“Respect our values ​​and have fun anyway.

At L'Iconique, a regular bar in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, Jérémie and his associates chose not to broadcast the World Cup in Qatar: "This World Cup did not thrill us too much because of the human and climatic conditions. .

“But they still decided to offer football matches to their customers, those of the Blues at the Mondial-98.

“It's a very good memory and the idea made us laugh.

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Ten days ago instead of France-Australia, the customers of L'Iconique therefore attended a France-South Africa (3-0), then a France-Saudi Arabia (4-0) and a France- Denmark (2-1) but with “shirts that are far too large for those of today”, jokes the co-manager.

Matches that are hard to find in stores

"We made the decision quite early, when it opened at the end of June, because that's when we asked ourselves the question of investing in a screen and an overhead projector", explains Jérémie again.

With his two main partners, he took over this neighborhood bar at the beginning of the summer.

And therefore quickly went in search of meetings of the Blues of 98, "in VHS quality to play the retro card and stick perfectly to the name of our bar".

Because iconic is obviously on everyone's lips when it comes to ironing the 1998 World Cup in France.

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The Iconic only broadcasts Les Bleus matches.

“Even if they won this World Cup, it was super hot to find the matches in full, even those of France, narrates Jérémie.

We only found them on DVD, transferred from recorded VHS.

» Pure vintage products, from the hens to the final.

“We have all the matches, even if the France team is eliminated before the end, we intend to go all the way, he adds.

We even have friends who plan to replay live commentary for future matches.

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“Ah yes, of course, you chose that one!

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This product guaranteed 100% nostalgia seduces the majority of customers, according to the co-manager.

“So far the feedback is really good, people appreciate the quirky side.

Among our regulars, we have Brazilians who also had a good laugh saying: "Ah yes, of course, you chose that one!"

“Even if he admits that this boycott with humor is à la carte: “People do not all manage to boycott 100%, some came for the first matches then switched to the current French team and vice versa .

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On the attendance side, the Iconic team did not observe any real changes, "except for the first match broadcast on Tuesday, a rather calm day with us where there were really more people than usual".

And for the rest, if L'Iconique is closed on Sunday, France-Poland day (and on Monday), Jérémie and his associates have still planned to broadcast Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. France-Paraguay, which has remained famous in the annals for to have seen, at the end of extra time, the first golden goal scored in the World Cup by… Ah no, we leave you the suspense and the answer this Saturday evening at L'Iconique!

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