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France capped off a month of football fever as they defeated Croatia 4-2 to be crowned World Cup winners for the second time in the country’s history. The four weeks in Russia produced one of the best tournaments the game’s ever seen, with the introduction of VAR, a record number of penalties and huge upsets including Germany finishing bottom of group F. Didier Deschamps became only the third person ever to lift the World Cup as both a player and manager (joining Mario Zagallo, Franz Beckenbauer) as his France side brushed aside Croatia in a thrilling finale.
Here, we look back at the 64 Champion Moments (33-22) from every game of the 2018 World Cup.
32. Salem Al-Dawsari scores in the 95th minute to give Saudi Arabia a famous win over Egypt 2 – 1.
31. Edinson Cavani helps Uruguay romp to a 3-0 victory over Russia and gets on the score sheet himself.
30. Isco is the key man for Spain as they can only rescue a point against Morocco 1-1.
29. Ricardo Quaresma bangs in a great goal for Portugal against Iran.
28. Simon Kjaer puts in a solid performance to keep out Kylian Mbappé and France. 0-0.
27. Paolo Guerrero a captain’s performance helps Peru get the three points against Australia.
26. Ivan Perisic pops up in the last minute to give Croatia the win against Iceland. 2-1.
25. Lionel Messi produces a wonder goal with a sublime first touch before firing home
24. Andreas Granqvist stars as Sweden bang three past Mexico without reply
23. Joel Campbell helps his side Costa Rican side snatch a dramatic point as they draw 2-2 with Switzerland
22. Philippe Coutinho emerges as one of the stars of the tournament as Brazil defeat Serbia 0-2.
21. Hyun-Woo Cho performs heroics as South Korea knock Germany out of the World Cup 2-0.
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