Torrent for Perisset; Bussaglia for Thiney; Diani for Cascarino; Le Sommer for Bilbault (and Asseyi => RM). Our starting XI to face Brazil! 🇫🇷🇧🇷 #FiersdetreBleues #FIFAWWC #FRABRA pic.twitter.com/0TnYOas4Am— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) June 23, 2019 Formiga (back from 2 yellows) for Andressinha. Se liga na escalação da #SeleçãoFeminina para o jogão de daqui a pouco!🇧🇷 x 🇫🇷 - 16h | #JogaBola #BRAxFRA pic.twitter.com/z3IjoIbuoe— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) June 23, 2019 Lineups: France V Brazil, FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 #womensfootball #WWC2019 #WSUasa1 #soccer #football #FIFAWWC #FRABRA #FRA #BRA @WomensSoccerUtd https://t.co/vI44pIv04v pic.twitter.com/edd8CplqDY— WSUlive (@WSUasa1) June 23, 2019
I don't deem an upset as totally impossible, but I expect France to advance. Let's hope for a match that's at least as good as Norway-Australia from yesterday!
I feel it will be an entertaining match. France are the hosts and inevitably they will push forward. A lot of people have written off this old Brazilian team. For them such a match against the hosts is the best oppurtunity they could have asked for to prove the doubters wrong. I expect France to win in 90 minutes but it will be difficult. I say 2-1. Allez les filles! Alles les Bleues!
France tweeted their own line-up with Le Sommer at LM, Diani up top, Asseyi RM, but all posted lineups (including on FIFA's game page) have Le Sommer up top, Asseyi LM, Diani RM. Maybe they're both correct, and the players will switch on the fly #FRABRA is kicking off in 20 minutes. Lineups are in! Who yah got?#FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/W7CZTGfXgh— The Equalizer (@EqualizerSoccer) June 23, 2019 Full crowd! Looks pretty full to me. #FRABRA #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/1x68rRUsvr— Kieran Theivamanoharan (@KiersTheivam) June 23, 2019 #FRABRA Le huitième de finale de la France, c’est en direct ici 👉🏽 https://t.co/JzjT4JskoGBon match! #LeMomentDeBriller pic.twitter.com/8P2CpOiBXF— Emma Hingant, FIFA (@FIFAWWC_FRA) June 23, 2019
02' 0-0 Le Sommer is indeed up top on the left, Asseyi and Diani are both on the right. Maybe the France tweet actually suffered from being too privileged, based on (T-1) hour planning ... and then HC Diacre changed her mind? 05' 0-0 Henry digs ball away from Tamires at endline wide right, wins a corner. 06' 0-0 France left ck, to 6-top center, Bárbara clears. Ludmila chases to arc top wide left, Bouhaddi comes out and clears into near touch.
Did the announcer call the French women's team iconic? How can that be, they have no Euro, Olympic or WC championships.
09' 0-0 Bussaglia jumps and heads clear at arc top right, Formiga jumps into her, no call. Marta collects and shoots left instep from arc top, wide right low. Marta's feeling it early! 👀The all-time leading scorer at the #FIFAWWC frees herself for a shot from distance but it goes wide of the post. pic.twitter.com/vBA8xTOm0T— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 23, 2019 10' 0-0 Diani turns away from Formiga through circle top left, outruns a left forearm in her side, pulls away to 30m center. Thaisa sticks toes in and unbalances Diani down sliding on her knees. Foul on Thaisa, R1 gives a warning? 14' 0-0 Brasil pass across the back, France's front line lurk just above circle top.
15' 0-0 Marta square pass right to Debinha at 35m box left, Debinha dribbles to 20m left post and shoots right instep, Renard blocks ball over endline right. 16' 0-0 Brasil right ck, to 3m center, Bouhaddi stands her ground and catches high. 16' 0-0 Asseyi crosses from 12m wide right to spot, headed away. Henry header to 10m 2/5 left, Le Sommer jumps in front of Kathellen, takes a bump and her feet rotate forward, she slides down Kathellen's front and lands flat on back, ball bounces away. Gauvin was offside?
Danielle Slaton is the best American female analyst. I’ll watch the final on Fox if she does that match.
Not sure why. it's some time France wears this jerseys as secondary kits, but I have to say that it's a very underwhelming choice. I'll be bold about it: they look like pyjamas!!!