Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez on Tuesday invited French striker Antoine Griezmann to visit him to thank him for hoisting the Uruguayan flag on his shoulders during the press conference given after the World Cup final , Sunday in Moscow.
In a letter to Emmanuel Macron on the Uruguayan presidency's website, football fan Mr. Vazquez conveyed his "congratulations" to his counterpart, as well as to the French people, players and coaches of the team. world champion, who eliminated Uruguay in the quarterfinals (2-0). Mr. Vazquez took the opportunity to invite Antoine Griezmann to visit him during a visit to Uruguay to "thank" him for having raised the Uruguayan flag at a press conference after the French victory in the final. "I can not thank you enough for the gesture you made to Uruguay when you raised the flag of our country at the press conference you gave to the international media in Moscow" on Sunday after the final won against Croatia, said Vazquez to the attention of the Frenchman.
World Cup: A reporter offers the Uruguay flag to Griezmann https://t.co/o3cNnPv0c5 pic.twitter.com/q0vLwyJG9J
- Atlético News (@WYN_Atletico) July 16, 2018It was at the request of a photographer, that Antoine Griezmann had put the Uruguayan flag on his shoulders during the press conference after the match at the request of a photographer. He had then kept it all the way through. The French striker, very marked by the Latin culture and in particular Uruguayan, evolves in the Spanish club of Atletico Madrid, where he is team-mate with several players of the Celeste. In particular with the captain of the Uruguayan selection Diego Godin who is the godfather of his daughter
By scoring the second goal against Uruguay in the quarterfinals, Griezmann had not celebrated.