Four years after losing the World Cup as host country, ‘Les Bleus’ returns to the premier women’s football event with a new coach -after the controversial sacking of Corinne Deacon at the express request of the players – determined to dethrone the United States from his reign.
France had hoped to challenge for the title in 2019, but were decisively knocked out by the Americans in the quarterfinals. Now under the command of Herve Renardwho stepped down as coach of the Saudi Arabian men’s team to take over, Galas is once again one of the heavy favorites for individual talent, background and a highly paid team.
The debut against Jamaica should, a priori, be calm. It was France’s fifth appearance at the World Cup and the second for Jamaica, which lost all three of its debut games in 2019, scoring just once and conceding 12 goals.
The Caribbean game in this World Cup depends on the performance of Khadija Shaw, the Manchester City forward who has become one of only two players to score at least 20 goals in the English women’s Super League between 2022 and 2023. Jamaica is immersed in a tough battle with its federation, because it is one of the teams that insists on having more resources and benefits, so the players have created a ‘gofundme’ campaign to raise funds for their preparing the world.
On behalf of France, the captain Wendy Renard they will be key to thwarting Jamaica’s attack. The 33-year-old player. It is accompanied by proper nouns such as Eugénie Le Sommer and Selma Bacha. This is the first time these two countries have met in a Women’s World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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