2023-08-08 13:22:00
France did not have to force their talent. This Tuesday, Les Bleues largely beat Morocco (4-0), in the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup. At Coopers Stadium in Adelaide, the difference was quickly made, thanks to Kadidiatou Diani (15th), Kenza Dali (20th) then Eugénie Le Sommer, author of a double (23rd, 70th). Hervé Renard’s protégés will play their quarter-final this Saturday at 9 a.m. With, as next adversary, Australia, faller, this Monday, of Denmark (2-0).
Before this year, only the 2015 final had seen such a three-goal lead so early in a World Cup knockout tie. At that time, the United States had made such a difference, against Japan, after only 14 minutes of play. France, for their part, needed 23 minutes to reach such a significant gap. Thanks to three goals scored in just eight short minutes.
Diani involved in three of four goals
With a player involved in each of them. Kadidiatou Diani, completely forgotten at six meters, quietly opened the scoring with a header (15th, 1-0). The center forward scored his fourth goal in this World Cup. This allows him to match Wendie Renard (in 2019) as the player of the France team with the most achievements in the same World Cup. The new resident of Olympique Lyonnais then turned into a decisive passer, twice. First of all, for Kenza Dali, scorer with a flat right foot in the small net (20th, 2-0).
Kadidiatou Diani opens the scoring in France v Morocco
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After a paying pressing at the feet of Nesrryne El Chad, Diani then countered the clearance of the opposing defender. This allowed Eugénie Le Sommer to recover the ball, before scoring, from close range, with a cross shot (23rd, 3-0). The top scorer in the history of the French women’s team brought her total to 92 selection goals in the second half. By scoring with a header, at close range at the far post, after a very good job then a cross from Vicki Becho (70th, 4-0). Aged 34 years and 82 days, Le Sommer became the oldest player to score a double in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
France continues the quarter-finals
If she was therefore forced to get the ball four times in the bottom of her goal, Khadija Errmichi intervened only once in this meeting, in front of Sakina Karchaoui (68th). Les Bleues have never been endangered by Moroccans who have not managed to find the frame. Their only shot of the game, the work of Ibtissam Jraïdi, was blocked by Wendie Renard (53rd).
Novices in the World Cup, protected by Reynald Pedros had already achieved a feat by leaving their pool. This time, the difference was too great, in this one-sided round of 16. France is the only team to have reached the quarter-finals of all editions of the Euros and the World Cup over the past fifteen years. Les Bleues join this stage of the competition, in a World Cup, for the third consecutive time. But against the Australians (Saturday, 9 a.m.), it will be an opposition of a different caliber.
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