Crowds of joyful French fans gathered at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday to welcome of their World Cup winning football team, to be honoured with a parade along the Champs Elysees and a special presidential reception.
The France team returned from the World Cup in Russia by a Airfrance flight at the Airport in Paris at 9pm local time.
French media spent the day lauding the accomplishments of "Les Bleus", a dynamic, young team that sealed a thrilling 4-2 victory against Croatia in Moscow.
More than 300,000 people filled the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde on Sunday night, partying into the early hours, singing the Marseillaise, setting off firecrackers and blaring horns until the sun rose.

"We had so much fun last night, the city was full of joy, so much celebration," a woman dressed in red, white and blue who had made her way out to the airport told BFM TV. "All we want is a wave from the players."
Newspapers hailed a second World Cup for France, after their first victory on home soil in 1998.
"History Made" declared sports daily L'Equipe. Photos of superstars Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba, as well as shots of the team holding aloft and kissing the trophy in the pouring rain, dominated coverage.
When France won its first World Cup 20 years ago, with Zinedine Zidane its talisman and playmaker, the team was referred to as "Black-Blanc-Beur" (Black-White-Arab), a positive reference to its diverse ethnic make-up.