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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.
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