It Turned Out That French Player Enggan MET Supporter After Succeeding In The 2022 World Cup, President Emmanuel Macron Forced To Stop Hand

French national team players greet supporters after arriving in their country. (Photo: Twitter/@FrenchTeam)

JAKARTA - The defeat in the 2022 World Cup final against the Argentine national team turned out to be so imprinted on the minds of the French national team players. The deep disappointment was felt by the player Les Bleus.

In fact, reportedly, Kylian Mbappe and his friends did not want to meet the supporters. President Emmanuel Macron was even forced to intervene asking the French national team players to open themselves up to welcome supporters.

"The players finally want to take part in their brief welcoming ceremony," said French Football Federation Chairman Noel Le Graet.

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— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) December 19, 2022

According to Le Graet, French players had wanted to go straight home to each other after losing on penalties against Argentina the night before, as reported by Antara via AFP.

"In such a deep state of disappointment, sadness and emotion, I can understand this choice (going home immediately) and I respect it," said Le Graet.

"The situation changed around 10 a.m. (Monday) after talking to the President who wanted a moment of communication. Of course I accepted it with the team," Le Graet told AFP.

After a day confused by the opposite statements, the French players finally appeared a few minutes Monday morning on the balcony of the five-star Krillon hotel in a historic place, the Place de la Concorde.

About 50,000 people filled the square to wave, cheer and sing the national anthem most of which had been there for about four hours in the dark and cold.

Although the atmosphere was generally lively, some spectators complained that the players were barely visible as they waved from the balcony behind police escorts.

A number of French players said they were happy to see the audience.

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— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) December 20, 2022

"Frankly, it was extraordinary, encouraging, very happy to see that we were able to make so many French citizens proud and happy," striker Marcus Thuram told TF1 TV.

The reaction in France strongly supports their national team that almost defended the World Cup despite their squad being attacked by a series of injuries suffered by senior players such as Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema.

Macron's appearance in the final at the Lusail Stadium outside the city of Doha on Sunday also drew nearly as much praise and criticism as comments to the team.

The 44-year-old football fan was seen rushing up from his seat during the game before coming down to cheer up the players who were heavily disappointed at the end of the game when they fell on penalties.

The president of this middle political direction then conveyed encouraging sentences for them in the players' locker room after the match. This sparked criticism from his political opponents who judged him too deep in disturbing the team.