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The French women's team retains the head of her group, in front of Norway which she will face on Tuesday.
With Euro 2025 in Switzerland in the viewfinder, the French women's team – without Wendie Renard spared – was easily imposed (2-0) against the Swiss and took off at the top of its group in the League of Nations. The Euro – third major competition in three years after the failure of the World Cup and the Olympic Games in the quarter -final – was necessarily in the heads of the Blue, especially since they will play their second group match in this Kybunpark of St -Gall, against Wales.
Before this new challenge, the League of Nations smiles at them. With nine points in three matches, the Bleues will travel to Norway on Tuesday with five lengths ahead of the teammates of Ada Hegerberg, who draw a draw on Friday against Iceland (0-0). And that was the goal of coach Laurent Bonadei: to finish the go -round game phase of the League of Nations with three victories. His players have already taken a small option for qualification in the future Final Four. He also wanted them to be there to “locate” for this summer but to take revenge on the friendly match lost in the fall in Geneva (2-1).
Since this defeat, Laurent Bonadei-which was then in the “Foundation” phase-made several choices: to return to a system in 4-3-3 and again designate Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Guardian N.1, who made a beautiful tap (27th) and less difficult stops (74th).
But, not everything was fluid collectively. Without much rhythm or initiative or creativity, the game was often too school. A bad habit of the Blue, which rely a little too much on their individualities like that of Delphine Cascarino or Griedge Mbock, captain Friday evening in the absence of Wendie Renard, spared for a blow this week.
200th for the Sommer
Faced with rather technically low Swiss, the Blue-Antoinette Katoto Bleues attacker, another technical leader, was too discreet. Usually one of the most effective players in the surface, she has not succeeded in the exercise, preferring to win in the heart of the game.
Without making a difference, she was replaced at the end of the match by Eugénie Le Sommer, who honored her 200th selection, returning a plus in the legend of the Bleues after having broken the Sandrine Soubeyrand selections record in the previous match. With an 11 which should resemble the one aligned next summer apart from the absence of Kadidiatou Diani (package) and Wendie Renard on the bench, Laurent Bonadei saw the work to be done to make his players play collectively, only doing good pressing by sequence.
But the first goal of the Bleues was still concluded at the end of a beautiful collective movement launched by Grace Geyoro, who has deeply passed Delphine Cascarino, well in legs despite the trip from the United States.
The player of San Diego made the difference on her wing before centering for Sandy Baltimore, left alone in front of the goal (1-0, 14th). The second goal (44th) was a personal feat of Selma Bacha, author of a distant and overpowered strike who deceived the goalkeeper, who made a mistake of hands. The Lyonnaise had found the bar just before (38th).
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