After its victory against Ireland on Friday (1-0) at home, the France team travels to Gothenburg to face Sweden, third in the last World Cup, on Tuesday April 9 at 7:00 p.m. A major challenge to get closer to qualifying for Euro 2025, while the Blue fell into the toughest group of the qualifiers, with the Swedes, the Irish and especially the English, reigning European champions.
An already decisive match
The France team took the lead in group A3 of Euro 2025 qualifying thanks to its success against Ireland, while Sweden drew in England (1-1). A good start against the weakest opponent in the group, who therefore requires confirmation against the Swedes, in an already decisive meeting to reach the Euro. Hervé Renard’s players must finish in one of the first two places in the group (directly qualifying), otherwise they will have to win two rounds of play-offs in the fall to get their ticket for the Euro.
The Blues will have to raise their voice
Dominant from start to finish, the French controlled their subject against Ireland at Saint-Symphorien, but cruelly lacked the percussion and realism to realize their opportunities. It was on a free kick, taken by Marie-Antoinette Katoto, that the French team found the key at the start of the match. Faced with the semi-finalists of the World Cup and the Euro, solid in the aerial game, the Blues will have to be sharper in the game, maintaining the pressing and the defensive solidity which allowed them not to concede any big opportunity against Ireland.
A confident and convincing Sweden
At Wembley, Sweden did better than hold off the reigning European champions on Friday April 5. England, at home, was collectively dominated by the well-drilled Swedes who never wavered, even after conceding the opener against the run of play, before the break. Finally back at 1-1 thanks to Fridolina Rolfö, the Swedes came close to winning a victory that they would undoubtedly have deserved, were it more realistic. The French women will therefore have a lot to do to stand up to this great football nation, which missed qualification for the Olympic Games and does not want to miss Euro 2025 in Switzerland.