President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised the French football team, after it defeated Morocco to reach the World Cup final in Qatar.

France beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the World Cup final against Argentina, in a historic match between the defending champion and Africa’s first ever semifinalist.

When asked if he was scared of Argentina's captain Lionel Messi, Macron cheekily said he preferred the Paris Saint-Germain forward when he played in the French capital.

"He's a great player when he plays in Paris, but I prefer him in Paris than on his national team," the French president said with a smile.

Macron added that the French had a lot of "respect" for their final adversary but that he believed his Les Bleus were "well prepared".

"I am very confident in this chemistry and I think this is a team with a lot of willingness, generosity and it will have 68 million people backing them," he said.

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