Antoine Griezmann Does Fortnite Take the L Dance in World Cup Final
By Nicholas Barth ·
Fortnite has become the favorite game of many professional athletes, and Antoine Griezmann showed off his love for the game by doing the Take the L Fortnite dance in the World Cup 2018 Final.
Fortnite and its massive rise in popularity in becoming one of the most discussed video games in the world has led the battle royale title from Epic Games to being a mainstay in the video game libraries of professional athletes. This was clearly shown off in the final of the 2018 World Cup on Sunday July 15th, as Antoine Griezmann of France performed the infamous Take the L Fortnite dance to celebrate his penalty kick score against Croatia that put France ahead 2-1 in the World Cup Final.
Griezmann doing the Take an L dance over every human in Croatia. pic.twitter.com/gBMo9ls3V5
— Barstool Heartland (@barstoolhrtland) July 15, 2018
Known most for being used by the not so popular Rust Lords who will do everything in their power to perform the Take the L Fortnite dance before eliminating you, Antoine Griezmann decided that scoring a lead taking goal in a World Cup final was the perfect time to perform the Take the L Fortnite dance agianst Croatia.
However, while many individuals enjoyed seeing their favorite video game show its cultural impact by being performed as a celebration in a World Cup championship match with Antoine Griezmann and his Fortnite Take the L dance, there were others who believed that the celebration showed a lack of sportsmanship due to its intention of calling your opponent a loser.
I don't mind Griezmann celebrating with a Fortnite dance, I think there's many crazy celebrations and it's just something he loves so let him. HOWEVER why use the dance that literally calls the opponent a loser? Never thought about that but it's a shitty thing to do.
— Eefje Depoortere (@sjokz) July 15, 2018
Antoine Griezmann performing the Take the L Fortnite dance is not the first time that a competitor in the 2018 World Cup had decided to celebrate with a dance from the popular game, as Dele Alli from England also utilized one after a goal earlier in the 2018 World Cup tournament.
At the time of writing, France is currently up 4-2 against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup Final, and it looks as though Antoine Griezmann and his go ahead goal followed by the Take the L Fortnite dance was exactly what France needed in order to ignite their impressive run to a three goal lead.
(cover photo courtesy of AvalancheTwitch)