Qatar 2022: "Sport, a collective adventure which makes the country more united" (Emmanuel Macron)

"Beyond the simple moments of emotion which are very important, all this is also the way to bring the Nation around sport, which is a collective adventure, which makes the country more united, which participates in this moral strength, which is important for the education of our children so that they have confidence in themselves," said Emmanuel Macron, President of France, the day after the 2022 World Cup final (Argentina - France, 3-3, 4-2 on penalties), in an exclusive interview with the public radio station France Info, from the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle, somewhere in the Red Sea, on 19/12/2022.

"I felt both pride and disappointment in the end. I think they should remain proud of this journey, this competition and this final," said the head of State who was present at the Lusail Stadium, north of Doha (QAT), to watch the final of the 22^nd World Cup.

"There is nothing more cruel than a penalty shootout, but that's sport. We have been there. It was, I think, one of the most beautiful finals and I was thrilled like the French men and women who were in front of their…