Who is the winner of the 2018 World Cup?

The 2018 World Cup champion is the French team: The French team defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final and won the World Cup for the second time after 20 years.

The 2018 World Cup final was held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, at 23:00 on July 15, 2018, Beijing time, to determine the championship. The French team relied on Griezmann, Pogba and Mbappe's goal eventually defeated Croatia 4-2 and won the World Cup for the second time in 20 years. He participated in 6 major finals (3 European Cups and 3 World Cups) and won 4 championships.

France arranged a 4231 formation for this game, with Giroud's single arrow, Mbappe, Griezmann and Matuidi ambushing behind him, and Pogba and Kante as double midfielders. On the back line, Varane and Umtiti partnered as central defenders, Hernandez and Pavard were on the left and right, and the goalkeeper was still Lloris. For Croatia, Mandzukic advanced, Rebic and Perisic flew together on both wings, and Rakitic, Modric and Brozovic formed the iron triangle in the midfield. Lovren and Vida partnered as central defenders, Strinic and Vrsaljko guarded both sides, and the goalkeeper was Subasic.

In the first 15 minutes, both sides played cautiously, and no one got a chance to shoot. In the 18th minute, Griezmann passed a free kick from the right, and Mandzukic accidentally scored an own goal with a header. France led Croatia 1-0.

In the 21st minute, Modric passed a free kick from the right, and Vida's header flew out of the baseline. In the 24th minute, Mandzukic made a pass from the right and Rakitic volleyed away. 28th minute. Vida knocked back in the penalty area. Perisic stopped the ball and shook Kante away before volleying. The ball rubbed Varane's thigh and flew into the lower right corner. Croatia tied the score at 1-1.

In the 34th minute, Griezmann passed a corner kick from the right. Matuidi nodded the ball and the ball hit Perisic's hand and bounced out of the baseline. The referee Pitana then awarded a penalty kick through VAR. Griezmann's penalty shot hit the lower left corner, and France once again led Croatia 2-1.

In the 47th minute, Giroud responded, and Griezmann's long shot was saved by Subasic. A minute later, Rakitic sent a direct pass from the left side of the ribs. Rebic broke into the penalty area and was lifted over the crossbar by Lloris with his fingertips. In the 50th minute, Modric's right corner kick was deflected by Griezmann, and Fossaliko's volley from outside the penalty area missed. In the 52nd minute, Pogba sent a direct pass, and Mbappe forced his way into the right wing of the penalty area and his shot from a small angle was blocked by Subasic.

In the 59th minute, Pogba made a long pass from the midfielder. Mbappe broke into the penalty area from the right and passed the ball low. Griezmann knocked back, Pogba's shot was blocked, and then Pogba's shot was blocked. Gerba hit the lower left corner again, and France expanded its lead 3-1.

In the 65th minute, Hernandez broke through and passed from the left. Mbappé made a sudden arrow at the top of the arc. The ball went into the lower left corner of the goal. France led Croatia 4-1.

In the 69th minute, Lloris made a major mistake while dribbling in the penalty area. The ball was blocked directly into the goal by Mandzukic, and Croatia tied the score to 2-4.

In the 78th minute, Kramaric passed the ball and Rakitic's long shot missed the right post. In the 87th minute, Fekir's long shot was saved by Subasic. In the 89th minute, Rakitic's long shot flew out of the baseline. In the end, France defeated Croatia 4-2 and won the World Cup for the second time.