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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

‘You Let Us Dream’: French See World Cup Glory Slip Away

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and French Football Federation (FFF) President Noel Le Graet (R) greet France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. (AFP)

Dismayed French football fans stared blankly at television screens in bars and lounges around the nation after Argentina snatched a penalty shootout victory in Sunday's World Cup final. 

In the packed Belushi sports bar in Paris, some stood still, shaking their heads in disbelief at a match that was all Argentina for the first 80 minutes before a Kylian Mbappe-led comeback left the French thinking they might steal an unlikely win. 

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