Moscow, 15 July 2018 – Les Bleus and the art of the second star.
In Paris they still speak of the thunder — the spontaneous storm that split the July sky the minute Hugo Lloris raised the trophy on a Luzhniki lawn thick with golden ticker tape. Twenty years after Zidane’s smile lit the first star, France football discovered that lightning can strike twice, provided you change the batteries and insert a teenager called Kylian Mbappé.
Didier Deschamps’ team never pretended to be 1998’s elegant cousin; instead, they embraced a pragmatic modernism, part TGV, part trench coat. They left Russia as France 2018 World Champion, a title framed by four matches that still pulse under the skin:
Pavard’s volley v Argentina – a full-back with Stuttgart mileage unveiling the outside-of-the-boot physics lesson that made Messi look mortal. “I closed my eyes,” Pavard confessed later, “and hit it comme à Jeumont.”
Mbappé v Messi, Chapter Two – 37 kilometres per hour down Kazan’s right channel, a sprint that rewrote the definition of counter-attack and, according to Antoine Griezmann, “made the rest of us feel like we were on a travelator.”
Umtiti’s leap v Belgium – the centre-back with a dodgy knee out-jumping Marouane Fellaini by borrowing Toby Alderweireld’s shirt pull as leverage. “My head, his hair,” Umtiti joked.
Pogba’s three-touch symphony v Croatia – right foot control, left foot set, right foot finish, a move practised years earlier on the asphalt of Roissy-en-Brie.
The final was less cruel to Croatia than the score suggests (4-2), yet more just to the French idea of efficiency. Griezmann winked at Marcelo Brozović before bending in the free-kick that spawned Mario Mandžukić’s own goal, while Mbappé became the first teenager since Pelé to score in a World Cup final. Deschamps, poker-faced, merely said: “We suffered together; we will celebrate together.”
Behind the heroics, there were quieter stories: N’Golo Kanté combating a stomach bug but refusing substitution; Blaise Matuidi switching to a hybrid left-wing role because, as he told the press, “the system asks; you answer.” Even Steve Mandanda’s contribution mattered: a training-ground penalty-shoot-out routine that helped Lloris guess Luka Modrić’s tendencies.
To relive that summer of practical magic, you need more than a YouTube compilation; you need geometry. The new France 2018 print arranges the eleven starters — Lloris in black, Varane-Umtiti the granite wall, Pogba tracing diagonals, Mbappé and Griezmann on the final rod — into a table-football lineup that feels both toy-shop and tapestry. Hang it and you possess a fragment of 15 July, a whisper of that thunder.
This is football wall art for the corridor, the classroom, the café; a soccer poster whose minimalist silhouettes speak louder than any commentary. Claim your slice of Luzhniki now: the France 2018 print turns a single glance into déjà-vu, a daily reminder that two stars shine brighter than one.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
A1 (594 x 841 mm / 23.4 x 33.1 in)
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➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
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➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Moscow, 15 July 2018 – Les Bleus and the art of the second star.
In Paris they still speak of the thunder — the spontaneous storm that split the July sky the minute Hugo Lloris raised the trophy on a Luzhniki lawn thick with golden ticker tape. Twenty years after Zidane’s smile lit the first star, France football discovered that lightning can strike twice, provided you change the batteries and insert a teenager called Kylian Mbappé.
Didier Deschamps’ team never pretended to be 1998’s elegant cousin; instead, they embraced a pragmatic modernism, part TGV, part trench coat. They left Russia as France 2018 World Champion, a title framed by four matches that still pulse under the skin:
Pavard’s volley v Argentina – a full-back with Stuttgart mileage unveiling the outside-of-the-boot physics lesson that made Messi look mortal. “I closed my eyes,” Pavard confessed later, “and hit it comme à Jeumont.”
Mbappé v Messi, Chapter Two – 37 kilometres per hour down Kazan’s right channel, a sprint that rewrote the definition of counter-attack and, according to Antoine Griezmann, “made the rest of us feel like we were on a travelator.”
Umtiti’s leap v Belgium – the centre-back with a dodgy knee out-jumping Marouane Fellaini by borrowing Toby Alderweireld’s shirt pull as leverage. “My head, his hair,” Umtiti joked.
Pogba’s three-touch symphony v Croatia – right foot control, left foot set, right foot finish, a move practised years earlier on the asphalt of Roissy-en-Brie.
The final was less cruel to Croatia than the score suggests (4-2), yet more just to the French idea of efficiency. Griezmann winked at Marcelo Brozović before bending in the free-kick that spawned Mario Mandžukić’s own goal, while Mbappé became the first teenager since Pelé to score in a World Cup final. Deschamps, poker-faced, merely said: “We suffered together; we will celebrate together.”
Behind the heroics, there were quieter stories: N’Golo Kanté combating a stomach bug but refusing substitution; Blaise Matuidi switching to a hybrid left-wing role because, as he told the press, “the system asks; you answer.” Even Steve Mandanda’s contribution mattered: a training-ground penalty-shoot-out routine that helped Lloris guess Luka Modrić’s tendencies.
To relive that summer of practical magic, you need more than a YouTube compilation; you need geometry. The new France 2018 print arranges the eleven starters — Lloris in black, Varane-Umtiti the granite wall, Pogba tracing diagonals, Mbappé and Griezmann on the final rod — into a table-football lineup that feels both toy-shop and tapestry. Hang it and you possess a fragment of 15 July, a whisper of that thunder.
This is football wall art for the corridor, the classroom, the café; a soccer poster whose minimalist silhouettes speak louder than any commentary. Claim your slice of Luzhniki now: the France 2018 print turns a single glance into déjà-vu, a daily reminder that two stars shine brighter than one.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
A1 (594 x 841 mm / 23.4 x 33.1 in)
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➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
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➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
