French football fans queued on Friday to become the first people to buy new national team jerseys with a second star, to mark the success of "Les Bleus" winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
He was crowned France as world champion causing a wave of euphoria across the country, helping the country a little united after years of escalating tension due to terrorist attacks since 2015.
"I will save it for life. This is the second star! They realize our dreams on the pitch," said a fan of Brice Chevalier when he was lining up to enter the French Football Federation (FFF) store in Paris.
France won the World Cup for the first time, earning its first star, in 1998 where Zinedine Zidane became a star and raider when the team was dubbed the Black-Blanc-Beur (Black-White-Arabic), referring to different ethnicities who could unite themselves .
In Russia, they won 4-2 over Croatia, where President Emmanuel Macron jumped excitedly in the honor stands.
"I am very happy, I have been waiting for a month for this moment," said another fan, Jeroma Cornec.
The new French jersey with the Nike logo seems to be a money panning machine. The shirt is priced at 85 euros or around Rp 1.4 million.
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