From Paris to Moscow, France fans go wild after thrilling World Cup win

Millions of French fans were overwhelmed with joy on Sunday as France beat Croatia 4-2 to win FIFA World Cup 2-18 in a pulsating final in Moscow.

Updated on: Aug 22, 2018 12:48 PM IST

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France fans celebrate on the Champs-Elysees avenue after their team’s win against Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2018 final. (REUTERS)

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Millions of French fans were overwhelmed with joy on Sunday as France beat Croatia 4-2. (REUTERS)

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French and Lebanese football fans watch the World Cup final between France and Croatia in the garden of French cultural center in the capital Beirut. (AFP)

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In Paris, where 90,000 people watched the match on vast TV screens next to the Eiffel tower, there were choruses of the Marseillaise, honking horns and hundreds of thousands of red, white and blue tricolor flags fluttering on the breeze. (AP)

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The win sparked ecstatic scenes of celebration from Paris to Marseille, from Lyon to Lille. (AFP)

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People react to France scoring their 4th goal against Croatia in the World Cup final as it is being broadcast from the Ballyhoo Media boat setup in the Intracoastal Waterway on July 15, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. (AFP)

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Even football fans who were not rooting for France but found themselves in the French capital for the game were overcome by the occasion and the scenes of celebration. (REUTERS)

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The boom of fireworks and firecrackers filled the air, while drivers honked their horns incessantly to celebrate France’s second world title after their triumph on home soil in 1998. (reuters)

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The entire area around the Arc de Triomphe, all the way down the two-kilometre-long Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde at its end was a sea of singing and cheering people. (reuters)