About this episode

The ESPN FC Crew discusses France's disappointing performance against Spain in the World Cup semifinal and previews the upcoming match between England and Argentina.

The ESPN FC Crew react to Tuesday's World Cup semifinal between France and Spain, where France completely disappointed and Spain were impressively dominant. They offer their insight into why the match shaped out how it did. Also, a preview of the other semifinal between England and Argentina and a look at what Folarin Balogun had to say about his red card incident earlier in the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: ESPN FC Crew

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer analysis
• France vs Spain
• semifinal preview
• Folarin Balogun
• red card incident

Keywords

• France
• Spain
• World Cup
• semifinal
• Folarin Balogun
• red card
• soccer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN

Places: France, Spain, England, Argentina

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