Croatia's talismanic midfielder and captain Luka Modric has won the World Cup's Golden Ball, awarded to the player voted the best of the tournament.
France's electrifying 19-year-old striker Kylian Mbappé was voted best young player of the tournament.
Deschamps has become only the third manager -- after Brazil's Mario Zagallo and West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer -- to win the World Cup as both a player and coach.
Les Bleus' victorious players shook hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, their own President Emmanuel Macron and Croatian leader Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic before getting their hands on the Jules Rimet.
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