Blue bowed against Germany (2-1), Wednesday in Milton Keynes (England), in the semi-final of Euro 2022.
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The dream of the French women’s football team ended shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday July 27, in Milton Keynes (England). This summer dream, that of winning the first international title in its history, was extinguished by Germany (2-1), in the semi-final of Euro 2022. In the final, the NationalLf will challenge England in its lair de Wembley (London), Sunday at 6 p.m.
Invainly since the start of the euro before this meeting, the Blue founded great hopes. Admittedly, Germany, from the top of its eight European titles, knew much better the heights of a last square, unlike the French team, novice at this level in the European Championship.
But from this tournament, the French will keep in mind the name of Alexandra Popp. The German attacker showed the hopes of the French team by planting a raging head on a center of Svenja Huth (2-1, 76
In the first period, it was already she who had opened the brand for the Germans. His resumption of the tense leg of the center of Svenja Huth, again, had logically rewarded the domination of his team (1-0, 39
More pressing, more physically present, the players of Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had laid their paw on this semi-final. France was exceeded and only responded with repeated faults. Besides, on one of the many dangerous free kicks of the first period, Alexandra Popp could have already found the sights without a parade by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (22
It is therefore quite logically that France was carried out, it even thought it returned to the locker room with this goal of delay. It was counting without the inspiration of Kadidiatou Diani, at the origin of equalization. Just before the break, the PSG attacker forced Merle Frohms to score against his camp, his striking ricochant on the guardian’s back after having hit the left post (1-1, 44
A sudden reaction against the course of the game
The reaction without delay of the French women, however dominated in the game, suggested that there was an opening to rush to the final in Wembley. In the second half, the Blue confirmed by being much more threatening. Entering at halftime, Selma Bacha was all the right shots, with the strike (63
As in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands (1-0 A.P.), he had lacked efficiency so that the players of Corinne Diacre see later than the last square. Even if they made the German nets tremble for the first time in the euro, that was not enough to avoid the stab of Alexandra Popp in the last quarter of an hour. “We had all the elements, we had the mind, we missed a little efficiency, but this French team is united with sometimes good times, sometimes bad,” regretted Selma Bacha at the microphone of TF1.
“Obviously, we would have liked another way out. Now we came across a strong opponent, continued, hot, the selector Corinne Diacre. We gave everything, we have no regrets, the girls have Was good tonight, gave everything they had to give. We see what we are missing from these major selections. One day, it will come for us. “
The French team will not bring a first title back to its suitcase but it nevertheless crossed a landing. For the first time since the London Olympic Games in 2012, she broke the glass ceiling from the quarter -finals. From now on, the eyes are turned to the 2023 World Cup (from July 20 to August 20) organized in Australia and New Zealand.