Among the changes, Victor Hugo station became “Victor Hugo Lloris”, named after the team’s captain and goalkeeper, whose second-half mistake gave Croatia faint hopes of a late comeback.
The metro stop at Bercy has become “Bercy les Bleus”, a play on words to thank the team. The station Avron has taken the name “Nous Avron Gagné”, a play on the French to mean “We have won”.
Charles de Gaulle-Etoile was turned into “On a 2 Étoiles”, meaning “We have two stars” — referring to the country’s first World Cup win on home soil in 1998 and last night’s victory in Russia.
Notre-Dame des Champs has become “Notre Didier Deschamps”, while Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau has been changed to “Deschamps Elysées – Clémenceau” — both stations pay tribute to the team’s coach Didier Deschamps, who was also a midfielder in the 1998 side.
The changes represent “winks” to the team, Paris transport operator RATP said on Monday.