Bollywood's football fans hail France's victory

From Amitabh Bachchan to Shatrughan Sinha and Ranveer Singh to Arjun Kapoor, a slew of celebrities who are ardent football fans have hailed France's victory at the FIFA World Cup 2018, besides lauding the diversity that the team represents.


From Amitabh Bachchan to Shatrughan Sinha and Ranveer Singh to Arjun Kapoor, a slew of celebrities who are ardent football fans has hailed France's victory at the FIFA World Cup 2018, besides lauding the diversity that the team represents.

The team has won the tournament for the second time in 20 years.

France scored twice in each half as they thumped a combative Croatia 4-2 in a dramatic final to win the FIFA World Cup in Moscow on Sunday.

Here's what the celebrities tweeted:

Amitabh Bachchan: Congratulations France for winning the World Cup! Congratulations Croatia for winning our hearts and congratulations Russia for a most fantastic World Cup 2018. Systematic, efficient, secure, filled with incredible hospitality and smiling faces everywhere.

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1018631933771833349

Ranveer Singh: Throwback to yelling... "Allez les bleus" at the Stade de France! Congrats. Great win!

https://twitter.com/RanveerOfficial/status/1018557487447007232

Shatrughan Sinha: What a World Cup! Croatia comes 2nd with a marvelous performance. This makes a bigger news. Congrats! God bless and France France France... Victory in the World Cup makes France a greater France. Heartiest congratulations. What a tough and interesting match, both deserve kudos!

https://twitter.com/ShatruganSinha/status/1018670031087943680

Shekhar Kapur: Wonderful to watch President Emmanuel Macron of France cheer for a French team that is built mostly of players that were African refugees, immigrants or kids of immigrants. The very people Europe shuns now World Cup 2018.

https://twitter.com/shekharkapur/status/1018615913300439040

Arjun Kapoor: Congratulations to France consistent through the tournament and they beat a superb Belgium team along the way...commiserations to Croatia played well and deserved an even battlefield to win the cup but they still showed resilience and grit to chase it till the end FIFA World Cup 2018.

https://twitter.com/arjunk26/status/1018542228262793216

Abhishek Bachchan: Congratulations to France on winning the world cup! Hard luck Croatia.

https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/1018531948946444288

Bipasha Basu: Yay France. I was the solo supporter of France in my family. Had to dance alone.

https://twitter.com/bipsluvurself/status/1018540526088392705

Ronnie Screwvala: Well played Croatia but it was France's game through and through even with less time with the ball. Exciting finish to a World Cup that showed anything is possible and it's not over till it's over.

https://twitter.com/RonnieScrewvala/status/1018540722981687296

Esha Gupta: It was an obvious win for France... But Croatia my heart is with you.. well-done boys and congrats to the champions.

https://twitter.com/eshagupta2811/status/1018578799234043904

Adnan Sami: Congratulations France! They played brilliantly. Truth be told, I was supporting France for 2 reasons. 1. Love Napoleon.

2. Love French Food.

https://twitter.com/AdnanSamiLive/status/1018556248588017665

Nushrat Bharucha: Me playing football... Naah France playing football... Oh yeah! A team above all. Above all a team. And what a team they are! World Cup Final. France victory goal.

https://twitter.com/NushratBharucha/status/1018556730211434497

Divya Dutta Congratulations France!! What a game and Croatia, great to see you in the finals! Awesome finale!

https://twitter.com/divyadutta25/status/1018551610253987845

Huma Qureshi: And that's how it's done France Champions! Croatia be proud. You fought hard!

https://twitter.com/humasqureshi/status/1018550598608748544

Anubhav Sinha: Well played France and Croatia... solid entertainment.. congrats France... Champs lyses would be one nightclub tonight.

Diana Penty: Ok, so the better team won. Congratulations France on becoming the World Champions tonight! Well done! Croatia, well played...my heart is still with you World Cup Final.

https://twitter.com/DianaPenty/status/1018539365927043072

Vivek Oberoi: Congratulations France. World Cup glory is yours! An incredibly entertaining final! A roller coaster with 6 goals! Mbappe is the future a revelation! Well played Croatia, Fifa World Cup Final.

https://twitter.com/vivekoberoi/status/1018540110080438272

Your reaction

Nice
Awesome
Loved
LOL
OMG
Cry
Fail
Abhishek Bachchan Thumbnail

Abhishek Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan Thumbnail

Amitabh Bachchan

Bipasha Basu Thumbnail

Bipasha Basu

Divya Dutta Thumbnail

Divya Dutta

Vivek Oberoi Thumbnail

Vivek Oberoi

Shatrughan Sinha Thumbnail

Shatrughan Sinha

Shekhar Kapur Thumbnail

Shekhar Kapur

Adnan Sami Thumbnail

Adnan Sami

Ronnie Screwvala Thumbnail

Ronnie Screwvala

Anubhav Sinha Thumbnail

Anubhav Sinha

Esha Gupta Thumbnail

Esha Gupta

Ranveer Singh Thumbnail

Ranveer Singh

Arjun Kapoor Thumbnail

Arjun Kapoor

Diana Penty Thumbnail

Diana Penty

Huma Qureshi Thumbnail

Huma Qureshi

Nushrat Bharucha Thumbnail

Nushrat Bharucha

Comments (0)

Latest Stories

Top