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2014 World Cup Fever in Nantes – France is Out

Yeah, yeah, I know, France is out. I hope I didn’t jinx Les Bleus… for once, I was actually out taking pictures of the crowd watching the France-Germany game on a big screen!

I’m not into soccer—I’m not into any sport, actually. Generally speaking, France is a soccer nation but I have never cared much about it. In 1998, when France won the World Cup, I didn’t watch a single game and I didn’t party either. It’s not that I’m not patriotic or a killjoy—I just don’t care.

Feng likes watching sports in general, including soccer, so I usually know who is who and what’s going on. We were in France as well during the 2010 World Cup but there was little “soccer fever” in Nantes for some reason. Maybe South Africa didn’t scream “soccer” as much as Brazil does.

When we arrived in France, I noticed there was a “Brazil theme”—restaurants and fast-food chains had “Brazil-inspired” menus and drinks, clothing shops were showcasing green and yellow items and accessories, etc.

France won a few games and people really caught on soccer fever. French flags flew proudly and I heard mentions of the 1998 World Cup.

Well, it didn’t exactly go as planned… France was Eliminated in the quarter-finals. Oh, putain!

I still had a lot of fun taking candid shots during the France-Germany game.

Beer Cases and L'Équipe at the Supermarket
Beer Cases and L’Équipe at the Supermarket
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France-Germany Game
France, Kaput
France, Kaput
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

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