Captain Wendie Renard, no relation to the coach, headed in a late winner as France kickstarted their Women’s World Cup marketing campaign with a win that put them prime of the group.
After a lacklustre 0-0 with Jamaica of their opening recreation, France defied the Brazilian workforce and a lot of the 49,378 crowd to safe three important factors forward of their last group match towards match debutants Panama.
One of the pre-tournament favourites, France managed a lot of the sport and took the lead within the seventeenth minute by means of veteran striker Eugenie Le Sommer along with her ninetieth aim in 191 appearances.
Brazil hit again within the second half by means of Debinha, however the 33-year-old defender Renard appeared on the again submit to go in an 83rd-minute winner from a nook.
But it was within the tense last moments that Herve Renard exploded within the technical space, because the match went deep into harm time because of late stoppages.
Renard was seen angrily pointing at his watch and needed to be restrained by his personal assist employees as he engaged in a confrontation with Brazilian officers.
Former Socceroo, and Optus Sport commentator, Scott McDonald revealed there had been ‘fighting’ after the match.
“The tables are now turned, they’re top of table now. Look, there was fighting in the technical area after the game…” he mentioned.
However Renard mentioned he was at all times assured France would bounce again from the draw towards Jamaica.
“In their preparation they were focused and really concentrating on the match, so I knew they would get back on track,” he mentioned of his aspect.
“Sometimes it’s good to get off to a shaky start at a tournament like this as it makes you more determined.
“Our objective is still to finish on top of the group so we need to keep this mindset for our next game.”
Originally revealed as FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 stay schedule, outcomes, France’s Herve Renard fumes after win
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
