‘Relief’, ‘the fight continues’: France players react to election results ahead of EURO 2024 semifinal

France skipper Kylian Mbappe was one of the vocal critics of the political situation during the group-stages of the European Championship. “It’s an urgent situation,” Mbappe told last week in Hamburg after the National Rally won 33 percent of the popular vote in the first round. “We cannot let our country fall into the hands of these people. It is pressing. We saw the results, it’s catastrophic. We really hope it’s going to change: that everyone is going to rally together, go and vote, and vote for the correct party.”

La victoire du Peuple 🙏🏾🇫🇷

— Tchouameni Aurélien (@atchouameni) July 7, 2024

Following the results on Sunday, more players took to their social media handles and reacted to the developments.

‘The fight continues’

“Congratulations to all those who came forward in the face of the danger that hovered over our country,” forward Marcus Thuram shared on his Instagram story.

“Long live diversity, long live the Republic, long live France. The fight continues.”

‘Relief’

France defender Joules Kounde, who has voiced his political opinions frequently on social media, expressed his relief on X.

“The relief is as great as the anxiety of the last few weeks. Congratulations to all the French people who mobilized to ensure that this beautiful country of France would not be governed by the far-right.”

Le soulagement est à la hauteur de l’inquiétude de ces dernières semaines, il est immense.
Félicitations à tous les Français qui se sont mobilisés pour que ce beau pays qu’est la France ne se retrouve pas gouverné par l’extrême droite. 🙏🏾🇫🇷

— Jules Kounde (@jkeey4) July 7, 2024

The Dembele smile

Forward Ousmane Dembele did not share any words pn social media, but put up his smiling picture, shortly after the snap election results were announced.

🚨 La Story Instagram d’Ousmane Dembélé après la victoire du Nouveau Front Populaire et la DÉFAITE de l’extrême-droite. 😭🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/8SLYGMOnA6

— Instant Foot ⚽️ (@lnstantFoot) July 7, 2024

🇫🇷🚧🇫🇷🚧👏🏾

— Ibrahima Konate (@IbrahimaKonate_) July 7, 2024

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France face Spain in the Euro 2024 semifinal in Munich on Tuesday, eyeing their fourth major-tournament final across eight years.