The Real Madrid defender joined his French World Cup-winning team-mates for a glorious homecoming at Stade de France on Sunday.
And he played the full ninety minutes as Les Bleus defeated Netherlands 2-1 thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud.
The victory capped off a proud weekend for the 25-year-old and particularly his parents.
His sister Annabelle Varane, 19, enjoyed a stunning triumph of her own and could soon be preparing to run for Miss France.
The beauty, who is a law student and basketball player, beat ten other competitors for the title at the Coluche room in Loon-Plage.
And according to La Voix du Nord, it was her rousing speech that sealed the win, saying: “I was the victim of a verbal aggression, almost physical, which was racist.
“If I am elected Miss, I will get involved in the fight against racism and beyond, against all discrimination.”
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Annabelle, born in Lille, claims she only decided to run for the contest “on a whim”.
She will now be among the contenders for the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais election on October 13, with the winner then due to compete for Miss France 2019 in December at the Zenith of Lille.
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