Alternative Group E Preview: Altitude sickness, boredom and anthem-offs

There were understandable gasps when France and Switzerland were drawn together. When the two sides were paired in 2006 they contested a game so dire football had to rebrand itself as ‘Kickball’ while France and Switzerland were both hit with UN sanctions.

 

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