There is wild jubilation and celebration in Paris and other cities in France as the country beat Croatia 4-2 to win soccer’s World Cup in a pulsating final in Moscow.

In the capital, where 90,000 people watched the match on vast TV screens next to the Eiffel tower, there were choruses of the Marseillaise, honking horns and hundreds of thousands of red, white and blue tricolor flags fluttering on the breeze.

The boom of fireworks and firecrackers filled the air, while drivers honked their horns incessantly to celebrate France’s second world title after their triumph on home soil in 1998.

A deafening chorus of “We are the champions, We are the champions” rang out from the Sacre Coeur in the north of the city to the Sorbonne on the Left Bank. Similar scenes erupted in Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux and other major cities.

Even before the final whistle, crowds streamed on to the Champs Elysees, the elegant, tree-lined boulevard that runs up to the Arc de Triomphe, the traditional gathering place for celebration, including the Bastille Day parade 24 hours earlier.


The entire area around the Arc de Triomphe, all the way down the two-kilometer-long Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde at its end was a sea of singing and cheering people.

“It’s just astonishing what they’ve done,” said Josh, 41, who traveled from Brittany to Paris to watch the match with his girlfriend. “Pogba, Mbappe, Grizou (Griezmann) — they’re on top of the world,” he said, naming three of the standout players.

“We’re the champions of the world! It’s phenomenal, just phenomenal.”

More than 250,000 people were expected to descend on the Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde, yet the atmosphere was warm and convivial. Security forces kept a distance.

“To get a second star (World Cup) after 20 years, it’s just brilliant,” said Tommy Hamon, 23, who was working in Le Deauville, a bar on the Champs Elysees.

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Meanwhile, somewhere in the world

awesome! congrats les blues

UP FRANCE .
The diversity of the French squad is in the image of this beautiful country that is France,

In 9 months time, more celebrations will happen in France just because of tonight's victory.
If you know you know.

Congratulations to france.....una too try

modsfucker:
Meanwhile, somewhere in the world

Boss why??.......why are you dis ash na

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OP self, was this before or after the match?


Mod self, must you bring every shii you're offered to front-page?

Congrat France and to all our African brothers in the Team

What a lovely country

I wudn't say is a lovely country. I knew that France would go far, and they just did. But, when Macron visited the evil-area(...) & asked for support(physical & spiritual), there & then it occured to me that he had sealed it(the WorldCup).
Someone who is married to his teacher? Who follow orders from a female leader(Merkel of Germany).
My people, everything is not rocket science, these ceremonies to get to the top is risky to take. If you know, you know.
Well, congrats France!!!

Croatians were robbed.

African players basically won the World Cup for France.

But in Africa, African players play football like headless chickens.

The problem of African football is obviously not due to a lack of raw talent.

It is a lack of quality football philosophy and organisation especially in the formative years of an individual player.

There would have been a public tomorrow had it been it was Nigeria and our economy would have been shut down




Yahya bello would had declared 3 days holiday




Congrats to the Fench team

Nothing beats football, after the 2 major religions, football comes next

Okay

Mrlgboman3:
Croatians were robbed.

There is a reason why most of the countries that have won the World Cup are developed nations, especially in Europe.

Organisation is everything.


Even the South Americans, like Brazil and Argentina are somewhat developed and organized , along with their ridiculous Amazing football talent.

Drinknaldo

Share for France!
Like for Buhari

Congratulations to them

countries like Nigeria n Croatia etc need to start stealing players from other countries before we can win

Someone said Giroud had no/zero shoot on target in this world cup. Na true ?

Happy times.

France is lit r8nw

Teewhy2:
In 9 months time, more celebrations will happen in France just because of tonight's victory.
If you know you know.

Ma nigga

Mrlgboman3:
Croatians were robbed.

Why dem carry money go play ball,they for keep their money at home so they won't get robbed...

Ucheosefoh:
Someone said Giroud had no/zero shoot on target in this world cup. Na true ?

True