On Sunday, France will meet Argentina for the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Les Bleus hope to put a third star on their jersey.
And Jocelin Pierre-Louis hopes so too.
This Parisian lawyer has not missed a match for the France team since the start of the World Cup.
Present at every match in the stands of Qatari stadiums, the Blues fan, whom the cameras particularly like, is now the darling of viewers.
But who is Jocelin Pierre-Louis, the supporter of the Blues that we “have seen more than Guendouzi”?
“Since Euro 2016, I have missed almost no competitive match for the France team”.
From the sad defeat of the Blues in 2016 to Sunday's final against Argentina, via the second star in Russia, Jocelin Pierre-Louis, 37, lives to the rhythm of the Blues.
And, since the start of the 2022 World Cup, the unwavering supporter has been tearing himself apart to "give extra soul" to his favorite football players from the Qatari stands.
Equipped with his now famous black and round glasses and his Mbappé flocked jersey, the aficionado is everywhere: in press photos, in the background of
Téléfoot
, on social networks, in the web comments of the Facebook account of the Fede de la lose, etc.
Jocelin's dazzling smile and communicative energy no longer go unnoticed.
Because in 2022, the 30-year-old had the chance to join Doha at the invitation of the organizers of the World Cup.
Accommodation, flight and home opener were all paid for.
“The rest of the games I paid for out of pocket.
I don't remember exactly the total sum, but I had to pay around 1,300 euros.
“Explains the one who only intended” to make the trip from France-Tunisia “.
“We play our life all the time”
His integration into this delegation of "best supporters", Jocelin must have been a strong motivation.
His candidacy accepted, the 30-year-old had to proudly represent France in the stands of the opening match.
And the supporter has since largely fulfilled the contract.
"We saw this guy more than Guendouzi", "every time it films the stands, we saw this guy", "I saw him easy four to five times during the match.
But who is this guy?
Why do the cameras love this man so much?
", etc.
Since the start of the 2022 World Cup, many attentive viewers have seen Jocelin Pierre-Louis in the stands of Qatari stadiums.
“It's quite strange all the same.
On Twitter, on Instagram, on Facebook, I received hundreds of messages telling me that I had been recognized.
The Parisian attached the greatest importance to seeing the matches “in real life” in Doha and not behind his television: “People don't realize how happy it is.
The two are so incomparable.
Especially in a knockout game.
Either you pass or you die, so no half measures.
The heart can give out at any time.
We play our life all the time.
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“Pavard's bastard strike, I was there!
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As for many, Jocelin's passion for football does not date from 2022 but dates back to his childhood.
In Fontenay-aux-Roses, in the Hauts-de-Seine, Jocelin had got into the habit of playing football with his friends and meeting them to watch national and international competitions.
At the time a fan of Thierry Henry, the Fontenaisien is today of Kylian Mbappé.
And even if this Parisian no longer plays football, this 30-year-old is still an athlete: “I did 11 marathons including those in Paris, Berlin, New York and Boston.
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The first experience of the World Cup for this lawyer by profession dates back to 2018. Traveling alone to Russia, Jocelin met groups of supporters there and forged strong bonds of friendship.
This big fan of PSG joined at that time the association of supporters "Les Baroudeurs du sport".
On the grounds of the Kremlin, he was able to attend the last four matches of the blue eleven: “The bastard strike of Pavard, I was there!
“During the ultimate coronation, Jocelin was two meters from the Blues.
These moments transcended him and pushed him to try the experience again in 2022, with the aim of experiencing the "back-to-back", a second victory in a row.
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— César Cassel (@AveCesou) December 15, 2022
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Until now, the supporter has never had the opportunity to take a picture with a player.
“But it would be with great pleasure”, slips the thirty-something.
And to believe his devolved passion for Mbappé, whom he says he spotted from his debut at AS Monaco, a selfie in his company would be the icing on the cake of an already nicely strong World Cup.
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“Confident”, Jocelin is gradually preparing for the clash of the Titans on Sunday.
“From Sunday morning, I will put on my Mbappé jersey, I will join the other supporters for a drink, sing, parade, hit the drum and give voice to our Blues”, explains the aficionado.
Come on, a little prono?
“3-1 for France, two goals from Mbappé and one from Giroud.
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