President Macron Leads France’s World Cup Celebrations

In a World Cup final stadium packed with presidents, none had more fun than Emmanuel Macron.

The French president joined the victorious Les Bleus in their Luzhniki Stadium locker room, gave a speech, had fun with star midfielder Paul Pogba while being filmed for Snapchat, and struck a dab pose for defender Benjamin Mendy.

It was a rousing evening for the president who went through a range of emotions during France’s 4-2 victory over Croatia.

Earlier, Macron paced nervously and leaped euphorically from his seat in the VIP section as a guest of Fifa and Russian President Vladimir Putin to see Les Bleus play for football’s biggest prize.

After the game, Macron offered up a flurry of kisses in the exuberant and then rain-soaked celebrations.

He gave Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic consoling kisses on both cheeks after the final whistle. He kissed French goal scorers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann on their foreheads at the trophy and medal ceremony on the field.

He even kissed the golden top of the World Cup trophy before it was presented to France captain Hugo Lloris.

On his official Twitter account later, Macron posted a simple message to the team “MERCI.”


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