France to take late name on captain Renard’s health for Brazil conflict

BRISBANE, July 28 (Reuters) – France captain Wendie Renard stays an harm doubt for his or her crunch Girls’s World Cup conflict in opposition to Brazil, coach Herve Renard mentioned, including that he’ll go away it late to decided on the defender’s availability.

Wendie Renard sustained a calf harm throughout France’s opening goalless draw with Jamaica on Sunday however nonetheless performed the total 90 minutes. The 33-year-old centre again skilled with the squad forward of Saturday’s match at Lang Park.

France final exited the World Cup within the group stage in 2003 – they didn’t qualify for the 2007 event – however defeat by Group F leaders Brazil on Sunday may go away them on the point of elimination.

“Our hope is that all the things goes properly as a result of we’d like her,” Herve Renard advised reporters on Friday. “We aren’t 100% positive tonight. We are going to know tomorrow.

“Our coaching is sort of intense and we should see how issues occur as soon as we face the match.”

Winger Selma Bacha and defender Elisa De Almeida additionally skilled after lacking the Jamaica match. Herve Renard mentioned he was “100%” Bacha could be match to face Brazil.

“We’re crossing our fingers and we hope to see them on the sphere tomorrow,” he added.

France are unbeaten in opposition to Brazil of their final 11 conferences, with six wins and 5 attracts. In addition they gained 2-1 after further time within the final 16 stage of the 2019 World Cup.

Herve Renard lauded the Brazilian group and their skilled coach Pia Sundhage, who led america to Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012 and her native Sweden to the silver medal in Rio de Janeiro on the 2016 Video games.

“Their group has made enormous progress within the final (few) years and have had superb outcomes,” Herve Renard mentioned. “They’ve an excellent coach with essential experiences behind her at very excessive ranges.

“We began fairly slowly … So tomorrow the problem is that it isn’t solely a gaggle match, nevertheless it’s an essential match in order that we will qualify. This may increasingly outline how the group closes and we are going to do our greatest.”

Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad
Enhancing by Christian Radnedge

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