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☆ France coach Renard says pressure will be on Australia in quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

France cruised into the quarter-finals with an easy 4-0 win over Morocco in Tuesday's last-16 match. "We're hoping to put Australia through exactly what France went through when they were the host country in 2019." France played Australia less than a month ago, a 1-0 loss to the Matildas on July 14th in Melbourne in their last game before the World Cup kicked off. There's nothing to fear here, but we will respect Australia because Australia has a lot of qualities." "I remember in 2016 when the women's team was actually set up.

Persons: Herve Renard, Carl Recine ADELAIDE, Les Bleues, Renard, We're, Eugenie Le Sommer, Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali, Corinne Diacre, you've, Morocco's, Lori Ewing, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, World, REUTERS, Australia, France, Morocco, French, Hindmarsh, Morocco's men's, Moroccan, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, France, Morocco, Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday's, United States, Paris, Melbourne, Sydney

☆ While the elimination of top teams continues, France calm amid World Cup turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Even when we have a friendly match, you still need to win the game so we are here to qualify (for the quarter-finals)." He was only hired by France in late-March after Corinne Diacre was sacked in the wake of a player revolt. The fifth-ranked squad have watched as top 10 teams United States, Germany, Brazil and Canada have all been unceremoniously dumped from an expanded 32-nation World Cup that is enjoying more parity than ever. Aston Villa midfielder Kenza Dali said France feel confident amid the turmoil. So yes, different things are happening during this World Cup, but we need to focus on ourselves and not think that the way things have happened for us have been easier than it was for others."

Persons: Kadidiatou Diani, Clara Mateo, Amel Majri, Vicki Becho, Read, Herve Renard, Bleues, Renard, Corinne Diacre, Kenza Dali, Wendie Renard, Maelle Lakrar, Lori Ewing, Michael Perry Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Sydney Football Stadium, Hindmarsh, United, Aston Villa, Panama, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Panama, France, Sydney, Australia, ADELAIDE, African, Morocco, Denmark, Brisbane . Renard, French, Qatar, United States, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Brisbane

☆ France team spirit is perfect, says coach Renard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The team spirit is perfect. Renard, coach of Saudi Arabia's men's team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, was hired weeks later. This shows what you can see with your very own eyes, the women's game is kicking things up a notch. Renard was pleased for the 28-year-old Diani, who scored for the first time at a World Cup three months after undergoing surgery on her collarbone. Renard said he has no preference saying, "It's easier to wait in my armchair than to sit and live it."

Persons: Herve Renard, Les Bleues, it's, Renard, Diani, Corinne Diacre, Saudi Arabia's, Panama's, Wendie Renard, Eugenie Le Sommer, Panama's Marta Cox, Les, Lori Ewing Ediitng, Christian Radnedge Organizations: SYDNEY, Panama, Jamaica, Thomson Locations: France, Saudi, Qatar, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Morocco

☆ Women’s World Cup: Sweden Rallies Past South Africa; the Netherlands Gets Started
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Andrew Das | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Women’s World Cup: Sweden Rallies Past South Africa; the Netherlands Gets Started Sunday’s schedule includes three of the tournament favorites. Give this articleNetherlands v. Portugal Molly Darlington/Reuters Netherlands v. Portugal Molly Darlington/Reuters Netherlands fans Lars Baron/Getty Images Sweden v. South Africa Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Sweden v. South Africa Andrew Cornaga/Associated Press Sweden v. South Africa Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Sweden v. South Africa Andrew Cornaga/Associated Press Sweden v. South Africa Andrew Cornaga/Associated Press Sweden v. South Africa Andrew Cornaga/Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Team France Carl Recine/Reuters Published July 23, 2023 Updated July 23, 2023 1 Netherlands Group E 0 Portugal 2 Sweden Group G Full Time 1 South Africa Fridolina Rolfo (65’) Amanda Ilestedt (90’) Hildah Magaia (48’) – France Group F – JamaicaSweden survives a scare against South Africa. Much was made before the World Cup of the potential gap between the eight first-time entrants and the traditional powers. Credit... Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press The Netherlands, Sweden and France are the teams to watch on Sunday, the fourth day of the Women’s World Cup. But if his pedigree coaching women is thin, his World Cup pedigree is long: Most recently, he coached Saudi Arabia in the men’s World Cup in December, a run that included a famous win over Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Persons: Molly Darlington, Lars Baron, Africa Amanda Perobelli, Africa Andrew Cornaga, New Zealand Catherine Ivill, Carl Recine, Africa Fridolina, Amanda Ilestedt, Hildah Magaia, John Cowpland, Fridolina Rolfo, Alessandra Tarantino, Corinne Diacre, Hervé Renard, Lionel Messi, Sophia Smith, Crystal Dunn, Andrew Cornaga, Sophia Smith’s, Smith, Katie Meyer, Meyer, “, Katie, ” Smith, Naomi Girma, Girma, Katie ❤️ pic.twitter.com, AoGLUcxeMU — Naomi Girma, ” Organizations: Reuters, Getty, Associated Press, Team, –, Jamaica, Credit, Canada, England, Haiti, United, Vietnam, Sunday, Sweden, South, U.S, Portugal, Tokyo, Wellington , New Zealand, that’s, Saudi Arabia, Stanford, U.S . Locations: Africa, Netherlands, U.S, Reuters Netherlands, Sweden, Reuters Sweden, Associated Press Sweden, Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand, Portugal, Jamaica Sweden, South Africa, United States, France, Wellington , New, that’s Portugal, Saudi, Argentina, Germany, Australia, Jamaica, Credit, States, Vietnam

☆ Can This Man Fix France’s Women’s Team?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Tariq Panja | More About Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The banner hangs just beneath the central staircase of the elegant hotel that has been taken over by the France women’s national team for the World Cup. The motivational words emblazoned across it are typical of the type of positive messaging teams rally around before major sporting tournaments. But for this French squad, and for Renard, its well-traveled coach, the words carry extra significance after a period many on the team would prefer to forget. “Only team spirit,” it reads, “can make you realize your dreams.”Renard used the phrase the first time he met the French squad earlier this year, only months before the World Cup. “We were missing unity," Renard said in an interview on a sunny terrace in front of the team’s base camp last week.

Persons: Hervé Renard, Renard, “, ” Renard, Corinne Diacre Organizations: France women’s

☆ European heavyweights ready for another tilt at World Cup title
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Their quest begins in Dunedin against Portugal, who are the highest ranked newcomers at this year's event at world number 21. But the focus ahead of their Group E opener was on the training conditions in New Zealand, with Netherlands coach Andries Jonker saying the facilities had been inadequate. "History is history and the future is the future, you can only live where we are now," Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson said on Saturday. France reached the World Cup quarter-finals on home soil four years ago and will begin their campaign against Jamaica in Group F in Sydney with a clean slate under coach Herve Renard, with off-field issues finally behind them. Renard, who led Saudi Arabia to a group stage win over Argentina at the men's World Cup last year, replaced Corinne Diacre after key players refused to play under her and will hope to pull off another miracle by turning the team into world champions.

Persons: Amanda Perobelli, Vivianne Miedema, Andries Jonker, Jonker, Peter Gerhardsson, Herve Renard, Renard, Corinne Diacre, Hritika Sharma, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Wellington Regional, REUTERS, Jamaica, Argentina, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, Wellington , New Zealand, AUCKLAND, France, Netherlands, Dunedin, Portugal, South Africa, Wellington, Canada, Sydney, Saudi Arabia, Hyderabad

☆ How to watch Women’s World Cup games as Sweden and France kick off their tournament
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Women’s World Cup enters its fourth day of fixtures with some of the tournament heavyweights kicking off their campaigns. Sweden takes on South Africa, Women’s World Cup debutant Portugal faces the Netherlands and France plays Jamaica in an action-packed day. In the 2019 Women’s World Cup, Sweden finished third after an impressive tournament, defeating England in the third-place playoff. Banyana Banyana made its Women’s World Cup debut in 2019, losing all three of its group stage games, but will be buoyed by its form since. In 2022, South Africa won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in the nation’s history.

Persons: Gerrit Van Cologne, Kosovare Asllani, Banyana Banyana, Kosovare, Molly Darlington, Vivianne, Lieke Martens, Miedema, Leah Williamson, Andrew Couldridge, Wendie Renard, Corinne Diacre, Eugénie Le Sommer, Hervé Renard, –, Bunny ” Shaw, Shaw, Read, Bob Marley Organizations: CNN, Portugal, FOX Sports, Telemundo, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, FIFA, South Africa, Getty, South, Sweden, England, Africa, of Nations, Reuters, Portugal Portugal, Arsenal, Jamaica France, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, French, Super League, Manchester City Locations: Sweden, South Africa, Netherlands, France, Jamaica, Australia, United Kingdom, South, Portugal, South Africa Sweden, Africa, Reuters Netherlands, Reuters France, England

☆ In soccer, player revolts plunge Women's World Cup buildup into turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Player protests and high-level resignations are dominating headlines amid a growing sense of reckoning in women's soccer less than five months before the World Cup kicks off. Canada's women's team have vowed to boycott a pre-World Cup camp next month over equal pay and support, while Le Graet faced allegations of harassment. A government ministry audit concluded the 81-year-old Le Graet did not have the "necessary legitimacy" for the position. Neither Bontis nor Le Graet, however, are leaving the game. Bontis was named CONCACAF Council vice-president (North America) on Saturday, while Le Graet, who has denied all accusations, has reportedly been pegged to lead FIFA's Paris office.

☆ Player revolts plunge Women's World Cup buildup into turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Canada's women's team have vowed to boycott a pre-World Cup camp next month over equal pay and support, while Le Graet faced allegations of harassment. A government ministry audit concluded the 81-year-old Le Graet did not have the "necessary legitimacy" for the position. Canada are the reigning Olympic women's champions, while France topped their group in World Cup qualifying. Forward Janine Beckie, who was in Qatar for last year's men's World Cup as part of Canada's broadcast crew, saw the "disgusting" discrepancy between the two programmes. (This story has been corrected to change the World Cup start date in paragraph 6)Reporting by Lori Ewing Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ French football bracing itself for Black Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - French football is bracing itself for a major shakedown as both the president of the federation (FFF) and the women's head coach are expected to resign from their positions on Tuesday. Should he refuse to step down, Le Graet, 81, could be brought before the FFF's disciplinary committee or the executive committee could resign to force new elections. According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard will not play for the national team as long as Diacre is in charge. The 48-year-old Diacre, who in 2014 became the first French woman to coach a men's team when she took charge of then Ligue 2 side Clermont, was appointed France head coach in 2017. Diacre had previously attracted criticism from other French players, including Gaetane Thiney and Sarah Bouhaddi.

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