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Come Fan with UsSaturday, June 20, 2026

These kids’ reenactment of the World Cup final will brighten your day

And it will cure your World Cup withdrawal.

It’s been almost a week since the 2018 World Cup final match took place, where France defeated Croatia 4-2. France earned its second World Cup, 20 years after their first.

And in case you missed the World Cup final, or just want to watch some of the highlights of it all over again, this group of Russian kids reenacted some of the best moments of the match.

Here’s the video:

According to goal.com, the reenactment was held in Moscow’s Sapsan Arena and was filmed by RT.

Each kid captured the role of the specific player named on the back of their jerseys, from goal celebrations to call reactions. We even see one of the kids acting as a referee look to VAR for the penalty given for the handball by Ivan Perisic and allowing the mini Antoine Griezmann to score.

The kids reenacted each of the goals scored and the celebrations that followed with great accuracy to the originals. The video concludes with a France celebration and lifting a replica World Cup trophy.

In the end, it’s just a video of a group of cute kids who are playing a game they seem to love. And it works as a way to close the focus of the 2018 World Cup and anticipate who will be back to compete for the title in 2022.

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