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- France won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final
- A theme song was produced for members of the squad who were of African origin
- Popular artist Vegedream praised the black players who helped the European nation to the title
France celebrated their players of African origin shortly after winning the FIFA World Cup in 2018 with a theme song.
The song titled Ramenez la coupe a la Maison by French artist, Satchela Evrard Djedje, popularly known as Vegedream, praised the black players who helped the European nation to the title.
The singer hailed the prowess and skills of the players, including Blaise Matuidi and Presnel Kipembe of Congolese origin.
Midfield partners Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante were commended as well, as the latter is of Malian origin, while the former can trace his roots back to Guinea.
Vegedream, who is of Ivorian origin, also acknowledged superstar striker Kylian Mbappe in the song, praising the goal-scoring ability of the striker.
Antoine Griezmann, Nabil Fekir, Tolisso, Pavard, Ramy, Hernandez, Mandanda, Lloris, Sidibe, Olivier Giroud, Nzonzi, Raphael Varane, Flo' Thauvin, Thomas Lemar, Areola and team coach Didier Deschamps were all mentioned as well.
Recall that France defeated Croatia 4-2 inside the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, to win the FIFA World Cup in 2018, ESPN reports
Mario Mandzukic, Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe were all on the scoresheet to give Les Blues their second FIFA World Cup title.
The clip has resurfaced on the internet, and fans are loving it again. One said:
“Africans have taken over French international football team.”
Another added:
“This song will forever be the best in football history. It’s hilarious and supernatural singing a song with players names who came out successful. Love football 4ever.”
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Sports Brief earlier reported that France's national coach, Didier Deschamps, made a bold claim about Kylian Mbappe's Ballon d'Or prospects.
Deschamps, who coaches the Paris Saint-Germain star at the national level, believes it is only a matter of time before the young Frenchman claims football's ultimate individual prize.
Despite Lionel Messi being the frontrunner for this year's accolade, with his former PSG teammate considered an outlier, Deschamps firmly believes the French forward could eventually secure the coveted trophy.