MOSCOW: French President Emmanuel Macron cheered his team from the stands as he was pictured celebrating the goals. After the final victory, Macron joined the players in the locker room for celebration.
In a video, the French president can be seen ‘dabbing’ with Benjamin Mendy, while Pogba was also in the frame.
On dab paaaas noooouuuus @EmmanuelMacron ❤??? @paulpogba @equipedefrance pic.twitter.com/PRtsGKABOS
— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) July 15, 2018
Further, in a great gesture, Macron visited the locker room of Croatian team after the match and congratulated them on playing the final and their great run in the tournament.
HNS wrote on its official Twitter handle: “Great gesture from French president Emmanuel Macron as he comes to congratulate #CRO players following the #WorldCupFinal! #BeProud #WorldCup #Vatreni”.
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Great gesture from French president Emmanuel Macron as he comes to congratulate #CRO players following the #WorldCupFinal!#BeProud #WorldCup #Vatreni? pic.twitter.com/E8BCZANW1G— HNS | CFF (@HNS_CFF) July 15, 2018
France won the final of FIFA World Cup 2018 on Sunday beating Croatia by 4-2 in a high scoring match.