<section><h2>How France won the World Cup</h2><p><p>Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Olivier Giroud will return to Stamford Bridge as World Cup winners. Here's how Les Bleus conquered in all Russia...</p></p></section><section><h2>Group C: France 2-1 Australia</h2><p><p>Giroud came off the bench and Kante played the 90 minutes as Didier Deschamp's side got off to a winning start by beating Australia 2-1 in their opening group game. An Antione Griezmann penalty and an own-goal secured the points.</p></p></section><section><h3>Group C: France 1-0 Peru</h3><p><p>A Kylian Mbappe strike was enough for France to secure their second win in Russia, with both Kante and Giroud featuring for the whole game. </p></p></section><section><h3>Group C: Denmark 0-0 France</h3><p><p>Les Bleus finished as Group C winners and were joined in the knockout stages by Denmark, following this goalless draw. Kante and Giroud were up against their Chelsea team-mate Andreas Christensen.</p></p></section><section><h3>Round of 16: France 4-3 Argentina</h3><p><p>A win in a thrilling knockout game against Argentina took France to the quarter-finals, with the Chelsea duo playing key roles. Another Mbappe brace set the tone for Deschamps' men.</p></p></section><section><h3>Quarter-final: Uruguay 0-2 France</h3><p><p>Another fine performance defeated Uruguay and took France to the semi-finals. Kante and Giroud played the full 90 minutes as goals from Raphael Varane and Griezmann secure the win.</p></p></section><section><h3>Semi-final: France 1-0 Belgium</h3><p><p>The Chelsea duo played their part as France reached the final thanks to victory over Belgium, with Samuel Umtiti's header proving to be the difference. Both Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard featured for the Red Devils, and Michy Batshuayi came off the bench.</p></p></section><section><h3>Final: France 4-2 Croatia</h3><p><p>There was no shortage of goals in the final but it was France who went ahead and they were never behind. Both our players were in the starting line-up, and they now have their place in their nation's football history for helping Les Bleus to their second World Cup triumph.</p></p></section>