The 2018 World Cup in Russia was played from June 14 to July 15. France got the title thus becoming two-time champion.
Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, France, England, Iran, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, participated in this edition. Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and Uruguay.
This World Cup will be remembered for the first with the intervention of Video Arbitration (VAR) that played a leading role, even in the final.
One of the first surprises of this World Cup was the elimination of Argentina in the round of 16, after a wobbly step in the group stage.
Prensa Libre dedicated 33 editions of a special to report information on what was happening in Russia. The day of the start titled “The party begins.”
France and Croatia reached the final, which surprised from the group stage by thrashing Argentina, one of the candidates for the title.
The final match was vibrant and Prensa Libre headlined “No one will forget the Luzhniki final.” Then, he added that “France is crowned the world for the second time in its history, by beating Croatia 4-2 in an electrifying final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in which no ingredient was missing.”
The match ended 4-2 in favor of the French. The most prominent player was Antoine Griezman and Prensa Libre headlined “The Little Prince becomes King” alluding to the nickname of the French striker.
Finally, the next day’s front page of Prensa Libre reads “Viva Le Roi” to commemorate the French victory using their language.
