World Cup: France welcomed by hundreds of thousands of supporters

By Daily Sports on July 17, 2018

World Cup winners France were welcomed home by hundreds of thousands of supporters as they paraded down the Champs Elysees in Paris on Monday.

France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow on Sunday to win the tournament for the second time in 20 years.

They were given a raucous reception at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport before their parade through the capital city.

The team will also receive their country's highest accolade - the Legion d'Honneur.

France first won the World Cup in 1998 - which they hosted - by beating Brazil in the final.

Similar celebrations took place 20 years ago on the Champs Elysees.

Didier Deschamps captained the team then, and 20 years on is manager.

The 49-year-old is just the third man - after Brazil's Mario Zagallo and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer - to win the competition as a player and coach.

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe scored his side's fourth goal in Moscow, and won the tournament's best young player award.

He is only the second teenager to score in a World Cup final after Pele in 1958.

Many predict he will go on to win the Ballon d'Or - following in the footsteps of 1998 hero Zinedine Zidane. (BBC)

Source Daily Sports

Posted July 17, 2018


 

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