World Cup Final 2018: Manchester United, teenage kicks and own goals: Key stats as France beat Croatia

France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final
France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final

#2 The ultimate teenage kick

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Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe continued his wonderful form in Russia by putting on yet another show on the grandest stage of them all. The teenager continues his rise through the upper echelons of world football at blinding speed, with goals and records tumbling in his wake.

Receiving the ball from full-back Lucas Hernandez, the Parisian wonderkid found himself just outside the Croatian box, and like everyone could predict, he let rip, and like everyone had gotten accustomed to seeing lately, the ball crashed into the net, prompting mass celebration among the French supporters and giving the bench yet another reason to come sprinting onto the pitch.

With this goal, Mbappe becomes France's youngest ever goalscorer in a World Cup final and only the second teenager to score a goal in the final. Who was the first? Pele. It's safe to say these performances will bring Mbappe to the forefront of attention for any top club in Europe, if he wasn't already there.

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