The end result may have been predictable, but everything in between was entirely unscripted. France beat Croatia 4-2 at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium to win the World Cup for the second time, two decades ...

France will take on Croatia for the sixth time in all competitions In the only previous World Cup fixture between them, Lilian Thuram inspired France to fight from a goal down to beat Croatia in the ...

Croatia's forward Mario Mandzukic (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the semi-final ...

The beauty of World Cup moments, and really of soccer moments as a genre, is their scarcity. Soccer is a game of physical and tactical struggle, often misinterpreted as monotony. A game of slow builds ...

As for the tournament's best young star, it was Kylian Mbappe who announced his arrival on the global stage. The Frenchman ...