Hundreds of thousands of Croats in red and white chequered soccer shirts and scarves poured onto the streets of the capital Zagreb on Monday to welcome home the national team and celebrate their run to the World Cup final in Russia.  

NDO – The World Cup 2018 officially wrapped up following the final match at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on July 15. France ended Croatia’s dream of a first title with a 4-2 victory in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades. Let’s take a look at some of the most memorable moments during the World Cup Final between France and Croatia. 

FIFA awards for the 2018 World Cup: 

France won the World Cup for the second time by ending battling Croatia’s dream of a first title with a 4-2 victory on Sunday in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades. 

Hollywood actor and singer Will Smith performed the soccer World Cup’s official song “Live It Up” in the tournament’s closing ceremony in Moscow on Sunday.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament. 

France coach Didier Deschamps spent a large part of his post-game press conference in the wake of his side's 1-0 win over Belgium in the World Cup semi-finals speaking about his side's "potential".  

Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate’s side home with a second straight loss.  

Belgium play England in the World Cup third-place playoff in St Petersburg on Saturday. 

NDO - Two thrilling matches in the FIFA World Cup 2018 semifinals ended up setting a date for France and Croatia in Moscow for the title. Let’s take a look at the highlights from the previous clashes. 

The semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup have left us with two finalists and two teams who have tasted the bitterness of falling at the last hurdle: here are some things we learned over the past two days. 

NDO - Here come the two finalists who will play for right to lift the prestigious trophy of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Both France and Croatia have shown solid form since the beginning of the tournament and both fully deserve their places in the final. Let’s take a look at their journey in Russia 2018.  

FIFA said on Wednesday it has engaged legal counsel to take action in Saudi Arabia against television channel beoutQ, which is widely available in the kingdom, for continuing to illegally broadcast the 2018 World Cup. Saudi Arabia says beoutQ is not based in the kingdom and that it has “relentlessly” combated the channel’s activities and is committed to protecting international property rights.  

Croatia yet again showed their magnificent resilience to come from behind and beat England 2-1 on Wednesday as Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time goal sent them into their first World Cup final and a possible revenge mission against France.