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It was 20 years ago today, host nation France winning its only World Cup, prompting mass celebrations to the tune of Gloria Gaynor''s I Will Survive. A nation embraced of the multiracial roots of a team that was "black-blanc-beur": "black, white, Arab". We''ll review the ups and downs that have followed since both sporting and political that bring us to next Sunday in Moscow when Les Bleus square off against first time finalists Croatia.