From Paris to Moscow, France fans go wild after thrilling World Cup win


Soccer Football - World Cup - Final - France vs Croatia - Paris, France, July 15, 2018 - France fans react on the Champs-Elysees avenue after they defeated Croatia in their Soccer World Cup final match. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Millions of French fans were overwhelmed with joy on Sunday as France beat Croatia 4-2 to win soccer's World Cup in a pulsating final in Moscow, sparking ecstatic scenes of celebration from Paris to Marseille, from Lyon to Lille.

In the capital, where 90,000 people watched the match on vast TV screens next to the Eiffel tower, there were choruses of the Marseillaise, honking horns and hundreds of thousands of red, white and blue tricolour flags fluttering on the breeze.

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