French fans cheering their team’s victory
Source: AP, Reuters and AFP, via Yahoo! News

Here’s why soccer is fun – France unexpectedly beat powerhouse Spain in the quarter finals of the match, 3-1, in a very good game.

Nobody expected France to do it, not even me, but sure enough, they did. Spain’s a very strong, very impressive team, and they looked hard to beat.

But the French team beat Korea earlier, which is not an easy soccer team, and perhaps the effort that went into that was underestimated. Anyway, most everyone wrote off France after their dismal performance in the 2002 World Cup. They’re still a player though, and as the fans expressions show, this is a nice shot of quasi-national energy for the French. It’s good to see the French with something to smile about, even if for a day. Now if they can just get their labor laws in order like this French football team gets its game in order.

Never underestimate the French.