From this standpoint, this year’s World Cup has not only witnessed the triumph of European nations – all semi-finalists were European for the first time since 1982 – but also the absence of even a glimmer of European emotions. In my country, France, most supporters were clearly motivated more by post-colonial references than by European allegiance.
根据这一观点，今年的世界杯不仅见证了欧洲国家的胜利，因为自从1982年以来第一次欧洲国家包揽全部半决赛队伍，而且，也没有哪怕一丝欧洲情感。在我的国家法国，大多数支持者们很明显更多地是受到后殖民因素、而非对欧洲的效忠的鼓动。除了对手是法国队的情况下，球迷们比来自欧盟国家的队伍更偏好非洲球队。