FANS were in stitches as France’s President Emmanuel Macron celebrated Kylian Mbappe’s vital goal in the World Cup final.
The French star stepped up and scored from the spot to give his side hope after they had gone two goals behind against Argentina.
Watching from the stands was a nervous Macron, who was clearly relieved as Mbappe converted his penalty after Randal Kolo Muani was brought down in the box.
Macron proceeded to jump to his feet and pump his fist in the air in jubilation at the goal.
Fans were quick to discuss Macron’s celebration on social media as one said: “I can’t take any more of Macron’s silly celebrations”.
A second wrote: “Incredible stuff from Mbappé. As an aside, Macron’s celebrations don’t have a patch on Michael D Higgins [Irish president]”.
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A third tweeted: “Lmao Macron looks like such a dweeb in that celebration video”.
A fourth added: “Briefly thrilled for France until I saw Macron’s display”.
A fifth commented: “Gonna need a gif of that Macron goal celebration for some evergreen tweets over the next 6-12 months”.
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Argentina ran out winners on penalties after a 3-3 draw in one of the greatest matches ever played.
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After Lionel Messi’s side raced into a 2-0 lead, Kylian Mbappe fired a rapid-fire brace to take the game to extra time.
Messi and Mbappe would then net again in extra time to send the game a shootout where the Argentines won 4-2.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
