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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T14:55:12.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Soccer",
    "2026 World Cup",
    "2026 world cup previews",
    "france",
    "Kylian Mbappe",
    "You can read all of our previews here."
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  "textContent": "_It's almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we'll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that's how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut._ You can read all of our previews here.\n\n* * *\n\nNobody fell in love with France this year, for the same reason nobody fell in love with France in 2022 or 2018. Under Didier Deschamps, the football manager most likely to make you think of Jerry Sloan, the French are deep in flair but play as though every goal they surrender results in the death of a puppy. Deschamps is best described as an \"arch-pragmatist,\" which is the polite way of saying, \"He doesn't celebrate his own birthday so don't expect him to celebrate yours.\"",
  "title": "France Is Great. What Else Is New?"
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