Paul Pogba was one of the goal scorers for France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. France thrashed first time World Cup finalists by 4-2 and walked away with glory for the second time. During the post-game party, Pogba took a jibe at England who said that the World Cup is coming home.
A video surfaced online where Pogba was seen dancing with the trophy and he was heard saying, “Il rentre à la maison, il rentre à la maison. Le football rentre à la maison.” Here’s the translation of the sentence. “In the end, football didn’t exactly come home.” Check out the video below.
Paul Pogba trolls England after winning the World Cup 😂🏆 pic.twitter.com/coSZPGU7gp
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) July 15, 2018
However, mid-fielder realised that Manchester United fans might not appreciate the same and quickly added that he was joking. As one may recall that a few days ago, the Internet was flooded with memes of, “It’s Coming Home,” as and when the team progressed. But The Three Lions ended their campaign by losing against Croatia by 2-1. Harry Kane’s men could not seal a victory for the third place too. The Three Lions lost to Belgium by 2-0.
Talking about the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup yesterday, Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe scored a goal for the team. An own goal by Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic at the 18th minute gave a lead to France. Mandzukic and Ivan Perisic scored for the team but it was too late. By then French players had already dominated the game and got 4 goals to the tally.
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