Baloo said:
Want talking about qualification, more about people's acceptance
I certainly get where you're coming from Baloo. No one would doubt the legitimacy of an Afro-American playing for the US. Or a player of Afro-Caribbean heritage playing for a Latin American side such as, Colombia, Costa Rica or Brazil. So why does the French team deserve the skepticism? Particularly as you suggest, when all but one the team were born in France!
I suppose though, the word 'indigenous' has been hijacked by a certain political persuasion. The meaning of the word 'indigenous' actually is, "originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native". So in a practical sense, those players born on France, that you speak of, are 'indigenous' to France.
And if we're being consistent, I'm 6th generation Australian. That is, no tangible link to any other part of the world for at least 5 generations! So in every practical sense of the word, I'm certainly 'indigenous' to Australia. So similar to the concept of 2nd generation French soccer players, it's probably why I outright reject the trendy political concept that my inherent sense of belonging to this place is relegated behind certain anointed ones.