Moscow • France has won the World Cup for the second time in its history, beating Croatia 4-2 on Sunday in a championship game that featured a series of firstsm including an own goal and a penalty awarded after a video review — and a pitch invasion that Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for.
France led 2-1 at halftime, then extended the lead to 4-1 with goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe in the 59th and 65th minutes before Mario Mandzukic pulled one back for the Croatians in the 69th.