The French flags lining the Champs-Elysees are doing double duty this year, standing as symbols of national pride on its National Day weekend - while cheering on France's football team as they play in the World Cup final today.
The weekend's packed festivities began with the Bastille Day parade yesterday, marked with a military parade down the world-famous boulevard.
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