This is mainly why South Africans are so proud that France have reached the 2018 Fifa World Cup final.
SA is known to support all other African nations during the World Cup, and France has also been one of the favourite neutral teams to follow.
Les Bleus beat Belgium 1-0 in the first semi-final on Tuesday night. It wasn't a particularly entertaining game as France made it tough for Belgium to breakthrough.
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You can read how South Africans defended France's tactics and reacted to the result here.
