Original Story Published by: Ikponmwosa Umweni for FC Naija
Vive Les Bleus!
France were crowned 2018 World Cup champions on Sunday, after they beat Croatia in an enthralling 4-2 encounter in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium, winning their second world title.
Their manager, Didier Deschamps, became only the third man in history to win the World Cup both as a player (1998) and as a manager, as he led his young but talented side to glory.
France's victory, however, can also be acknowledged as a victory for the African continent — more than half the squad have African connections.
According to The South African, 14 of France's 23-man squad are of African descent and could have chosen to play for the African continent, but choose to represent the European giants instead.
The Fifteen of the squad of 23 Les Blues players has an African origin, including goalscorers Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe with the victory in Moscow, meant Les Bleus had defeated the two opponents that thrashed the Super Eagles in Russia the likes of Argentina [4-3] in the last 16 of the tournament and Croatia [4-2] in the final.
