French authorities said the boy was taken to hospital in critical condition after being heavily hit by the car. However, he subsequently succumbed to the injury. The car was found abandoned near the crash site.
Radio station RTL wrote that, according to videos posted on social networks, a group of young people first snatched the French flag from the car. The driver then hit the gas and hit one of the youths.
France beat Morocco 2-0 at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday to progress to the final where they face Argentina.
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