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Hugo Lloris World Cup mistake: Fans laugh at Tottenham and Loris Karius after gaffe
HUGO LLORIS was the butt of plenty of jokes for his terrible mistake in the World Cup final today.
France were leading Croatia 4-1 and in cruise control when Lloris raised the tensions in Moscow.
He tried to take it past Mario Mandzukic, only for the Croatia striker to nip in, tackle the goalkeeper and tap the ball into the net.
The freak goal gave Croatia hope of a comeback in the World Cup final.
And fans around the world immediate;y saw simialirites between the mistake and Loris Karius’ two gaffes for Liverpool in the Champions League final with Real Madrid.
Loris Karius: I’ve made the most high profile goalkeeping mistake of 2018
— James Benson (@bensonjs) July 15, 2018
Hugo Lloris: Hold my beer #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/J6N9v3WGlH
#WorldCupFinalLoris Karius: You won't see a worse goalkeeping mistake in a major final than mine
— Olamide Egbetola (@ola_chalcedony) July 15, 2018
Hugo Lloris: Hold my gloves#WorldCupFinal #FRACRO pic.twitter.com/cjYInu14l6
Lloris mistake
One fan wrote: “Lloris did a karius today”
Another put: “Hugo Lloris is doing his best Karius challenge join some elite company De gea and Muslera”
A third said: “who knew Hugo Lloris is Loris Karius in disguise?”
And another joked: “Lloris Karius. Same name, different spelling.”
Some fans directed their ire at Tottenham for the goalkeeper’s blunder.
“It must be the tottenham in Lloris, he can't help bottle it,” one wrote.
Lloris haciendo un karius ������������������ pic.twitter.com/UE362Hu685
— Victor Manuel Garcia (@ManuelGarxia) July 15, 2018
When you play for a World Cup winning team, but your Tottenham mentality creeps in! #FIFAWC18 #Lloris #Blunder pic.twitter.com/nRm70jiXep
— Suraj Vadhul (@vadhul) July 15, 2018
Another put: “Lloris reminding everyone he plays for Tottenham.”
And a third said: “When you play for a World Cup winning team, but your Tottenham mentality creeps in!”
Spurs finished third in the Premier League last season, with Lloris one of their stand-out performers.