The France national soccer team returned from Qatar on Monday to the applause of huge crowds in Paris following a shock World Cup final defeat to Argentina that earned them praise at home and around the world.
A coach carrying stars such as Kylian Mbappe, whose thrilling hat-trick in Sunday’s final brought France back from the brink of defeat, traveled from Paris airport – where staff applauded him as he stepped off the plane – and the capital In the heart of where thousands of people gathered to congratulate him.
Despite it being a dreary and cold December evening, several thousand people gathered at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.