PICS: There Were Crazy Scenes In Dublin After The World Cup Final Last Night

The 2018 World Cup came to a close last night as France were crowned the world's best football team for the second time in their history.

The 4-2 win over Croatia sparked celebratory scenes in Moscow, where the match was played, as well as Paris where around one million fans lined the Champs-Élysées. The French population of Dublin weren't going to miss an opportunity to dance the evening away and they did just that in the city centre last night.

At one point, Gardaí stepped in as traffic came to a standstill on O'Connell Street. It all seemed fairly good-natured and Croatian fans didn't let defeat stop them joining in.

There's nothing like the World Cup for bringing people together...

Hope this win will bring down the rise of right wing nationalism in France.
Scenes in Dublin post the final match.#WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/O5X6DkNfVr
— Anish Tiwari (@Anish_Tiwari) July 15, 2018

O'Connell St #Dublin
this evening, this is what it's all about! Well done to both teams and their fans ????????????????#WorldCupFinal2018 #Croatia #france pic.twitter.com/lLNV8qQ2IQ
— Leonie Marshall (@marshleon) July 15, 2018

A #Dublin c'est aussi la fête ! Merci les bleus pour ce joli moment de joie avec les croates et les #ChampionsDuMonde ! #Irlande #France #Croatie #WordCup2018 pic.twitter.com/K9duU73bzL
— Diane (@DianeArtemis15) July 15, 2018

O’Connell St earlier! France ???????? v ???????? #WorldCupFinals #WorldChampions #WorldCup2018 #ViveLaFrance #FRACRO #France #fifaworldcup #Dublin #Ireland #Football #Soccer pic.twitter.com/HKQBcbnNLn
— Laura (@TheDublinDiary) July 15, 2018

Experiencing France winning the World Cup while in Dublin, Ireland was amazing! The police ended up closing down the block while everyone celebrated!???????? pic.twitter.com/fvVlGKElpP
— Taryn (@tarynkal) July 15, 2018

This is the best memory I'll keep from this #WorldCupFinal : Croatian and French fans celebrating in #Dublin ?? @equipedefrance @FranceinIreland #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/jXGJEcbPul
— Sophie (@iamcuriousfox) July 15, 2018

Absolute SCENES at the spire and O'Connell bridge (via @ayoubi81). #FRAvCRO pic.twitter.com/U5DRnqaI9e
— colmcoyne (@colmcoyne) July 15, 2018

???????? Respect! Croatia fans after the game, still having fun despite the result????????#Dublin #WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/gEj3Y4e1Nq
— Fawaz Alshehri (@FawazAlshehri7) July 15, 2018

Croatia fans in Dublin having some good craic after the World Cup final. pic.twitter.com/23fwIp3vph
— Hyun Soo Lee (@hlee_21) July 15, 2018

Croatia fans in Dublin after the match Can’t imagine England fans behaving like this if they had lost a final #FranceCroatie pic.twitter.com/T1WL6GpzJR
— Andy Bode (@Bodie2704) July 15, 2018

#Croatia fans are the ones celebrating on O’Connell Street right now #Dublin #WordCup2018 #FRACR0 pic.twitter.com/q0QdSAYybq
— Conor Humphries (@conorhumphries) July 15, 2018

(header pic: @Anish_Tiwari)