Thousands of football fans who waved red, white and blue flags and sang the French national anthem poured to the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris to celebrate the victory of France in World Cup./VCG Photo

After the final whistle blew, indicating France’s victory, shouts ran out and crowds in local bars start gathering at the central avenue of Paris. /VCG Photo

This public gathering exceeded one million people, with supporters broke in tears and expressed their love for the young French squad, cheering that France is now a nation with football superpower, since the last time for France to win the World Cup was 1998, and 20 years have passed. /VCG Photo

However, the joy did not last too long but changed to scenes of violence where young people shattered windows at a popular store on the Champs Elysees avenue and clashed with police, leaving at least two men dead. /VCG Photo