“Blues made us dream,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted after watching France’s defeat in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina from the Qatar stands.
Lionel Messi’s country beat Kylian Mbappé’s on penalties (4 penalties to 2, 3-3 after extra time). The latter was also consoled by the Head of State, he went down to the grass to give him a hug and say a few words to him.
Just before him, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne also thanked the Blues on social media: “We vibrate with you, until the end. Thank you for this journey, thank you for making us dream, thank you for this exceptional match.”
The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, saddened, published a message on Twitter accompanied by a broken heart in which she congratulated the team for having been able to “raise its head” and having offered “a legendary final”.
“Hugo, Didier and the whole team: dry your tears, you have made France proud,” he concluded.
For bruno le maire, the match was “exceptional”. “Forever in our hearts,” she added, along with three emojis of the French flag.
“Heroic match” for Le Pen
On the opposite side, Marine Le Pen described the match as “heroic”, stating that this defeat “will not erase the very good course and the performance of the Blues in this competition”.
“They came back from hell twice, they allowed us to dream a little more in this completely crazy final,” wrote the president of the National Association, Jordan Bardella. “Thank you Les Bleus for your exceptional career and congratulations on this great moment in football. The third star is in our hearts.”
eric ciotti for his part, he said “with a heavy heart” on Twitter. Despite the “great” disappointment, he praised the “strength” and “courage” of the French “until the end”. Laurent Wauquiez praised the career of the Blues who “kept us on our toes and made us dream until the end”. And to add: “How sad but we are proud of your magnificent journey in this World Cup.
For her part, the socialist mayor of Paris ana hidalgo he called the team “awesome”, even going so far as to write about his love of the blues. He also congratulated Argentina on their victory.
Source: BFM TV
