Legion of Honour Award for French World Cup Champions

France, Jan 3:  France‘s football team which last year defeated Croatia to win the World Cup were awarded the Legion of Honour, France’s highest award for “exceptional service” to the nation, in the New Year’s honors list.
The football World Cup 2018 at Russia was France’s second World Cup title, after the 1998 World Cup.
Each of the 23 players of the French football team, including star strikers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, received France’s top medal for their part in beating Croatia in the World Cup final in Moscow.