Africa is a Country - World Cup 2018

The 2010 World Cup was tumultuous for France; both an athletic failure and a site of social conflict.
"The Respectable French - Football exerts a tortured fascination on the French public. It is fashionable to scoff at the benighted masses turning to football as an opium and to deplore the bad behavior and flashy spending of footballers. But everyone goes back to being a fan if Les Bleus are winning. The only country to qualify for three World Cup finals in twenty years, France also flamed out in the group stage at two of the tournaments in between 1998 and now. As Les Bleus’ athletic performance has seesawed, so has the team’s perception by an increasingly racist, classist society. Countless retrospectives have looked back at the French 1998 squad and the illusory dream of 'black-blanc-beur' unity. But while the memory of that victory 20 years ago is beloved, what really shapes the current iteration of Les Bleus was the tumultuous 2010 World Cup. ..."
Africa is a Country - The Respectable French
Africa is a Country - World Cup 2018

French national football team squad member, Paul Pogba with the national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Africa is a Country - Pogbacité By Laurent Dubois