PICTURES. Relive in pictures the final of the Football World Cup in Toulouse and Albi
France faced Argentina in the final of the football world cup in Doha in Qatar on Sunday December 18, 2022. A match followed with attention in the streets of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) or Albi (Tarn). Overview.
How many were in the streets of Toulouse on Sunday December 18, 2022 on the occasion of the final of the football world cup? It is impossible to answer this question precisely.
But it is clear that many of the streets of the pink city and the surrounding area were filled with supporters. All had come to watch the last match of this 2022 World Cup organized in Qatar.
From Sunday afternoon, supporters of the Blues flocked to bars and bistros in downtown Toulouse. The required outfit for this occasion: the jersey of the France team, of course. And a few blue, white, red flags drawn on the face or waved in the air.
When Argentina opened the scoring after a penalty signed by Lionel Messi in the 23rd minute of play, the faces of the supporters instantly tensed. But the good atmosphere remains. Until the end of the meeting. “You have to believe in it, if you don’t believe in it, you won’t make it“, Hammers Gaspard, a Toulouse supporter.
Another blow for the supporters of the Blues when the Argentinian Angel Di Maria scored the second goal of the game (36′). Image proof in Albi in the Tarn…”2-0 hurts but we’re here until the end.” says Ambre, a supporter interviewed in Toulouse. “We did it in 2018, we have to do it again“, I hope for his part his friend Thalie. “We lose, but I don’t lose hope”, support Kenza.
And then in the 80th minute, the n°10 managed a strike on the right of the Argentine goalkeeper. And it is the very first but registered by the Blues during this meeting. Neither one nor two, the young native of Bondy in the Paris region scored twice after a few seconds, in the 81st minute. Explosion of joy in Albi, inside the exhibition center.
6:00 p.m. sharp, whistle signaling the end of regulation time. The two teams are tied, 2 all. A tense situation, which somewhat worries the supporters of the Blues.
During the extra time, Lionel Messi scored a sensational goal at 108′. The Argentinian striker scored with the right foot, despite an intervention by French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who had stopped the ball. More than nine minutes before the end of the meeting. In Toulouse, thousands of kilometers from Doha, the disappointment is great.
Turnaround when everything seemed settled for the South Americans. Kylian Mbappé, again, scored his third goal of the match (118′). In Albi, the relaxation of the supporters is visible on all faces.
But the support of the supporters will not have been enough. At 6:55 p.m. on Sunday December 18, France lost to Argentina after a penalty shootout.