France Assembled an African Dream Team. Senegal Could Not Stop Them.

Many see the rivalry between France and Senegal as a result of colonial heritage. But at the same time, European teams are more African than ever.Eight out of the 11 France players, in blue, who started the match against Senegal on Tuesday, were first- or second-generation immigrants, including Michael Olise, left, 24, born in the U.K. to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother.