VIDEO. France-Argentina final: the end of a dream in Toulouse
This Sunday evening, December 18, in Saint-Pierre square, thousands of Toulouse residents gathered to watch the World Cup final. The disillusion was brutal.
Saint Peter’s Square is empty. This Sunday evening, the smoke bombs will not be cracked, the fireworks will not rocket towards the sky and time will not stop for the thousands of Toulouse residents who had made an appointment in the bars. Argentina, at the end of a crazy match, won against France on penalties and became world football champion. Thomas does not hide his sadness. The 18-year-old student experienced “a real emotional lift. .”
A few meters from him, Lucas, thanks “Kylian Mbappé for having made the whole of France experience indescribable emotions. The young man with a defeated appearance had a plan to party all night. pot of ice cream, sit on my sofa and turn on the television,” he says.
For many, this match remains “etched in history”. Vincent thinks so. “Proud of the blues”, he concedes that Argentina played better. “During the first hour of play, France did not target any shots. It’s football, all scenarios are possible. Tonight, we came across stronger.”
Party at Chivito
In the adjacent street, the atmosphere is more festive. A handful of Argentinians from Toulouse meet at the Chivito restaurant to watch the final. In front of the establishment, two of them sing music while brandishing an Albiceleste jersey. “We are really happy. The match was very close at the end. This World Cup, Lionel Messi and all the Argentine people deserved it”, exults Iñaki, who has lived in the Pink City for a year. His friend Santiago salutes the Blues, “this deserving team”.
In the middle of the gloom that has been written in the city, the restaurant is an exception. The streets, which were animated on Wednesday during the qualification of the French team in the final, are strangely calm. The explosion of joy was so close…