There were jubilant scenes on the Champs-Elysees avenue in central Paris on Wednesday as French supporters waved tricolour flags and let off flares to celebrate the win over Morocco that put Les Bleus into the World Cup final.
Some 10,000 police were mobilised across France to ensure there was no unrest during and after the match, given the potential of clashes between French supporters and those backing France's one-time North African colony.
But there was little sign of tension as supporters thronged the end of the avenue leading to the Arc de Triomphe in impassioned but largely good-natured scenes with Moroccan supporters accepting defeat, AFP correspondents said.
"We lost but it's only football and we made history by making the semi-finals.
"We are brothers after all, we are together.

Source - https://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/jubilation-on-paris-champs-elysees-after-france-reach-world-cup-final-3608133

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