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WATCH: Chelsea midfielder Kante steals show at Legion of Honour ceremony

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante starred as France's World Cup winning squad received the Legion of Honour from French president Emmanuel Macron.

Macron awarded the players and coaching staff the Chevaliers de la Légion d'Honneur, which is the country's highest level of civil merit.

The current France squad, which features 12 World Cup winners, beat Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly on Sunday with Thomas Lemar and Antoine Griezmann scoring.

The team will now visit Turkey on June 8 and then Andorra on June 11 in Euro 2020 qualifying.

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