World Cup final 2018 LIVE France vs Croatia: France win the World Cup after six-goal thriller with Croatia - as it happened

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Pitch invaders interrupt play in World Cup final clash between France and Croatia

France won the World Cup for the second time in their history after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a dramatic and controversial final in Moscow.

In a match that just about had everything, France became only the sixth nation to win the World Cup more than once, with Croatia missing out on the opportunity to win their first world crown. With six goals, a VAR-awarded penalty, a politically-motivated pitch invasion and one of te youngest squads to achieve greatest, there was no shortage of talking points.

France took the lead when Mario Mandzukic headed into his own net only for Ivan Perisic to bring the game to life with an equaliser. However, he was penalised for handball in his own area and Antoine Griezmann converted the penalty, before Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe completed the win for France - though captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris still had time for a howler to gift Croatia a consolation goal.

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What time is it?

The World Cup final will kick-off at 16:00 BST at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown on BBC and ITV as well as BBC Sport website/iPlayer. BBC’s coverage will begin at 15:00 BST while ITV’s starts at 14:55 BST.

Prediction

France 2-1 Croatia (AET). This will be closer than people think as Croatia will have nothing but solid belief considering their route to the final, whereas France will have the doubts in the back of their mind from what happened at Euro 2016.

Odds

France: 9/10

Croatia: 4/1

Draw (after 90 minutes): 9/4

Key Points

• France beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup final
• France's own goal opener makes World Cup history
• France awarded first-ever World Cup final VAR penalty
• Pussy Riot claim responsibility for second-half pitch invasion

[15 July 2018 19:24 · Molly Hudson]

Jack Watson takes a look at some of the records broken in a remarkable World Cup final

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[15 July 2018 19:27 · Molly Hudson]

This World Cup will take some beating...

[15 July 2018 19:29 · Molly Hudson]

Raphael Varane, a man to somehow go under the radar this World Cup and yet hasn't put a boot wrong.

[15 July 2018 19:33 · Molly Hudson]

Not a bad day's work. Add to this the young player of the tournament award too and he'll need an extension for his trophy cabinet.

[15 July 2018 19:37 · Molly Hudson]

Jonathan Liew with another brilliant piece from Russia on the World Cup final.

"At 6pm Moscow time on Sunday 15 July 2018, an Argentinian called Nestor Pitana blew on a black Fox 40 whistle to begin the 21st Fifa World Cup final. A tall, imposing man with an arrestingly angular head and what little was left of his hair spread thinly over his scalp like margarine, the former PE teacher from the village of Corpus Christi on the border with Paraguay was a safe but easy choice for the final."

[15 July 2018 19:41 · Molly Hudson]

Thanks for joining us as we watched France lift the World Cup trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium. It's been a great tournament and one that will live long in the memory, and we hope you enjoyed our coverage of football's greatest showpiece. 

Football did come home. Kind of. If you're French. On that note I'll bow out...