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
You may also like...
Bosso confidence of El-Kanemi's continental target chase
Pogba Slams ‘Disrespectful’ Man Utd after Everton Drubbing...
Prosecutors want PSG’s Achraf Hakimi to face rape...
Baka is MVP as Raptors win OBN HOOP...
Italy Return To Winning Ways With Rout Of...
Crystal Palace's five-match unbeaten run ended by Strasbourg...
I want to win trophies for Eagles – Okonkwo
Ikoyi Club 1938 thrills kids with Children’s Day fiesta
SWAN Lagos Urges Nigerians To Embrace Unity And Love During Eid Celebration
Giants of Africa unveils 50th court at King’s College
Samson: Rising gem exemplifying The Future Academy project
Ex-Golden Eaglets player Udoh dies at 21
Unity Cup: Azeez bags brace on debut as Eagles reach final
‘Amusan deserves apologies over world record hate’
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: Nigeria's Pathetic World Cup Story (Part One)
Elite athletes arrive for 11th Okpekpe Int’l 10km Road Race
Slavia Prague reach agreement with Eagles prospect Ayaosi
NBF eyes Commonwealth Games redemption after Olympics failure
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,807 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,137 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,086 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,656 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,568 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,464 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,293 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,866 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,051 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,546 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,980 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,425 views)