France beats Croatia, wins 2nd title

It was 20 years ago. Twenty years and three days, to be precise. Twenty years have pbaded since the French streets filled and the Champs-Elysees turned into a sea of ​​resplendent humanity, the only possible comparison of the liberation of Paris. Sunday, when Kylian Mbappe hit to put beyond doubt the outcome of the World Cup final, the sequel began

Twenty years and three days after the most glorious day in the history of football French. France won its second world championship title by beating Croatia 4-2.

A tense and tense first half gave way to a second explosion, the flamboyant stars of rioting France. Paul Pogba, often mocked and underrated, set course on style and crowned a tournament worthy of a Golden Ball with stunning beauty. Mbappe, the star of the World Cup, has ended the unlikely race of Croatia once and for all.

Mbappe was not even born that memorable day in 1998, when the 2018 Team manager Didier Deschamps lifted the World Cup. This triumph has changed France forever, changing its national identity, bringing a nation together more than ever before. It remains to be seen if this one will do it.

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And now, 20 years after its first unprecedented party, France has a second

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France goes from front to back against the game

The game started with French nerves and intermittent Croatian pressure. It was cautious, as expected. France has given priority to defensive solidity and caution, as expected, and as it has done for all tournaments.

And as all the tournaments had taken place, he came out of nowhere

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Nevertheless, from the kick that ensued, Griezmann swayed in a beauty, at the ideal height to engender indecision. Mario Mandzukic jumped to clear the ball, but inadvertently placed it in his own net:

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And for the fourth game in a row, they seemed to have control. But this one would not be so simple.

Croatia gets its deserved equalizer

Croatia has legitimately praised the way it has tackled a match of such magnitude. It was without fear. It was the aggressor for most of the first half. And he answered 10 minutes after the first match of France with a clever set of his own game.

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