France football condemns racial abuse of Mbappe, Coman after FIFA World Cup final loss

The French football federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team’s players with racist comments following France’s loss to Argentina in the World Cup final.

Kingsley Coman (R) of France is consoled by Kylian Mbappe (L) after missing the team’s second penalty in the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

The French football federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team’s players with racist comments following France’s loss to Argentina in the World Cup final.

The federation said on Tuesday that some players were hit by “unacceptable racist and hateful comments on social networks” and that it planned to file a complaint against those that posted abuse.

“The French soccer federation condemns with the utmost firmness these intolerable behaviors and abuses,” it said in a statement.

French government officials have expressed their indignation following the insults. Isabelle Rome, the minister in charge of gender equality, said Kylian Mbappe and Kinglsey Coman were among those abused.