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France WC team to get top honour

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France's victorious football World Cup team is to receive their country's highest accolade, the Légion d'Honneur, the French presidency has announced.

France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow on Sunday - the country's second World Cup in 20 years, according to a BBC report.

Crowds of fans gathered at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday to give the team a hero's welcome.

The players will be honoured with a parade on the Champs Elysees and a presidential reception.

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