Emmanuel Macron had already seen everything about this France-Poland.
In the columns of Le Parisien this Sunday, the President of the Republic returned, exclusively, to a wide range of subjects ranging from the energy crisis to the war in Ukraine via the Covid-19.
But as a great football lover, he was willing to risk a little prognosis concerning the France team.
As the Blues prepared to challenge the Poles in the round of 16 of this 2022 World Cup, the Head of State was betting on a 3-1 success for Didier Deschamps' squad.
And he was right since it was on this score that the reigning world champions dismissed their opponents to reach the quarter-finals.
𝘿𝙄𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙎!
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Les Bleus win (3-1) against Poland 💪@_OlivierGiroud_ becomes the top scorer in history and @KMbappe signs his 4th and 5th goals of the 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙚 𝙙𝙪 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙
3-1 #FRAPOL |
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– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) December 4, 2022
President Macron had also announced goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé for the Blues, claiming a "joker" for the third.
He didn't even need it since the PSG striker scored twice in the second half while Olivier Giroud had put the Blues on track by opening the scoring shortly before the break, thus becoming the only top scorer in the history of the France team.
A bet validated on the wire
On the Polish side, the head of state had predicted a goal from Robert Lewandowski, the FC Barcelona striker and main offensive threat of the Bialo-Czerwoni (white and red).
A bet validated in extremis for Emmanuel Macron since it was necessary to wait for a penalty at the end of the end of additional time for Poland to save the honor through … Robert Lewandowski.
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The former Bayern Munich striker even had to try twice since his first attempt, stopped by Hugo Lloris, was canceled due to a too advanced position of the tricolor goalkeeper who did not have his feet on his line as required by the rules.
Emmanuel Macron therefore had (almost) everything and must have appreciated this tricolor success, synonymous with qualification for the quarter-finals of this 2022 World Cup. In the next round, on Saturday December 10 (8 p.m.) the Blues will face the winner of the confrontation between England and Senegal.