days.
Now it's leadership. #Croatia #WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/KTXJlHqSbD
President Emmanuel Macron celebrates at the Luzhniki Stadium. Photo: Kieran McManus / BPI / REX / Shutterstock
Macron snuggles and the crowd roars: France wins the World Cup champions – video
