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Fourth-Tier Cannes Shocks Football World, Reaches Semi-Finals

3/27/2025

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Cannes, a determined fourth-tier French team, has stunned the football world by advancing to the Coupe de France semi-finals, triumphing over three Ligue 2 rivals. They now prepare to challenge Stade de Reims, while PSG takes on Dunkerque. Meanwhile, in Germany, Arminia Bielefeld, a third-tier squad, gears up to face Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal semi-finals, and Tirsense from Portugal aims to upset Benfica in the Taça de Portugal.

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Cannes, a determined fourth-tier French team, has stunned the football world by advancing to the Coupe de France semi-finals, triumphing over three Ligue 2 rivals. They now prepare to challenge Stade de Reims, while PSG takes on Dunkerque. Meanwhile, in Germany, Arminia Bielefeld, a third-tier squad, gears up to face Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal semi-finals, and Tirsense from Portugal aims to upset Benfica in the Taça de Portugal.