2018 FIFA World Cup Final
France scored the first goal through a free kick that turned into an own goal by Mario Mandžukić. Croatia later equalized with a goal from Ivan Perišić. France was awarded a penalty after the referee consulted a video review. Antoine Griezmann scored from the penalty. France continued to score more goals, winning the match 4-2. This victory was France's second World Cup win. They previously won in 1998. The best player of the match was Antoine Griezmann from France, and Luka Modrić from Croatia received the Golden Ball award for being the best player of the tournament. The final was the highest-scoring one since 1966.  The coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps, spoke about how his experience as a player in the 1998 World Cup was connected to the current team's success. The Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalić, congratulated France but criticized the penalty decision. In the Euro 2020 tournament that took place in 2021, both France and Croatia reached the round of 16 but were eliminated in the later stages.