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I had no idea of the reason France had landed in the safe pot.
Your views on Platini might be right (he was a Saint-Etienne player, a big team that had a slush fund thingy during his days, and testimonies abound to say that he ain't a nice guy when asked for an autograph), though it pains me to admit it. My father and him are from the same little town, from the same origins.
That thing about the false relief of being in a soft group... I do not know, I can't remember...
What I thought I remembered is the quick exit of teams that survived a GROUP OF DEATH... so relieved of achieving to overcome strong opposition, they couldn't cope with their next game. Can't find any example now, si I might be wrong.
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