Allez Les Bleus!

Observations from Le Match de Qualification: France / Autriche

• Squishing together on Line 13.
• The guys singing “La Marseillaise” at the top of their lungs while being squished together on Line 13.
• Having La hola (the wave) go five times in a row around the stadium. Multiple times.
• Sports paraphenelia as an accessory (scarves mostly) instead of a necessity.
• The energy of French fans and the number of French flags.
• The insane number of times players fouled one another.
• The guy who ran out onto the field and the security people who ran after him.
• The second guy who ran out onto the field (while the security people were chasing the first guy) and high-fived the goalie.
• France winning.

Now that’s football.