France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Les Bleus defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on 15 July 2018, securing France’s second World Cup title after its 1998 triumph.
France took the lead through an own goal by Mario Mandžukić before Ivan Perišić equalised. Antoine Griezmann restored France’s advantage from the penalty spot, and Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé added further goals after half-time. Mandžukić scored Croatia’s second, but France held on comfortably.
The tournament was notable for its open, high-scoring matches: 169 goals were scored across 64 games. Croatia finished as runner-up, while Belgium took third place. A common mix-up is confusing the 2018 World Cup winner with Germany, which won the previous tournament in Brazil in 2014.