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Hello, Sunshine.

I'm Alexey Lalas and welcome for the State of the Union show presented by Zillow.

Someday starts today. This is where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field

through the lens of red, white, and blue-colored glasses. On today's show, oh my goodness, we have Group I. Yes, Group I as in Igloo, an icicle, and France. I doesn't begin France, but you get my drift anyway. All right, first, joining me as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mosse, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer Research and writer,

extraordinaire. All right, my friend, shall we light this candle on Group I? Let's do it. All right, who we got? Group I includes what I think most people agree is the most talented team at the tournament, France. They've reached the final of the last two World Cups, won it in 2018,

runners up in 22 after losing that epic final to Argentina on penalties. We'll see if they can

reclaim the trophy this time around. You've got Senegal, who reached around the 16 of the last

World Cup and had that famous run to the quarterfinals in 2002 when they upset France in their opening match.

And then you've got Iraq who are back at the World Cup

for the first time since 1986.

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