♪ >> live from paris, these are the top stories we are following. france continues celebrating after winning the world cup in a stirring final. it was too much for croatia, eating them, -- beating them, 4-2. overnight, the players havbeen transformed into icons.

they battled belgium, uruguay, and argentina. they lifted the world cup title for the second time. u.s. president donald trump prepares to meet vladimir putin in finland this monday. trump has said his expectations are low. president trump is to meet vladimir putin in finland this monday for the first one to one summit. of they summit, trump has said his expectations were low but perhaps some good could come out of it. relationships remain at an conflictsow owing to

in syria and ukraine as well as alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. latest on this, rob parsons is standing by in helsinki. arrived, what is his agenda for this meeting with president trump? president putin will arrive here feeling optimistic. he had a successful woworld cup. he is on a ride, really. the fact he is here at all is going to play well. the media will be following this closely. first of all, he wants russia to be recognized as a global power, and that has happened just by being here. he is getting the recognition he has craved from the united states after the sanctions of the last few years. knows and the russian people know that the united states and the rest of the world need

russia for crucial issues, first, arms control. second, issues you just mentioned, like ukraine and syria, where russia is the main external player in syria. russia, it is almost impossible to achieve anything. president putin knows that. at this juncture, president trump needs russia. >> when it comes to trump, he has tweeted, there are fears he could go off script at this summit. there will be fears, not least because this is a head to head summit. there will not be any advisors. there will be translators. what is going to be said, we will not know until they tell us afterwards. in theory, donald trump could take us any direction he chooses.

he has been closely briefed. he is under pressure from the united states to confront president putinin about russian interference in the prpresidentl elections. he has said he will talk to him about that. he has complained in the past and recently, this is a rigged witchhunt. there is no doubt that even within his administration, john bolton said he is sure that putin's knew about the interference. trump is going to be under pressure to stick to the agenda, to put pressure on so this does not become a big, political when hefor donald trump returns to the united states. he will talk about the root grain -- about the ukraine and syria. there is a possibility they will make progress. they've been talking about the problems. can russia put pressure on iran

to come to some sort of deal that would satisfy both the united states and israel? hard to say but unlikely. this is probably, despite the alarm about what donald trump may or may not do, going to be a quiet summit without much coming out of it. first one tothat, one summit between president trump and vladimir putin in helsinki. thank you. has woken up celebrating this morning after a thrilling triumph over croatia in the world cup finals in moscow sunday night. this is the second time they have won. antoine griezmann scored a goal. it was the next three goals that delivered the world cup back into their hands.

people doubted france going into this tournament but he managed to silence the critics. critics were a lot of for this french team in this final. it was an odd final, to be honest. the french les bleus had a little luck. everyone says you need a little to win those big competitions. there is that antoine griezmann kick that was step elected for that first goal. there was that penalty people are debating whether that was a penalty. the referee deciding it was. zmann ane grie opportunity to score a goal. the french had help a lot. croatia -- had help and luck. croatia, in the first half, were the better team. that does not better prayer --

that does not matter. antoine griezmann said we do not care whether people think we have the most beautiful football. to win and about is we sought throughout this competition. it is not just the french team. a lot of teams who were supposed to be the most beautiful team on the pitch did not win. we saw spain with their possession, with their passing against russia, they probably were the better team. they were more beautiful to watch than the russian team. the russians won that game. in this final, may the french were not the best. they took their chances and that is what you have to do and especially in a final of a world cup. seeing six goals in a final is exciting. people who criticize france's

goals innce scored 4 that final, are asking too much. it was a great final, after all. , that odd at the end thunderstorm, the french president and croatian president standing there in the pouring rain, hugging all of their players and those scenes of the french players jumping into the puddles of that stadium to celebrate this title, the second and a sensears on of cohesion, a group born in russia here. there is one glaring difference from 20 years ago that struck me is the fact that when you think think there was one superstar in that team. if you think of 2018, some will

say antoine griezmann. there is not one star overshadowing the rest of the team. there are stars but dede a day to turn these into one team with one goal. idier deschamps becomes the third man to win the world cup both as a player and as a coach. >> he is set to receive a welcome back here in france as a parade down the some stealing elyseesdown the champs- later. .heers rang out nationwide >> celebrating as one, a region

of a rep did enjoy after les bleus were crowned world champions for the second time in their history. had the name of their new heroes while the crowd descended into collective euphoria. a moment for the history books that everyone was enjoying to the fullest. >> to be here is awesome. we're living a historic moment we will remember in 20 years. final, before the hundreds of thousands had gathered in scenes reminiscent of 1998. giant holograms of the french players and their home cities drew cities from a young, multicultural crowd. we have felt french and we would like it to remain that way. we are proud of france and our

guides. thank you. we're so proud. >> our parents told us about 1998 and two experienced this is amazing. -- to experience this is amazing. celebrations continued into the night for this new generation, all intent on writing their own history. >> the victory in the world cup makes the coach the third man the cup as both coach and player. on sunday, he said there is no greater prize than winning the world cup. have a listen. >> there are two things that are important. the players will be connected for life, no matter what happens. they may go down different paths but they will be connected. i told them although i was sorry

to say, from tonight on, it will not be the same. they are champions and being a champion may not change their lives but it cannot get any better. they may win different titles and championships. not to say those are not great but world champion, when you are a professional, cannot get better. croatia beat belgium, uruguay, and argentina on their way to the title. many say the match against argentina was the moment when the penny dropped for the french. >> a victory was far from foreground. -- forgone. their first heavyweight challenger, argentina. a total of seven goals were scored on the field. france came out victorious after scoring against the -- against argentina.

in the next match, france beat or why, reaching the semifinals. in the last game before the finals, france took on belgium. it was the defender who carried france 2 victory, scoring the only goal of the match in leading the team to the final. for another win in golfed the nation. are ready to bring the cup back home. >> we are happy, we are proud. we are in the finals, what else is there to say? it is amazing. i'm not sure we realize what we have accomplished. >> france these croatia in the fina 4-2. the most impressive goals were scored by paul pogba and kylian mbappe. the team clinches their second world cup title. croatians digesting defeat

after their fairytale came to an and sunday night. it was the smallest country to make a world cup final in 60 years, finally wilted under the pressure. croatian fans saying they're disappointed but they said their team made a valiant effort. [indescernible] i am disappointed but not a lot because i am proud of our team. we made it to the finals. is such a beautiful day and

tomorrow is going to be better. the team arrives here. i hope that almost the same amount of people will be here and that we welcome our team. >> i am proud of them. i am proud. they fought until the end and i am proud. we will have more coverage as the french team make their way at about 5:00 p.m. paris time. we'll be bringing you that live coverage right here on france 24. just a quick reminder of the top stories this hour. france continue celebrating after winning the world cup in a final on sunday night. proving too much for croatia, beating them. return, waiting their they've all been transformed

into national icons. triumphs 20 years on from the last world cup when in 98, when they battled elgin, or why, and argentina. uruguay, and argentina. president trump is prepared to meet vladimir putin in finland. ahead of that summit, trump saying expectations are low. time now for some business news. i am joined by catherine bennett. the beautiful game rakes in the money. who stands the most to game? >> it is actually the organizer that is set to make a profit. they get tax exemptions. around $217 million and this yealooks no different. let's have a look at the revenues.

$3.610, it came to billion. that figure rose in 2014 and increased again for this year, set to generate a revenue of around $6 billion. going to take home a whopping $30 million in prize money. will it make a difference to the overall economy? >> the idea of a world cup when making a difference is not realistic. during themes tournament when fans hit the streets. analysts agree that victory will not make that much of a difference back home. the french finance ministers said it will strengthen consumer confidence and be good for growth. yesterday was a victory for france that also for one of the top private tv channels which

bought the rights to broadcast the tournament. over 19 million people watched the final, 70% of the populatition. this catapulted them to the top of the ratings, given them the biggest television audience of the year so far. their advertising spot in the final did not come cheap. advertisers 325,000 for a 22nd upload before the match. -- 22nd upload before the match. after the less fan has gone home, russia has to work out what to do with it stadiums. warnedr putin's has regional authorities not to let them fall into ruin. we have more. it hosted four matches in the world cup group stages. it normally holds 23,000 spectators.

the 35,000 minimum seating requirement posed a problem. the solution, removable stands. decision was made to build a stadium in this design according to requirements to place 12,000 spectators on temporary stands and after the cup, to disband them. overe renovation cost just $2 million. removing them will cost over 16 million. officials do not have a plan. stadium requires $6 million a year for maintenance. the city hopes they can make that back by hosting football and cultural events. the local football club is hoping the new stadium will and ties more people to pay for games. the stadium they play in his on the outskirts of town and has limited seating. b average attendance was more

than 20,000. we hope i attendance will stay around 15,000 because the stadium is more convenient in terms of location. the organizing committee predicts the economic impact could exceed $30 billion. with russia having spent at least $10.9 billion. atwe will take a quick look the markets, markets in europe opening higher, trading downwards in advance of a meeting in helsinki between president trump and president putin. over the weekend, president trump said the european union is the primary foe when it comes to trade, trading down almost 1% now. good the world cup spells news for most sponsors, there is one chinese company that may have scored their own goal.

of the french team posted any customers who bought a specific set of products could get a refund if france won. sales surged but the plan may have backfired. they have to pay out up to 11 $20 million in refunds. >> thanks so much for the business roundup for us. time now for our press review. france is the world champion. we're joined on set to take a look at the euphoria in the papers. let's start with the social media reactions. >> social media is on fire and has been on fire since les bleus won yesterday. many people are getting in on the celebrations. metro company has decided to rename some of its stationations, like the

champs-elysees clemenceau is now deschamps e lee's a clem on so. charles des gaulles has been renamed 2 etoiles. in eastern france, you have another metro station renamed. here is another picture making the round on social media. 1998,s a throwback to didier deschamps is the third person to win a world cup both as a player and a coach. this was him on the right yesterday in russia. there is also focus from

african fans on football. >> we found this on twitter, it is great. france's victory is also africa's victory. are an see les bleus diverse, multicultural bunch that are a mirror image of french society, representing either first, second, or third generation. ,ountries like cameroon, congo senegal, all of these countries represented in the current french team. the cup may never have before belong to so much of the world. they have not forgotten some of the other players. antoine griezmann is of german heritage. the captain as of spanish background. it is not just the players you see in this twee.

the final did coincide with an event in paris, beyonce's concert. fans will be jealous to see them sporting the football jersey with the stars on it. ahead of the time. what a thrill to go to cb on say or to watch the final or to beyonceaired -- go see or to watch the final or to do both. >> world champions, he says, with a picture of the team. mbappe on his twitter account is cradling the trophy saying, my love. if you could not love this generation anymore, paul pogba handed the win to his parents, thanks mom and dad. to lose and that

was the croatian side. what kind of reaction is coming out? >> a lot of admiration, love for the team. player, proud of his team, of everything they have achieved. one twitter user is paying .ribute to their president she attended every game, she traveled coach. she sat in the stands. she refused to be paid for her days off. that is real leadership. there is a writer for a website called croatia weekly who has team -- wede to the are so used to bad news about the economy and people fleeing the country.

new fansians have won with their fighting spirit, their humility, and their loyalty. >> they put up a fantastic fight. les bleus have been winning hearts and minds. >> and not just in the french press. there is this article from the guardian that says france can claim to be the most powerful nation in the world. the question is, how much better can they get? this team was the second youngest in world cup history. there are years ahead of them. one of the youngest is kylian mbappe, fearless talent with charm and warmth who seems to be having the most wonderful time playing with his friends. i like that. to swiss captain has alluded the superhuman qualities of les beatrixeprising the

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