FIFA World Cup 2018 (champions - France)
The 2018 World Cup in Russia ended with France beating Croatia 4-2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July 2018 - a final featuring the first own goal in a World Cup decider and a VAR-reviewed penalty - for a second title, twenty years after 1998, with Didier Deschamps now as coach.
Why this wins its question: Full goal chronology with the two historical firsts (own goal in a final, VAR-reviewed final penalty) bound to FIFA's official report.
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France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday 15 July 2018, securing their second title and emulating the 1998 side that included coach Didier Deschamps as a player.
France scored through a Mario Mandzukic own goal (18th minute, the first own goal ever in a World Cup final), an Antoine Griezmann penalty (38th) awarded after a VAR review for handball by Ivan Perisic, Paul Pogba (59th) and Kylian Mbappe (65th); Croatia scored through Perisic (28th) and Mandzukic (69th).