French former soccer player Lilian Thuram poses during an interview at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Spain, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - France's two World Cup wins in 1998 and 2018, which were characterised by the diversity of the players' backgrounds, have helped to ease racial tensions in the country and changed attitudes to immigrants, former defender Lilian Thuram has said.
Thuram, who is France's most capped player, propelled them to their first ever World Cup final 20 years ago with two goals in a semi-final against Croatia, which set his side on their way to a triumph on home soil.
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