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France Assembled an African Dream Team. Senegal Could Not Stop Them.

France Assembled an African Dream Team. Senegal Could Not Stop Them.
NYT World Wednesday 17 June 2026, 22:02 UTC By Saikou Jammeh 1 min read
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Eight out of the 11 France players, in blue, who started the match against Senegal on Tuesday, were first- or second-generation immigrants, including Michael Oliso, left, 24, born in the U.K. to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother.

Eight out of the 11 France players, in blue, who started the match against Senegal on Tuesday, were first- or second-generation immigrants, including Michael Oliso, left, 24, born in the U.K. to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother.
France (LOCATION) an African Dream Team (ORG) Senegal (LOCATION) Michael Oliso (PERSON) U.K. (LOCATION) Nigerian (ORG) French-Algerian (ORG)
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