Per the report, the World Cup winners defied a lot of odds to complete their historic feat.

Aside accurate shooting and adhering to tactics, France did not have to do much to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a FIFA technical report indicates. The account, which was compiled and published by FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) comprises comprehensive statistics on the tournament as well as each individual match from the opening game to the final.

It also includes team profiles with exclusive video footages also available to support the analysis. Key findings in the report suggest that France's successful campaign was majorly aided by their finishing ability. According to the report, Les Bleus were the second most efficient side after host nation Russia (4.5) as they averaged a goal after every six shots.

Nevertheless, Didier Deschamps men had a massive shortcoming when it came to ball possession. The champions enjoyed a 19th-place finish in the possession ranking with 49 percent while runners-up Croatia had 56 percent. Bronze medalist Belgium and its competitor for the Third-place playoff, England, had 56 percent apiece.

Furthermore, out of the 32 nations who participated in the tournament held in Russia this year, France finished 28th for the total distance covered per game. The Euro 2016 finalists averaged a total of 101 kilometers per match. Group D pair Argentina and Nigeria, alongside Mexico and Panama, were the only teams who completed less than 100 kilometers per match.

In the ball passing department, France completed just 460 in their seven games contrary to Spain's 804 in just four matches. Germany (668) and Saudi Arabia (613) who were both eliminated in the group stage finished second and third on the list respectively.