Soccer Football - World Cup - Final - France v Croatia - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 15, 2018 France coach Didier Deschamps is held up by players to celebrate winning the World Cup. Christian Hartmann: "Sometimes well-known sayings have to be re-written, so to paraphrase Gary Lineker: 'Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans don't always win.' This time it was France's turn. An emotional moment for the country, for a French photographer covering his first World Cup, but first of all for the team and its head coach. Twenty years ago, Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy after winning in Paris as his team's captain. Now he became the third one to win the World Cup as player and coach after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer. As a member of our Moscow-based Reuters crew, I was assigned to cover our elevated 'tribune' position from the round of 16. This position offers an excellent overview of the full scene and is quite good to shoot goal scenes, action and reaction with the green pitch as background. This position is never open for Ligue One matches in France, and I was excited to be there for the most important matches staged in both Moscow stadiums. But what a finish for me! Just after the final whistle, the whole team began to celebrate on each corner of the pitch. As a photographer, these first moments are the ones you want to capture, looking for the more intense reaction of the key players and of course their coach. After a few minutes, Didier Deschamps went to the group waiting for the trophy ceremony, and I had a feeling I had to focus and stick with the 600mm telephoto lens as something could happen. Seconds later, Deschamps was lifted by the team and thrown into the air. This was one of the strongest images for me, a French photographer covering a World Cup final and witnessing his team bringing the trophy home." REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo SEARCH "PHOTOGRAPHERS BEST" FOR THIS ST 

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The construction site of a new boat lift is pictured from the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

A boat is seen in the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

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People watch as boats arrive to Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

People look at boats moored in the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

People watch as boats arrive to Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The construction site of a new boat lift is seen at left. The 60 metres high lift was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

The construction site of a new boat lift is pictured from the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

Boats are lowered down in the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

Boats are lowered down in the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

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The construction site of a new boat lift (R) is pictured from the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

Visitors arrive to watch the work of the Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The construction site of a new boat lift is seen at left. The 60 metres high lift was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

General view of Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

General view of Niederfinow Boat Lift near Niederfinow, Germany, July 30, 2017. The 60 metres high construction was built in 1934 to overcome a 36 metres terrain elevation difference on the Oder–Havel Canal. REUTERS/Kirill Iordansky 

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People stand near the skeleton cast of a titanosaur during a media preview at the American Museum of Natural History in New York January 14, 2016. The new, 122-foot (37-meter) dinosaur skeleton to be unveiled on Friday is too long to fit in the fossil hall and so its neck and head will poke out toward the elevator banks, offering a surprise greeting when the lift doors open. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

People stand around the skeleton cast of a titanosaur is seen during a media preview at the American Museum of Natural History in New York January 14, 2016. The new, 122-foot (37-meter) dinosaur skeleton to be unveiled on Friday is too long to fit in the fossil hall and so its neck and head will poke out toward the elevator banks, offering a surprise greeting when the lift doors open. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The head of a skeleton cast of a titanosaur is seen extending out the door during a media preview at the American Museum of Natural History in New York January 14, 2016. The new, 122-foot (37-meter) dinosaur skeleton to be unveiled on Friday is too long to fit in the fossil hall and so its neck and head will poke out toward the elevator banks, offering a surprise greeting when the lift doors open. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The skeleton cast of a titanosaur is seen during a media preview at the American Museum of Natural History in New York January 14, 2016. The new, 122-foot (37-meter) dinosaur skeleton to be unveiled on Friday is too long to fit in the fossil hall and so its neck and head will poke out toward the elevator banks, offering a surprise greeting when the lift doors open. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton