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Already qualified for the quarter-finals, the French conceded the draw (1-1) in the last moments of their third and last meeting of group B, Monday July 18 in Rotherham (England). Opposed to Iceland, the France team, with a revamped eleven, opened the scoring by Melvine Malard, one of the attackers called to replace Marie-Antoinette Katoto, injured. The young Olympique Lyonnais player, 22, scored after 43 seconds of play. Iceland equalized in added time on a penalty from Dagny Brynjarsdottir (90th + 12) following a foul by Ouleymata Sarr. A hitch in the form of a warning before the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Saturday July 23.
