French Baguettes: The Paris takeover

Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty ImagesThe scene yesterday in Paris would have you excused if you thought you were in New York City. The scene in the French capital was one where, if only for a day, American flags dominated the landscape and tens of thousands of fans of the United States Women’s National Team were in town for their second Group F match against Chile.

For many, it was a perfect weekend to head to Paris. It was Father’s Day back home, it was a match in Paris on a Sunday evening, and so it made it easy for fans to make the trip to see a game in this Women’s World Cup featuring the USWNT. The Paris Metro was filled with Americans traveling throughout the system to head to pregame…