France beat Croatia 4-2 in thrilling World Cup final in Moscow as jubilant Macron punches the air and billions watch around the world France have won their second World Cup title with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Croatia in the Moscow final A pitch invasion led by punk band Pussy Riot disrupted the game in front of watching President Vladimir Putin France took a early lead after Croatia's Mario Mandzukic scored an own goal in the 18 minute of the match Ten minutes later, his humiliating blunder was rectified with an equaliser from 29-year-old Ivan Perisic But France were once again back in front as Antoine Griezmann hit the ball home from the penalty spot Goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe extended France's lead before Croatia's Mandzukic got one back France have won their second World Cup with a 4-2 victory a thrilling final against Croatia in front of a stadium full of passionate fans in Moscow and a TV audience of billions across the globe. A jubilant French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated wildly with his wife Brigitte while Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin watched on at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium for the final game of the 2018 tournament. The match was disrupted in the second half when four people charged onto the field - with Russian punk band Pussy Riot claiming responsibility - leading stewards to tackle the hat-wearing pitch invaders. Macron was soaked as he joined the celebrations after the match, speaking to every victorious player as a storm hit the stadium after the final whistle, while officials held up an umbrella for Putin. France's Olivier Giroud holds up the World Cup trophy as players celebrate winning the title for the second time today The jubilant French team celebrates after the 4-2 win over Croatia in the Moscow final gave them their second World Cup win The French took an a early lead when Croatia's Mario Mandzukic headed a free kick into his own net after 18 minutes but team-mate Ivan Perisic cancelled out his error ten minutes later by firing in the equaliser. Antoine Griezmann restored France's lead before half time from the penalty spot after a lengthy video review which ended in a handball decision against Perisic. Paul Pogba extended their lead just before the hour mark when he curled in at the second attempt after Griezmann had laid the ball off to the Manchester United player on the edge of the box. Star player Kylian Mbappe's long-range shot made it 4-1 before final first-timers Croatia pulled a bizarre goal back thanks to an error from French keeper Hugo Lloris. The highest-scoring World Cup final since England won the tournament in 1966 gives France their second title, two decades after their first when they hosted the competition in 1998.