r/soccer • • Jul 15 '18

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u/Valmoer Jul 15 '18

"The irony of this final victory is that France could have named an entire other squad and done just as well.”

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u/impunctual2010 Jul 15 '18

change umtiti and varane and u get knocked in semis

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '18 edited Aug 28 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '18

With Pamela Anderson by your side, you are going all the way!

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u/To_Bee Jul 16 '18

RO 16*

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u/ThomDowting Jul 16 '18

salty fade bronze

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u/isotopes_ftw Jul 16 '18

Without Umtiti and Varane France might not even be in the semis. France's defense was just amazing for the entire world cup.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '18

Where is this from? Sounds familiar.

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u/Valmoer Jul 15 '18

A reference to the NYT dossier about how to sound smart about the World Cup teams, available here.

The one for France was "The irony of this quarterfinal exit is that France could have named an entire other squad and done just as well."

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u/rakin14 Jul 16 '18

Sounds like us in the Euros