Les Bleues begin the Final Four of the Nations League against Germany, in the semi-final, in Lyon, Friday February 23.
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Twenty-four players seeking their first major trophy. The coach of the France team Hervé Renard revealed, Wednesday February 14, the list for the Final Four of the League of Nations (February 23-28). The Blues will have to do without their captain Wendie Renard (155 caps), sidelined since December with a thigh injury.
On the other hand, they record the return of Delphine Cascarino, who missed the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand last summer due to a ruptured cruciate ligament contracted at the end of the season. The Lyonnaise returned to the field with her club at the end of January. “You should not skip the steps. We are in discussions with the Lyon staff but if you have seen the last 25 minutes of OL-PSG, there is no debate. She’s the one who makes the difference.”assured the coach.
A few months before the Olympic Games at home, the big event of 2024, Hervé Renard also made some changes in his group. Absent during the last gathering, Sandie Toletti and Sandy Baltimore are back, while Viviane Asseyi and Vicko Becho are not part of the list. “The competition is coming back, we got Marie-Antoinette Katoto back from the previous course, this time Delphine, we are finding all our strengths, there is a little more competition”, explained Hervé Renard. Taking advantage of the absences in defense, the young Thiniba Samoura (20 years old) is also called up for the second time and hopes to honor her first cape.
For this first edition of the Nations League, the Blues managed to reach the Final Four, with an almost perfect record (five wins, one draw). In the semi-finals, they will host Germany, their tormentor in the semi-final of Euro 2022, at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, while the other match will pit Spain, world champion, against the Netherlands.
The Blue list
Solène Durand, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, Constance Picaud – Selma Bacha, Estelle Cascarino, Elisa De Almeida, Sakina Karchaoui, Maëlle Lakrar, Griedge Mbock, Eve Périsset, Thiniba Samoura – Kenza Dali, Grace Geyoro, Amandine Henry, Léa Le Garrec, Amel Majri, Sandie Toletti – Sandy Baltimore, Kadidiatou Diani, Julie Dufour, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Eugénie Le Sommer, Clara Mateo, Delphine Cascarino