World Cup 2026: Léon and Clément - Two generations, one passion

According to France 24, ten-year-old Léon is attending his first World Cup in the United States, while seventy-eight-year-old Clément d'Antibes is at his tenth. Separated by sixty-eight years but united by the same passion, both crossed the Atlantic to follow France. Clément is a celebrity among French supporters after decades of World Cup pilgrimages, while Léon is just beginning what could be a lifetime of the same devotion.

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