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Thousands in Paris welcome France home after World Cup loss

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France's Kylian Mbappe sits in a bus after arriving Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 at Roissy airport, north of Paris. Fans are set to welcome the France team in central Paris after its World Cup final match loss against Argentina. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)


Thousands of fans in central Paris cheered the arrival home of a France team that lost one of the greatest World Cup finals.

Kylian Mbappe and teammates landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport from Doha just after 8 p.m. local time Monday and descended from the plane in a somber mood. Smiling airport staff members holding signs that said "Thank you" and "Paris loves you" were passed without acknowledgement by the team.

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