The Formidable France National Team!

As Spain eliminated Croatia to reach the semifinals, all four semifinalists of this World Cup had been decided.

They were France, England, Spain, and Belgium.

The regional distribution of these teams made it clear that this was another major victory for European football.

Europeans had monopolized the World Cup semifinals, while their fierce rivals from Latin America had been completely wiped out.

Since the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, Latin American teams had missed the World Cup final for four consecutive editions.

In 2006 and this year, they had not even made it into the semifinals.

The old balance, in which South American football could stand toe-to-toe with European football or even hold the upper hand, was gone for good. World football had officially entered a new era in which European football ruled the world.

This outcome was not surprising. South American domestic leagues simply could not compete with the leagues of European countries, leading to a massive outflow of local players into the Top Five Leagues.

The loss of so many outstanding players had lowered the competitive level of leagues across South America, causing the standard of homegrown players to decline.

And a decline in the level of domestic players directly affected the fighting strength of national teams, resulting in worse results.

To solve this problem, they ultimately had to develop their domestic leagues properly and retain as much talent as possible.

Otherwise, so many gifted players would leave home from a young age to make their way in Europe. Even if they eventually succeeded, they would probably end up molded in the image of European football.

However, those were issues for South Americans to consider. European football was currently celebrating its victory.

After the list of semifinalists for this World Cup was confirmed, debates inevitably arose within the