Match 19 -- France v. Italy

Friday, 06 October 2023

My 19th match, and the 34th of the tournament, was France v. Italy in Lyon.

Outside the stadium

The view from my seat

The national anthems

Italy wasn't expected to put up much of a challenge against France. And they lived up to that expectation. France led 31-0 by halftime. Italy scored in the last ten minutes of the match to prevent a shutout. The final score was 60-7. 

The French fans are very passionate. And loud. But they don't stay in their seats very well. Way more fans than usual, at least in my row and the row in front of me, left and returned, and left and returned, during the game. I wish the Guinness World Record policy of "you must stay in your seat" applied to everyone. 😉

I used the bus shuttle again, and it made the travel back to the Metro very nice. Even the tram looked like there wasn't much of a line, probably because some many French fans were still inside the stadium enjoying the win.

...doug