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Sunday, Jun 15, 2025
Reactions after France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final on Sunday.
The Croatian striker became the first player to score an own goal in a World Cup final.
Croatia could have wrapped up the result five minutes from the end of extra time but Luka Modric had his penalty saved by Kasper Schmeichel.
Croatia's 1998 World Cup dreams were cut short as France clawed back from a goal down in the semifinal to beat them 2-1.
France captain Hugo Lloris said the team were not being swept up by the wave of celebrations back home and were keeping their focus firmly on their shot of earning a second World Cup title after 1998.
The Les Bleus beat Croatia 4-2 in an error-filled match to lift their second title.
At a Kremlin meeting, Putin congratulated the Croatian president on the national team's performance.
French fans were more reserved ahead of the final and seemed to be fewer in number than their Croatian counterparts.
It was the highest-scoring final since England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra-time in 1966.
The match was locked 2-2 at extra time after a 1-1 stalemate in regulation time.
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