Defeated on Sunday by Argentina in the final of the 2022 World Cup, the players of the France team will greet their audience this Monday at the end of the day on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The president of the FFF, Noël Le Graët had however affirmed in the morning that this rally would not take place.
The players of the France team, beaten Sunday in the final of the 2022 World Cup by Argentina, will go well to greet their supporters Place de la Concorde in Paris on their return from Doha in the evening, AFP learned Monday from the Federation. French Football Association (FFF). The vagueness reigned for a few hours on the holding of a gathering of the Blues in Paris. The president of the FFF Noël Le Graët said in the morning on BFMTV that it would not take place while the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said a few hours earlier on France Inter that the men of Didier Deschamps ” (had) wanted to go and thank their supporters”.
The FFF would not have been made aware of the players’ wishes
According to the Federation, Noël Le Graët, who returned to Paris earlier than the Blues, was not aware of the decision of the players and the management to come and celebrate their career with their fans, after their arrival at Paris airport. Roissy, in the north of Paris a little after 8 p.m. According to Le Parisien, the vice-world champions should thus greet the public from the balcony of the Hôtel de Crillon which overlooks the famous Parisian square. The Blues had already chosen this place in 2006 after their defeat in the World Cup final against Italy.
For their part, the Argentinians should arrive at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires at 7 p.m. local time. A small reception is planned, according to an airport source, but still uncertain about a reunion the same evening with the more than a million fans who, until late at night, celebrated the Albiceleste’s third world title. .