French coach Corinne Deacon chose to start Griedge Mbock rather than Aïssatou Tounkara, unlike the first match, to face Belgium on Thursday (9:00 p.m.) in Rotherham at the Euro, we learned from an internal source. band.
Facing the Azzurre, Deacon had surprised by placing Mbock, holder at OL and usually in selection, on the bench of substitutes. Tounkara, out of contract at Atlético Madrid and currently without a club, is one of the vice-captains of the France team.
In midfield, Clara Matéo could take the place of Sandie Toletti, according to the same source.
These are a priori the only two changes made compared to the team lined up at kick-off against Italy (5-1), last Sunday when Les Bleues entered the fray.
The composition chosen against Belgium resembles, with the exception of Matéo, the standard team around captain Wendie Renard, associated with Mbock in the axis of a defense where Eve Perisset on the right and Sakina Karchaoui on the left retain their place.
The line of attack is unchanged with Kadidiatou Diani and Delphine Cascarino on the wings and Marie-Antoinette Katoto in the centre.
A victory against the Red Flames would allow the Bleues to qualify for the quarter-finals even before their last group match, Monday against Iceland.
The France team expected against Italy at 9:00 p.m.:
Peyraud-Magnin – Perisset, Mbock, Renard (cap.), Karchaoui – Geyoro, Bilbault, Matthew – Diani, Katoto, D. Cascarino.
Selector: Corinne Deacon.
