Macron proved he’s certainly a person of his phrase by publicly declaring his assist of the Matildas of their upcoming semi-final match towards England on social media within the early hours of Sunday morning (AEST).
“Nothing personal against our English friends, but a bet is a bet,” Macron wrote on X (previously Twitter), following the Matildas win in Brisbane.
“Good luck Australia for the semi-finals!”
It got here simply hours after he accepted a guess from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese by which the 2 leaders agreed to each assist the winner of the Australia v France quarter-final transferring ahead.
“How about a bet @EmmanuelMacron?” Albanese requested.
“If @TheMatildas win tonight, you’ll support Australia in the semi-finals. If the @equipedefranceF win, I’ll support France. Deal?”
Macron quickly replied: “The World Cup is brilliantly co-organised by you, Australia. It’s an honour to face the Matildas in the quarter-finals today, but no worries: Les Bleues will take the lead! Deal.”
The French president was proper to be assured, with Les Bleues the heavy favourites on Saturday evening, paying $2.15 for the win, whereas bookmakers supplied $3.60 odds on the Matildas.
But buoyed by a raucous crowd of fifty,000 at Brisbane Stadium, and the supersub injection of Sam Kerr, the Matildas managed to beat the percentages and advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup after the longest penalty shootout in World Cup historical past (males’s or girls’s).
It’s the furthest the Matildas have ever progressed on the Women’s World Cup.
Hours after their win England dispatched of Colombia 2-1 within the remaining quarter-final of the event, organising an enthralling match-up between the 2 previous rivals at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Wednesday evening.
It will likely be some of the watched occasions in Australia in years – and now the Matildas will even have the French president of their nook as they appear to advance to a historic Women’s World Cup remaining subsequent Sunday evening.
Originally revealed as French President Emmanuel Macron jumps aboard Matildas bandwagon
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
