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Learn ten amazing things about Croatia, and other general facts about the country with diverse mainland, extensive archipelago, and crystal clear, blue seas. 1. The necktie originated in Croatia, in the 17th century. During the 30 year war in France, King Louis XIII hired Croatian mercenaries who wore a piece of cloth around their neck - which was later named by King Louis as "la cravate" - as part of their uniform. King Louis made neckties mandatory for Royal gatherings in honor of the Croatian mercenaries and because he was so fond of the look. 4. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest necktie in the world was made and displayed in Croatia. It measured 808 m, and was made by members of the Academia Cravatica organization in five days. It was tied around the arena in Pula, Croatia on October 18, 2003.   5. The most popular male name in Croatia is Luka, and Ana, the most popular female name. Luka Modric 6. The Guinness World Records re

France just won its second World Cup title in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium, and its first since it hosted the tournament in 1998, 20 years ago. France Les Bleus manager Didier Deschamps was a member of the 1998 French squad that defeated Brazil at the 1998 final. On Sunday, Deschamps became the third to ever win the World Cup as a player and coach. The other two to have made such an accomplishment are  Mário Zagallo from Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer from Germany. Croatia's Mario Mandzukic scored the first ever own goal in the World Cup finals history. The 32-year-old Juventus forward brought the overall tally of own goals in the tournament to 12 with a historic header into Danijel Subašić's net.  Ivan Perisic scored a brilliant equalizer for Croatia 29 minutes into the first half. Mandzukic redeemed himself when he a goal in the second half following Hugo Lloris' shocking blunder.  The 31-year-old keeper who doubles as France captain was savagely mocke