France Won the World Cup, and People Are Losing it on the Streets of Paris
After France scored its second World Cup win, besting Croatia 4-2 in Sunday's final, fans flocked to the streets in huge numbers to celebrate the national victory. Parisians swarmed the Eiffel Tower in a sea of blue, white, and red tens of thousands strong.
90,000 people at the base of the Eiffel Tower right now. pic.twitter.com/7z2eA8hNch
- Mackay Taggart (@mackaytaggart) July 15, 2018
The similarly iconic Champs Élysées was also flooded.
Les Champs-Elysées au coup de sifflet final. #cdm #AFP pic.twitter.com/UVqhLOY9PO
- Guillaume Decamme (@GDecamme) July 15, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron, watching the match from the stadium’s presidential box alongside host country leader Vladimir Putin and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, seemed pleased with the win.
French president Emmanuel Macron celebrating at the Luzhniki Stadium 🇫🇷#WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/grCo51Ok9w
- Indy Football (@IndyFootball) July 15, 2018
Very pleased.
Emmanuel Macron's reaction as the final whistle is blown at the #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/5fMu9J80Bt
- The Ringer (@ringer) July 15, 2018
Putin attracted some attention of his own during the trophy ceremony. It took place during a downpour, and for long minutes Putin was the only world leader provided with an umbrella.
Putin got the first umbrella while Macron and the others had to wait in the rain for several minutes for backup. #WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/cI2l7gc8w4
- Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 15, 2018
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