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    July 15, 2018
    France's Adil Rami and team mates celebrate with the trophy after winning the World Cup on Sunday, June 15, in Moscow, Russia. The French beat Croatia 4-2. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    France lifts second World Cup after winning classic final
    MOSCOW—France won the World Cup for the second time in spectacular style on Sunday, July 15, as a 4-2 victory in one of the most entertaining...
    sports/soccerJuly 15, 2018 - 7:19pm
    Croatia's Ivan Perisic (4) handles the ball in the area leading to a VAR review and subsequently a penalty. France's Antoine Griezmann converted the penalty and the French went on to win 4-2. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    VAR plays key role in World Cup final, but was it the way FIFA intended?
    MOSCOW—A debatable penalty awarded with the use of FIFA's new video replay system proved a turning point in the World Cup final on Sunday,...
    sports/soccerJuly 15, 2018 - 3:47pm
    July 13, 2018
    Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates during their semifinal game against England last week in Moscow. Carl Recine / Reuters
    France seeks second World Cup title against underdog Croatia
    MOSCOW—France and Croatia meet Sunday, July 15, in Moscow for the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that has carried echoes...
    sports/soccerJuly 13, 2018 - 5:44pm
    July 12, 2018
    Croatia soccer coach Zlatko Dalic talks about his team's advancement to the World Cup final during a news conference Thursday, July 12, at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
    Croatian 'miracle' down to teamwork and unity, says Dalic
    MOSCOW — Croatia's fairytale run to the World Cup final is a footballing "miracle" built on a foundation of teamwork and unity which has...
    sports/soccerJuly 12, 2018 - 7:10pm
    July 11, 2018
    Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates scoring their second and winning goal on Wednesday in the semifinals in Moscow. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Croatia slips by England to play in first World Cup final
    MOSCOW - Croatia showed magnificent resilience to come from behind and beat England 2-1 on Wednesday as Mario Mandzukic's extra-time goal sent...
    sports/soccerJuly 11, 2018 - 5:14pm
    July 10, 2018
    Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic and players go through drills during training in Moscow on Wednesday. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    Croatia coach says team has top players in world
    MOSCOW - Croatia's run to the World Cup semifinals may be a surprise to some, but coach Zlatko Dalic said his players had long been among the...
    sports/soccerJuly 10, 2018 - 10:41pm
    July 7, 2018
    Soccer Football - World Cup - Quarter Final - Russia vs Croatia - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - July 7, 2018 Croatia's Ivan Rakitic scores a penalty during the shootout REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Croatia ends Russia's World Cup dream on penalties
    SOCHI, Russia — Croatia finally ended Russia's unlikely World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalties to eliminate the gallant hosts in...
    sports/soccerJuly 7, 2018 - 5:03pm
    July 1, 2018
    Croatia's Luka Modric scores a penalty during the shootout against Denmark in their World Cup round of 16 game on Sunday, July 1, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    Croatia advances to World Cup quarterfinals after shootout
    NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia—Croatia came back after conceding in the opening minute to earn a World Cup quarter-final berth after edging Denmark...
    sports/soccerJuly 1, 2018 - 8:52pm
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