Moscow: France won the World Cup for the second time by ending Croatia’s dream of a first title with a 4-2 victory Sunday in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.
Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe fired stunning goals in the second-half to seal the match for France. Croatia held majority of the possession in the first-half but conceded goals off set-pieces as Mandzukic scored an own goal, first in a World Cup final, and Ivan Perisic gifted France to take the lead with a penalty in the 38th minute.
The month-long extravaganza came to an end Sunday with appreciations for both the France and Croatia.
Coach Didier Deschamps became the third person to win the Cup as a player and as a coach. While, the World Cup is over for another four years, let us take a look into the list of winners in the most entertaining FIFA World Cup, 2018.
Here are the Individual award winners of the FIFA World Cup 2018:
Golden Ball
Despite being on the losing side, Croatian skipper Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Ball in recognition for his stellar performances in Croatia’s run-up to the title clash. Belgium’s Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann were on the second and third place, respectively.
adidas Golden Ball Award:
🥇Luka MODRIC (#CRO)
🥈Eden HAZARD (#BEL)
🥉Antoine GRIEZMANN (#FRA) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/KQSRiwUznh— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
Golden Boot
England’s Harry Kane with his tally of six goals finished as the tournament’s top scorer to win the Golden Boot award. He was followed by France’s Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe along with Russia’s Denis Cheryshev, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, with four goals each.
adidas Golden Boot Award:
🥇Harry KANE (#ENG)
🥈Antoine GRIEZMANN (#FRA)
🥉Romelu LUKAKU (#BEL) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/iLzORGpmcd— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
Golden Glove
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois emerged as the World Cup’s best goalkeeper and picked up the Golden Glove award for his contributions to his side’s third-place finish.
adidas Golden Glove Award:
🥇Thibaut COURTOIS (#BEL) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/S5xB7RBBdP
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
Best Young Player
France’s 19-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe, who became the second teenager after Pele to score in World Cup final, picked up the best young player of the tournament.
FIFA Young Player Award:
🥇Kylian MBAPPE (#FRA) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/v4eMfItkkP
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
Fair Play award
Spain, who were knocked out 3-4 on penalties by hosts Russia in the round of 16, bagged the Fair Play award.
FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
🥇Spain (#ESP) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9ksmYMnXtA
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
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