FRANCE have returned home to a heroes’ reception as thousands gathered in Paris awaiting their return.
After over a month in Russia following seven games and a World Cup trophy to boot, Les Bleus landed to a rapturous reception with the streets packed in red, white and blue.
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France partied with president Emmanuel Macron on their returnCredit: Reuters
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France partied on an open-top bus in Paris after landing on home soilCredit: AFP
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France spared no expense in welcoming back their heroesCredit: Getty
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France stars cruised around the capital in an open-top bus to celebrateCredit: AP:Associated Press
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France fans roared the fans around Paris on their open-top busCredit: AFP
France World Cup squad led by Paul Pogba sing N’Golo Kante song outside the Elysee Presidential Palace
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France’s squad of World Cup-winning heroes have landed on home soilCredit: Reuters
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France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final and partied like it’s 1998Credit: AFP
France star Paul Pogba meets Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace and gets him to dab
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Captain Hugo Lloris showed-off the trophy after landing in FranceCredit: Reuters
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Thousands have gathered in the capital as France await a heroes returnCredit: AFP or licensors
France’s World Cup team touches down at airport and celebrates victory
The players wasted no time in boarding a flight back this morning and will soon show off the World Cup trophy to those who have gathered on the Champs-Elysees.
Supporters have had to wait 20-years for this moment and took to the streets last night to celebrate long into the early hours.
They woke up to sore heads and memorable front pages today after their second World Cup win.
The French players also inundated social media with pictures of the close-knit group showing off the famous gold trophy.
Thousands of fans await the arrival of the France’s World Cup winning team at the Champs Elysees
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The fans have had to wait 20-years since their last World Cup successCredit: AFP or licensors
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Huge crowds have flocked to the Champs-Elysees on Monday to celebrate their World Cup winCredit: AFP or licensors
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France left Moscow on Monday morning and jetted back to ParisCredit: Reuters
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Supporters waited in Moscow to grab selfies with their World Cup heroesCredit: Reuters
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France are sure to receive a huge reception once they touchdown in the capitalCredit: Reuters
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Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud wore a big grin after their World Cup triumphCredit: Reuters
Naked French fan climbs on news stand as thousands party on the Champs Elysees after World Cup win
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French paper L’Equipe’s headline was ‘an eternal happiness’
The country remained in party mood today with French publication L’Equipe calling their success “an eternal happiness”.
Alongside the caption was the image of Hugo Lloris lifting the trophy with team-mates in the Moscow rain.
La Croix used a similar image with the apt headline “On top of the world” while Toulouse publication La Depeche wrote “We love you”.
Antoine Griezmann celebrates World Cup victory wearing sombrero as France jet home
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Celebrations in France have continued into Monday, with La Voix du Nord simply saying ‘thank you’
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La Depeche wrote ‘We love you’
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France were crowned world champions for a second time and La Croix claimed they were ‘on top of the world’
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French newspaper Liberation wrote ‘Again!’, in reference to repeating 1998 feat
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Le Figaro’s front page said ‘The day of glory has arrived’
La Voix De Nord had an image of hundreds of supporters celebrating with the words “Thank you”.
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