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The day that truly secured Paul Pogba's place in the hearts of the French people was not the day of the 2018 FIFA World Cup final but two days later.
On July 17, 2018, an audience of close to 7 million people sat down across France to watch a TF1 documentary called Les Bleus 2018: At the Heart of the Russian Epic, which charted the national team's journey to glory at the World Cup in Russia.
The 140-minute film contained a wealth of memorable moments—Didier Deschamps chastising his players after their unconvincing opening win over Australia; Steve Mandanda mocking Ousmane Dembele for his taste in music; Edinson Cavani congratulating his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates following France's victory over Uruguay in the quarter-finals—but the star of the show was unquestionably Pogba.