World Cup 2018

Most recent stories in World Cup 2018

• France's Ligue 1 and the English Premier League season start in less than a month -- August 10 -- so, to ease the pain of those already dealing with football withdrawal symptoms, here are our top moments from a World Cup to remember.

  

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  World Cup 2018: Best moments of Russia 2018

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  French players celebrate with the World Cup trophy after defeating Croatia in the final on Sunday, July 15. Lars Baron/FIFA/Getty Images French midfielder Paul Pogba celebrates with the trophy. David Ramos/FIFA/Getty Images France mobs Kylian Mbappe after his goal gave the team a 4-1 lead. Clive …

• Should Croatia beat France in Moscow Sunday, not only would it be a sensational win over a footballing heavyweight but this Balkan country would become the smallest to win football's biggest prize since Uruguay in 1950.

  

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  World Cup: What's the secret to Croatia's footballing success?

  CNN - Aimee Lewis

  CNN — On the morning after the night before, eyes learning to refocus again after giddily celebrating Croatia reaching a first World Cup final, Anita Sambol jumped into her car and made the 60 kilometer journey to Zagreb. She needed a passport. Urgently. She, like her country’s footballers, was on …

• Ahead of Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia, CNN Sport spoke to Vadim Vasilyev, AS Monaco's vice-president, who played a key role in Mbappe signing his first professional contract with the Ligue 1 club.

  

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  Kylian Mbappe: The 'phenomenon that breathes and sleeps football'

  CNN - Matias Grez

  CNN — Situated in a lavish corner of France, AS Monaco’s famed football academy has produced some of the game’s biggest stars. Four integral parts of France’s historic World Cup-winning team of 1998 – Thierry Henry, Lilian Thuram, Emmanuel Petit and David Trezeguet – were nurtured there. But there is …

• It's been 20 years since Croatia not only burst onto the World Cup scene, but also since they advanced beyond the group stages.

  

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  Dejan Lovren: A child refugee ... now he will play in the World Cup final

  CNN - Bianca Britton

  It’s been 20 years since Croatia not only burst onto the World Cup scene, but also since they advanced beyond the group stages.

• Fans let off flares in the streets and smoke filled the night sky, as Croatia celebrated the goal which took the national football team to the World Cup final for the first time in the country's history.

  

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  'Historic,' 'Indescribable:' Croatia reacts to reaching first World Cup final

  CNN - Matias Grez

  CNN — Fans let off flares in the streets and smoke filled the night sky, as Croatia celebrated the goal which took the national football team to the World Cup final for the first time in the country’s history. Thousands had gathered in the country’s capital Zagreb to cheer on their heroes and, after …

• History for Croatia, heartbreak for England.
  
  Croatia will compete in its first World Cup final after putting England to the sword in Moscow with a dramatic extra-time win.

  

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  Croatia beats England in extra-time to reach first World Cup final

  CNN - Aimee Lewis

  French players celebrate with the World Cup trophy after defeating Croatia in the final on Sunday, July 15. Lars Baron/FIFA/Getty Images French midfielder Paul Pogba celebrates with the trophy. David Ramos/FIFA/Getty Images France mobs Kylian Mbappe after his goal gave the team a 4-1 lead. Clive …