4's World Football Championship ended a few days ago. The young "Les Bleus" French team defeated Croatia's golden generation 4:2, adding the second championship to France. However, when the French people celebrated the national team's championship on the Champs Avenue on the day of winning the championship, they did not know that the Paris government had already stopped the operation of the local mass transportation system on the grounds of security .
French main player Pogba is an African immigrant
In China, it is hard to imagine that at a time of celebration, the government will close all transportation systems on the grounds of security, but in Western society where race, ideology and religion are very diverse, especially in France, the consequences of celebrating are often the beginning of social conflict. In fact, sports are often a force that can unite the hearts of the people. In China, major international events always make people abandon past provincial complexes and national tendencies. The same Les Bleus symbolizes in France as a product of the fusion between nation and religion. This French team wins every victory on the court, which leads a step further for social harmony.
Just in the summer of 2020, French people celebrated the arrival of the World Cup championship as hosts in the same place. At that time, the hero Zinedine Zidane led France to defeat the popular Brazil team in one fell swoop, winning the first World Cup championship in history, pushing French football to the top. At that time, French talents realized that immigrants and racial diversity had gradually become the mainstream of society in France. People cannot ignore this group of so-called immigrant children, especially when the French team was formed at that time, most of the main players had immigration backgrounds. This team composed of , a descendant of immigrants, eventually led France to an unprecedented field in the past, which can be said to have made the French change their views on these labeled immigrants.
1998 is an excellent example of the multiculturalism of the country. Captain Sidan is an Arab descendant from Algeria, while midfielder Patrick Viera is an African-American player who grew up in a marginalized suburb of France. In addition, the main defender Marcel Dessailly is an immigrant from Ghana, and legendary defender Lilian Thuram is also from French colony in the Caribbean.
World Cup win has improved the image of discriminating immigrants who are labeled
It is undeniable that without these players, France would not have been able to win the World Football Championship of that year. This has also made the French people begin to look at the children of immigrants and promote social harmony in France. This favorable feeling for foreign immigrants reached its peak until the French team won the European Cup in 2000. At that time, the French team created the term "black, blanc, beur" ( French: black, white, yellow, which originally means African, white French and Arabian). The term symbolized the beginning of the integration of French diverse society and ethnic groups.
Unfortunately, good times are not common. In the past 20 years, with economic and political changes, and the French team has repeatedly lost in the international arena, the conflicts and issues of racial and religious in France have once again heated up. With the influx of refugees and the extreme right taking advantage of the situation, the current Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron has been helpless, and the French team has won the World Cup again. But can Les Bleus save another one of the things that is about to split France?
Now the French national team in 2018 is exactly the same as in 1998. Among the 23 French internationals, there are 119 players who are descendants of immigrants. In the past 20 years, these descendants have been deeply influenced by the rise of French far-right parties. They may have suffered discrimination and unfair treatment during their growth, but they are still willing to contribute their enthusiasm for football to this land where they grow.
The French team in 2018 once again brought Hercules Golden Cup home, but they are still highly tested by French society, which is now under the control of ideology, and are even questioned that this French team is not "pure" enough. But when young player Paul Pogba scored the third goal to secure the World Cup for France, who would care about Pogba's background at the time? This may be the charm of football.
Win the World Cup has improved the image of discriminating immigrants with labels
There is no doubt that sports strength is a symbol of a country's national strength, and in France, football is a kind of person who can transcend racial fences and ideology and can gather a force in society. In the dilemma of politicians having no clue about the current social problems, Les Bleus' French national football team has become the last good medicine for the country to calm down social problems, but the good medicine can only temporarily relieve the pain. If you want to completely cure the problem, you must test the wisdom of the rule so that no one will question Les Bleus' bloodline and purity again.
