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They've over extended all tourney and got away with it against slower teams

The speed of France is so respected and alarming that teams played off of them all tournament in fear and rightfully so. Against Spain and England, both teams have speed and they aren't respecting France and aren't simply letting them walk the ball down the field within 30 feet from the box and then packing it in and playing defense. They are simply taking the ball from them, challenging them. On offense, Spain and England aren't playing in fear of Frances speed and over passing. They are challenging in 1 on 1 situations in mid field and expecting to win some of those. In conclusion, you could see it against Spain and you can see it against England in that France is "shocked" or "surprised" that these 2 teams are going for their throat and having little to zero respect for Frances speed.
Posted: 07/18/2026 at 05:46 PM ET
(In response to this post by brownbag)

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Is it just me, or is France's Goalie not even trying?**
HokieNL 07/18/26 05:20 PM ET
he has no defense in front of him. The whole French team hasn't shown up
brownbag 07/18/26 05:41 PM ET
Maginot line**
MaroonMark 07/18/26 06:04 PM ET
Immaginot that .... :-)**
PhotoHokieNC 07/18/26 06:13 PM ET
They've over extended all tourney and got away with it against slower teams
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie 07/18/26 05:46 PM ET
I'm beginning to wonder. Maybe Argentina is more than Messi or clutch
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie 07/18/26 05:26 PM ET
France says hold our Chardonnay **
TomTurkey 07/18/26 06:38 PM ET