Europe 1 with AFP 11:29 p.m., December 10, 2022
After the victory of the Blues in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, political figures including President Emmanuel Macron reacted on Twitter.
A communication battle that will gain momentum with the accession of France to the semi-finals of the competition.
"Only two more steps!": Emmanuel Macron hailed the qualification of the Blues for the semi-final of the World Cup on Twitter, like the whole of the political class, after their victory over England on Saturday evening by 2 goals against 1. Before the start of the World Cup, the president had announced his presence in Qatar for the semi-final or the final in the event of the qualification of the Blues, which he has yet to confirm.
Congratulations to the Blues!
The whole country is behind you: we will go to the end together.
To the Moroccans: we salute your historic victory.
See you in the semi-finals!
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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 10, 2022
"All behind the French team for the semi-final" against Morocco on Wednesday evening and "bravo les Bleus", also applauded Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on the same social network.
The RN also reacts
"One more step to take and the Blues will be able to write one of the most beautiful pages in the history of French football. Congratulations and go get this 3rd star", launched Marine Le Pen, when the president of RN Jordan Bardella said "thank you Olivier Giroud, thank you Didier Deschamps, thank you the French team", without mentioning the one who opened the scoring, Aurélien Tchouaméni.
On the right, the candidate for the presidency of LR Eric Ciotti also congratulated "a very great LLoris, a masterful Giroud and a solid team".
Either Jordan Bardella and Eric Ciotti "didn't watch the first half, or they don't know the name of @atchouameni, or...", tweeted PS number one Olivier Faure, suggesting a omission in connection with the fact that Aurélien Tchouaméni is black.
"Congratulations to the Blues, congratulations to our great team which fought to the end and which promises us a great semi-final with this wonderful Moroccan team", acclaimed Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the PCF.
Earlier, he had congratulated, like several other political leaders, "the + Lions of the Atlas +, the first African country to qualify for a semi-final of the Football World Cup".