France is at a key moment – on and off the pitch | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Europe, World News
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The 1998 World Cup took place in another era. Pre-9/11, pre-Iraq and Afghanistan invasions, pre-October 7, the 1990s now seem to me like a distant, almost innocent time when global security and states adhering to international law were things we took for granted.
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