Ahead of Sunday evening’s final match, expectant French football fans had crowded bars, gymnasiums, city streets, and living rooms across the country supporting Les Bleus. But France didn’t win, and Argentina won the 2022 World Cup.
Not this time 💔 pic.twitter.com/f24Vk8F1sK
— GOAL (@goal) December 18, 2022
After the game, Macron consoled and addressed the distraught team in the locker room.
Fiers de vous. pic.twitter.com/9RMjIGMKGU
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 18, 2022
Still, Mbappe scores the Golden Boot with a hat-trick in Qatar 2022 World Cup final.
| Player | Goals |
| Kylian Mbappe | 8 |
| Lionel Messi | 7 |
| Olivier Giroud | 4 |
| Julian Alvarez | 4 |
▪️ 12 World Cup goals in 14 games
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 18, 2022
▪️ 6th-highest men’s World Cup scorer
▪️ First hat trick in men’s final since 1966
▪️ Almost led France to b2b titles
Kylian Mbappé is 23. Kylian Mbappé is unreal 👏 pic.twitter.com/4v7F0MW2Xh