Even in the final of the Football World Cup, Antoine Griezmann celebrates after his goal like in the video game Fortnite. He brings out the “Take the L”, an emote from the game, and dances … quite silly in front of the world.
French people love Fortnite: By now, it is a familiar sight. Whenever center-forward Antoine Griezmann scores, he busts out a Fortnite celebration. This was also the case in the final of the Football World Cup, one of the most important sporting events in the world. There, Griezmann scored a penalty to make it 2-1 against Croatia. As he turned away, one could already guess what would come next: the Fortnite celebration.
Take the L dance in one of the most important sports events in the world
How did Griezmann celebrate? Once again, it was the “Take the L” dance, where Griezmann forms his fingers into an “L” and then dances quite silly. The dance originates from the reboot of Stephen King’s “It”; it is the loser dance.
French and English people apparently also love Fortnite at the World Cup
More Fortnite celebrations at the 2018 World Cup in Russia by the French:
- Already in the Round of 16, Griezmann performed the “Take the L” dance
- In the semifinals, Umtiti did the “Boneless dance” when he headed France into the final
But not only the French celebrate this way, the English are also enthusiastic about Fortnite – the group around star striker Harry Kane loves the game
Germans also like Fortnite but have little reason to celebrate
Interesting detail: According to information from Bild newspaper, the German national players were also caught up in video game fever. It is suspected they were eager to play FIFA 18 and Fortnite. Allegedly, the higher-ups of the DFB team even turned off the internet in their accommodation in Russia for at least one night to prevent the German players from gaming all night long.
The German team had little reason to celebrate in Russia, as is well known. They scored only two goals and were eliminated after the group stage.
