Brussels metro plays French soccer anthem after losing World Cup bet


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 11 Jul 2018

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Semi Final - France v Belgium - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - July 10, 2018 Belgium's Eden Hazard in action with France's Antoine Griezmann REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels commuters, heading to work the morning after Belgium's painful World Cup loss to France, had to endure the French soccer anthem piped through the city's metro on Wednesday.

The reason: not only did the national team lose 1-0 in Tuesday's semi-final but also the Brussels public transport authority lost a bet with its Parisian counterpart.

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