The French expression “impossible n’est pas français” is actually a proverb, equivalent to “there’s no such thing as can’t” or simply “nothing is impossible.”
This saying became true for all of France as they took home the World Cup on Sunday, July 15th. It was an exciting time for France as they not only took home the cup that week, but also had national celebrations!
32 nations compete in the World Cup and France took home the victory. Kylian Mbappe scored the winning goal and fans went wild as France went on to beat Croatia 4-2 in the final! The French team was described to have performed the impossible in the last game to take on the win against Croatia, an also very talented and stacked team, thus proving the expression to be true. The victory was the day after Bastille Day, so the excitement was only heightened!
In French, this day is formally called la Fête nationale and commonly and legally known as le 14 Juillet. Originally, the storming of the Bastille occurred in 1789 and it is an important part of French History. It is a major public holiday, traditionally considered as the symbol of the French Revolution and a way to celebrate the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in France. Typically there are celebrations held throughout France because of the former celebrations by the Fête de la Fédération, celebrating the unity of the French people.
Now imagine that – a country full of celebrations of unity one night, only to celebrate even further the following day wining the FIFA WORLD CUP! Now that’s a BIG deal!!
This win was not only an exciting (and close at some times) match, but France had not won the cup since 1998 – the first time they had won the cup! Now, 20 years later they had two big days of excitement back to back.
What would you do if you were in France during the win of the world cup??
The celebrations in Russia showed true patriotism and millions of people took to the street in Paris, even the French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated by jumping on a table in excitement!
Congratulations France! We are proud!
