After FIFA closing loss to Argentina, Macron consoles French footballers. Watch | World News

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday consoled gamers of the soccer workforce as they had been downhearted after the loss within the FIFA World Cup closing to Argentina. Macron went to the sector in Qatar's Lusail Stadium, the place the match was happening, to console the workforce after its fretting defeat within the closing penalty shootout. In a video clip, which emerged amid Argentina revelry following the match, Macron could be seen comforting the French footballer Kylian Mbappe, visibly disheartened by the loss regardless of him scoring the primary hat trick in a closing in 56 years. The French President tweeted in assist of the French soccer workforce and in addition congratulating Argentina for its win.

“Congratulations to the French workforce for its profession and its combativeness on this World Cup. You will have thrilled the Nation and supporters world wide. Congratulations to Argentina for his or her victory,” he stated.

Macron additionally shared a video the place he was seen encouraging the French soccer workforce contained in the dressing room surrounded by dejected gamers after the match was completed.

Argentina made a exceptional 4-2 victory within the intensely fought World Cup closing. Argentine talisman Lionel Messi rounded off his World Cup profession with the formidable ‘Maradona second’. He scored two targets after which one other in a shootout as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw to assert a 3rd World Cup title.