Six Paris metro stations were temporarily renamed in honor of France鈥檚 World Cup winning champions after their 4-2 rollercoaster victory against Croatia.
Among the changes, station Victor Hugo became 鈥淰ictor Hugo Lloris鈥�, named after the team鈥檚 captain and goalkeeper, whose second half mistake gave Croatia faint hopes of a late comeback.
The metro stop at Bercy has become 鈥淏ercy les Bleus鈥�, a play on words to thank the team. The station Avron has taken the name 鈥淣ous Avron Gagne鈥�, a play on the French to mean 鈥淲e have won鈥�.
Charles de Gaulle-Etoile was turned into 鈥淥n a 2 Etoiles鈥�, meaning 鈥淲e have two stars鈥� 鈥� referring to the country鈥檚 first World Cup win on home soil in 1998 and last night鈥檚 victory in Russia.
Notre-Dame des Champs has become 鈥淣otre Didier Deschamps鈥�, while Champs-Elysees- Clemenceau has been changed to 鈥淒eschamps Elysees-Clemenceau鈥� 鈥� both stations pay tribute to the team鈥檚 coach Didier Deschamps, who was also a midfielder in the 1998 side.
The changes represent 鈥渨inks鈥� to the team, Paris transport operator RATP said Monday.
It said the squad will use an open top double-decker electric bus to greet fans between the Place de l鈥橢toile, site of the Arc de Triomphe, and the Elysee Palace.
The players are expected to land at Roissy Airport on Monday afternoon and will be taken directly to the celebrations before being received by President Emmanuel Macron.聽 聽/vvp