Perancis julang Piala Dunia 2018

Skuad Les Bleus lakar sejarah dakap trofi buat kali kedua selepas bergaya tewaskan Croatia 4-2 di Stadium Luzhniki

Luka Modricwon the adidas Golden Ball Award, while @KMbappe took home the FIFA Young Player Award.

PERANCIS muncul sebagai juara Piala Dunia 2018 selepas membenam cabaran kental Croatia 4-2 dengan penuh dramatik pada aksi final di Stadium Luzhniki, Moscow lewat malam tadi.

Skuad Les Bleus kendalian Didier Deschamps mengulangi kejayaan ketika menjadi tuan rumah pada tahun 1998 apabila merangkul trofi bola sepak paling berprestij di muka bumi itu buat pertama kali.

"This is amazing, it's the pinnacle: France are on top of the world!"

Perancis turut merupakan pasukan pertama yang menjaringkan empat gol pada aksi final Piala Dunia selepas Brazil melakukannya pada tahun 1970.

Sementara itu, penyerang lincah Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann muncul Pemain Terbaik Perlawanan Akhir.

Anugerah Pemain Terbaik Piala Dunia 2018 pula dimenangi perancang tengah Croatia, Luca Modric, manakala Pemain Muda Terbaik menjadi milik Kylian Mbappe (Perancis).

Dont cry for me Argentina | Bye Messi n frenz | Perancis 4 Argentina 3

France issues vs. Colombia give Didier Deschamps a major problem

Jaringan France - Oliver Giroud'11 Thomas Lemar'26

Jaringan Colombia - Luis Muriel'28, Radamel Falcao'62 Juan Fernando Quitero'85

PARIS, France -- Manager Didier Deschamps was absolutely livid after his France side let a two-goal lead slip to fall to a 3-2 defeat against Colombia on Friday evening at the Stade de France.

Sources told ESPN FC that he laid into his players in the dressing room, labelling their second half performance "unacceptable" and slammed their attitude, lack of effort and lack of concentration. He made sure to add that if they play like this at the World Cup in the summer they won't go far!

Deschamps rarely loses it. It is only the third time since he took over in 2012 that he has a real go at his players. The first time was away in Albania in June 2015 (a 1-0 defeat) and the second was at half-time against Ireland in the round of 16 at Euro 2016 when his team were 1-0 down at half-time before Antoine Griezmann scored twice to give them a 2-1 win.

The former Juventus manager has not lost much in the last six years with France (just 15 times in 72 matches) but Friday's loss is surely the worst.

Going 2-0 up inside 26 minutes, the first half was everything good you can expect from this France team, even though Luis Muriel quickly got a goal back to make it 2-1. Paul Pogba, left on the bench by Didier Deschamps, was not missed and instead the front four of Kylian Mbappe, Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Thomas Lemar played well together. Lemar and Mbappe, especially, were dazzling; Blaise Matuidi and N'Golo Kante bossed the midfield. It all looked great.

The second half, however, was the total opposite. France lost all control and stopped playing as a team. They could not put three passes together and neglected their defensive duties; they took their eyes off the ball; they never managed to respond to Colombia's tactical change at half-time to a 4-2-3-1 formation and were overrun in midfield as the South Americans found spaces between the lines.

With the Stade de France sounding like the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez in Barranquilla, the French started making mistakes under pressure: Kante lost the ball leading straight to Colombia's second goal; Muriel almost scored again after nicking the ball off Raphael Varane before Samuel Umtiti gave a way a silly penalty for what led to the winner.

The players are to blame for the arrogance, complacency, a lack of effort and team spirit that contributed to the defeat, but what about Deschamps? His apathy also cost France the game.

He didn't change anything tactically despite his team's struggles and should have reacted to Colombia's switch of tactics. Instead, he stood watching like he had no answers or plan B. His 4-4-2 formation worked for 35 minutes, but then it showed its limits. There is a reason why no other major nation plays a 4-4-2. However, Deschamps insists that it is his best option.

ni apahal main laga2 kepala nih? 😆😆

Some of his substitutions, all planned before the game, didn't make much sense (Florian Thauvin, Wissam Ben Yedder, Pogba) in that context because the problem was as much the tactics as the personnel.

The defeat also showed a major lack of leadership in his team. There was no one capable of rallying his teammates to turn things around and come out fighting. There was no one aggressive enough to cope with the Colombians' hunger and determination.

Corentin Tolisso may have done so but the Bayern Munich midfielder was out injured; Laurent Koscielny as well but he was left on the bench while Varane and Umtiti were bullied in the second half.

Ospina menumbuk bola jauh dari diterpa oleh Oliver Giroud

Suddenly, Tuesday's game in St Petersburg against Russia becomes massively important. France have to bounce back and Deschamps has to get things right. The coach cannot afford a second defeat in a row, especially against a very average team.

He had planned to rotate his team but now the pressure is on. Does he give the players who failed against Colombia another chance or does he send a strong message to the squad by sending out a brand new team? It is a tough choice and when asked on Friday after the game, he had no answers, saying he would watch the Colombia match again on Saturday and then make a decision.

France thrash Holland 4-0 in World Cup qualifier

Antoine Griezmann 14

Thomas Lemar 73

Thomas Lemar 88

Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 90 +0:40

Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappe underlined why they have had Europe's top sides chasing them all summer as they scored three goals between them in France's crushing 4-0 victory over Holland in a World Cup qualifier at the Stade de France.

© Franck Fife, AFP | France's Thomas Lemar celebrstes scoring against the Netherlands

Lemar, who has been tracked by Liverpool and Arsenal in the close season, scored two goals after Antoine Griezmann's first-half strike, the first of them a peach of a volley from the edge of the area.

EURO 2016 : PORTUGAL JUARA

24 teams, 51 games, 108 goals.

One new champion!

Santos: "We were as simple as doves and as wise as serpents."

Uefa Euro 2016 : France comeback beats Ireland

France win their first EURO knockout tie since beating Italy in the 2000 final

Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in four minutes to beat 10-man Ireland. The Irish took the lead through Robbie Brady's early penalty but, after Griezmann's double strike, had Shane Duffy sent off. GameCast

Uefa Euro 2016 : Kemenangan Albania + keserian Switz France

Still singing "Ti Shqipëri më jep nder" (You Albania Give Me Honour)

Olivier Giroud calls on boo boys to back him after France striker continued scoring streak in Euro 2016 victory over Romania

• Giroud was jeered off the pitch by France fans in a recent friendly
• Arsenal striker opened the scoring in Friday's 2-1 win over Romania
• He has scored eight goals in last last eight games for the national team

Olivier Giroud said he had breathed a sigh of relief after scoring the first goal in Euro 2016 and wished the boos he has faced throughout his career would now go away.

The France striker, who opened the scoring with a brave header in Friday's 2-1 win over Romania, now has eight goals from his last eight games for the national team.

Giroud, who has scored 18 goals for France, is the team's most prolific striker since Didier Deschamps took over as coach in 2012.

Cruyff bayangi kekalahan Belanda

AMSTERDAM – Kesedihan yang menyelubungi bola sepak Belanda ekoran kematian legenda mereka, Johan Cruyff, membayangi kekalahan 2-3 skuad Oranje kepada Pe­rancis dalam aksi persahabatan, semalam.

There was also a minute's silence before kick-off in memory of the 34 victims of the Brussels bomb attacks in Belgium on Tuesday

Sebaik perlawanan memasuki minit ke-14, penonton yang berada di stadium yang bakal dinamakan sebagai Johan Cruyff Arena berdiri bagi mengenang pemain legenda itu yang meninggal dunia akibat barah di Barcelona, Khamis lalu.

Di setiap sudut stadium bendera, sepanduk dan kain ren­tang yang tertera imej Cruyff menyarung jersi No. 14 dikibarkan penyokong.

Both sets of players wore black armbands throughout the game

Skuad Belanda, yang akan beraksi menentang England di Wembley Selasa ini, ketinggalan 0-2 pada babak pertama menerusi gol Antoine Griezmann dan Olivier Giroud.

Giroud doubled France's advantage in the 13th minute

Tuan rumah bangkit sebaik saja babak kedua bersambung selepas Nigel de Jong merapatkan jurang pada minit ke-47 dan Ibrahim Affelay menyamakan kedudukan 2-2 pada minit ke-86.

Payet came close to extending France's advantage in the second period

Namun, jaringan kapten Pe­rancis, Blaise Matuidi tiga minit sebelum tamat permainan merencatkan suasana di Amsterdam Arena, sekali gus menghadiahkan kemenangan 3-2 kepada pasukan pelawat. – AGENSI

*Didier Deschamps is impressed by Dimitri Payet's performance tonight: 'He was very good... he is confirming his good form. I will need him'