Thousands of French fans gathered in central Paris this evening to commemorate the national team. Yesterday, France lost one of the most beautiful World Cup finals of all time with a strong 3:3 score on penalties.
Kylian Mbappé and his teammates landed at Paris airport just after 8 PM. At first the atmosphere was gloomy. Airport officials, who greeted the players with banners of “thank you” and “Paris loves you”, were ignored by the players.
Still disappointed after losing the World Cup final, the players were taken by bus to Place de la Concorde in the center of the French capital. The weather got a lot better when I saw thousands of fans waiting for them there in the cold.
Fans sang the French national anthem, Marseille, while players waved to the crowd from the balcony of a hotel. Fireworks were also thrown.
The World Cup final was watched by 24 million French viewers on television yesterday, a new figure.
Argentines return tomorrow
Star player Mbappé, who scored three goals in the final, responded with a message from Instagram for the first time after losing the final. He shared a photo of him walking past the trophy with his head down. The headline was “We will be back”.
Tomorrow at 16:00 Dutch time, the players of the world champion Argentina will be honored in Buenos Aires. Lionel Messi led the South Americans to their third World Cup in history.
Source: NOS
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