France unites in World Cup sorrow
France united in sorrow and wounded pride today after its team lost the World Cup final to Italy, with fans thronging Paris’ Champs-Elysees and spilling into streets nationwide in a collective post-match consolation party. Dismay at losing out on soccer’s greatest honour in a spectacular, tightly fought match was palpable – but so was satisfaction at having made it to the final at all. France struggled to qualify for the Cup and then barely squeezed past the first round.
“Of course we’re disappointed,” said Thibaud Miannay, a 24-year-old student in Paris straining to watch the match outside a restaurant. “We didn’t deserve to finish on penalties,” he said, of the penalty shootout that ended the match 5-3 in Italy’s favour.
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