2018 World Cup - Top 10 Moments 

France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final

1. Allez Les Bleus

France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final

The 2018 World Cup's greatest moment is its last. France wins their second ever World Cup. Since their last final in 2006, it's been a crazy ride for France. They crashed out of Euro 2008 in the group stage finishing last.

Then they left the 2010 World Cup in disgrace. Then after only winning one game in their group at Euro 2012, they cashed out in the quarterfinals against eventual winners Spain.

But after this things started to get much better. 4 years ago in Brazil, they went undefeated in their group stage before narrowly losing to Germany in the quarters.

And as the host at Euro 2016, they were so close to winning it all, just losing out in the final to a Portugal extra time goal. France has hit rock bottom since their last World Cup final, but now they have reached the pinnacle of football once again.

France was the best team in Russia and got what they deserved. Players like Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, N'Golo Kanté and Raphaël Varane shone on the biggest stage while manager Didier Deschamps entered the tournament with his fair share of critics and even during the tournament some of this decisions were questioned, but those decisions paid off.

12 years of heartbreak, disappointment, embarrassment and nearly moments were all of a sudden forgotten. 20 years after their finest moment, France has again won the greatest prize in world football. Allez Les Bleus!

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Edited by Siddharth Ostwal
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