CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -France won their second World Cup title in 2018 as they beat Croatia 4-2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Les Bleus won six out of their seven World Cup games to be crowned champions, defeating Argentina (4-3), Uruguay (2-0) and Belgium (1-0) in the round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -France’s win was their second World Cup title, following their victory in 1998, which they hosted. Griezmann was named the man of the match, while Croatia’s Luka Modrić was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA’s outstanding player of the tournament. The final was the highest-scoring World Cup final since 1966.

Detailed explanation-3: -The France national football team has won the FIFA World Cup twice-in 1998 and 2018-and will be looking to add a third in 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -AP. Lloris won the 2018 World Cup and was captain of the squad that lost to Argentina in the final in Qatar last month.