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France’s experience, repeat dreams stand in the way of Lionel Messi’s perfect farewell

Por: The Boston Globe Sports December 18, 2022

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The French know from painful experience how difficult it is to win this thing twice in a row. Their first World Cup men’s soccer title, the 1998 triumph over defending champion Brazil on home soil, set off the most joyous celebration in Paris since the 1944 liberation. Four years later in South Korea, Les Bleus went three-and-out without scoring a goal.Not since 1962, when Pelé and his Brazilian playmates went back-to-back, has a reigning... + full article



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