That’s it, Hervé Renard’s players have boarded the plane that will take them to Australia to begin their preparation for the World Cup in Oceania. Les Bleues are traveling without injured Amandine Henry, who has withdrawn from the competition. She is replaced by central defender Aïssatou Tounkara.
The adventure of Les Bleues will begin with a preparation punctuated by a friendly match against Australia, the host country, on July 14 at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be broadcast on W9. Then the France team will officially begin its World Cup and the group stage against Jamaica on July 23. It is part of group F, which also includes Brazil (match July 29) and Panama (match August 2).
They will be 23 to compete with the other national selections, after the departure of Oriane Jean-François, also injured, and that of Mylène Chavas, who had participated in the preparation of the Bleues. She was part of the list of 26 selected by coach Hervé Renard to prepare for the World Cup, but was dismissed at the time of departure.
“I remain a 2000% supporter of this French team and I send all my strength to this exceptional group. The girls and the staff you have the ability to go very far together, never doubt it, ”wrote Mylène Chavas on Instagram. The package of Amandine Henry (33 years old) for this World Cup has a bitter taste, when she had been shunned for two years by the former coach Corinne Deacon.
