France: Fans welcome their World Cup champions on the Champs Elysees

17/07/2018

The French soccer team players were welcomed as heroes by thousands of fans gathered on the Champs Elysees on Monday, July 16.

A fan holds a picture of France’s forward Kylian Mbappe next to supporters waving French national flags while they all greet France’s national football team players during a parade down the Champs-Elysee in Paris. (AFP)

Cheering and dancing on an open-top bus driving on the French capital’s most famous avenue, ‘Les Bleus’ then made their way to the Elysee palace, where they were greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

‘Les Bleus’, a dynamic, young team that won an open, fast-paced final 4-2 with Croatia in Moscow, brought home the second World Cup for France, 20 years after their first victory in the championship in 1998.