Macron brings wounded soldier into French dressing room

Emmanuelle Macron celebrates a French goal
Emmanuelle Macron celebrates a French goal Copyright Reuters
By Euronews
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French president was animated during the game, but took time to console the losers and make one wounded soldier very happy.

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French president Emmanuel Macron showed joy but also humility and his eye for a great PR opportunity as France became World Champions.

A photo of Macron, in shirt and tie, expressing his emotion as France scored quickly went viral across the social media. However, his consolatory gestures towards Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and the Croatian players after the match were also widely shared.

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Macron headed into the team changing room to celebrate the win, being filmed 'dabbing' with bare-chested defender Benjamin Mendy.

He did not go to the changing-room alone, however, bringing with him a French soldier who had been wounded fighting in Mali.

Demanding for the players' attention with a call of "Les Enfants", or "children", Macron introduced the team to a soldier who lost an arm and a leg fighting terrorists in the African country.

Macron recounted how the soldier has asked him at an event a few days earlier: "When you see the players, tell them they built a dream for a little Frenchman like me."

"That's why I brought him, because I wanted you to realise what you have done," the president said.

_Correction: This story was been updated to spell Macron's first name as Emmanuel, instead of Emmanuelle. _

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