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Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic admires performances at World Cup, teary eyed

Alongside Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer, he has become only the third man to win the World Cup both as a player and coach. She also served as a minister and later an ambassador.

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After leaving the Champs-Elysees, the players changed into custom-made blue suits before being welcomed at the Elysee Palace by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, who were also decked out in blue for the occasion.

Grabar Kitarovic displayed great passion throughout the tournament, following the team in all the games after the group stage but missing the semi-final against England due to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in Brussels.

While she interacted with the President of France who was himself proud of his winning team, Kolinda provided support to each player of her team that had not won.

While Croatia impressed us with their resilience on their way to the final, their president grabbed our attention. “Legend. pic.twitter.com/eWNkZ1MZgf”, read a tweet.

A netizen hailed her simplicity and love for the game.

“Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe were exceptional and played a major role to the opportunities that led to the goals, ” the professor said.

A former Manchester United player has praised 2018 FIFA World Cup victor Kylian Mbappe, and hopes the Red Devils are in the race for his signature. “I congratulate France on their title”.

Roberto Martinez’s side won six of their seven games in Russian Federation and scored a tournament-topping 16 goals to rise four places in the rankings and top the table.

Then came a penalty, called after a video review, which Antoine Griezmann converted. Croatia eventually took second place after losing to France 4-2 on July 15.

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“I’m sure we will see a attractive game today”, he said.

Mbappe can do no wrong at the moment