Amitabh Bachchan tweeted 'Africa won the World Cup' after France's final win and Twitter was not impressed

France lifted their second FIFA World Cup trophy in 20 years as they beat Croatia 4-2 in the final on Sunday. 

Celebrities around the world congratulated the French national team on their phenomenal success. 

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan also took to Twitter to congratulate the French squad making a reference to their diversity. 

He wrote, ''T 2868 - Thats it then ... AFRICA won the World Cup 2018  !!!"

Bachchan's tweet alluded to fact that there are a number of African origin players in the team. 

Out of 23 players taken to Russia by coach Didier Deschamps, 16 have an immigrant background. Their families have emigrated from African nations like Morocco, Angola among others. 

T 2868 - Thats it then ... AFRICA won the World Cup 2018 !!!

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 15, 2018

However, Bachchan's tweet didn't sit down well with some Twitter users. Many people on social media criticised Bachchan for over-simplifing the whole issue.

One Twitter user wrote, "Wrong sir. :) France and it’s diverse team did."

Wrong sir. :) France and it’s diverse team did.

— Aditya Sengupta (@isbushka) July 15, 2018

Another wrote, "Didn’t expect this Tweet from Big B. If a nation could integrate their immigrants to the mainstream of society so successfully, it’s a huge credit to them."

Didn’t expect this Tweet from Big B. If a nation could integrate their immigrants to the mainstream of society so successfully, it’s a huge credit to them.

— Sougata Banerji (@BanerjiSougata) July 15, 2018

With all due respect to you, that was an uncalled for statement. May be their forefathers were African, but they all were FRENCH.
Scientifically even our forefathers were AFRICAN as that's where Homo sapiens evolved 300,000 years ago.
Thanks,
A big fan of yours.

— Kshitij Mohan (@MohanKshitij) July 15, 2018

Iss hisaab se toh agar panama jeet jata toh trophy aapke bungalow mein hi rakhi jaati.

— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) July 15, 2018

Putting an end to its 20-year-long wait, France on Sunday won its second FIFA World Cup title after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a high-octane final at the Luzhniki Stadium here.

In a tournament filled with dramatic ups and downs, France stood tall in the end, keeping cool at all times despite not being in its sublime form in the group stage.