A big victory. With four goals, including three scored in less than 30 minutes during the first period, thanks to Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali and then Eugénie Le Sommer, the French football team largely dominated Morocco in the round of 16 of the Coupe du world, Tuesday, August 8 in Adelaide (Australia). Eugénie Le Sommer scored the point in the 70th minute with a header that ended up in the Moroccan net, making it 4-0 for France. Les Bleues will face Australia in the quarter-finals

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For Hervé Renard, “the goal has been achieved”. The Blue coach was delighted with the big victory for his players. “We always want a little more, but that’s okay. Now we have to make plans for this quarter-final against the organizing country [l’Australie]“he declared after the match at the M6 ​​microphone. “We have equaled the performance of four years ago. We know what we came here for. The main goal is to do better than what the French team did in 2011.”he added, about the semi-final loss against the United States at the time.

France started as favourites. “We are the favourites, we are not going to hide that. We have much more experience than Morocco in major competitions, it is up to us to use that.”declared striker Eugénie Le Sommer before the match. Morocco also had one fewer rest day than the Blues, who rested their managers against Panama. But the North African selection, which has already succeeded in its competition, wanted to continue the adventure for the first World Cup in its history.

Maëlle Lakrar remained on the bench. The defender, hit in one thigh, had to “Decide based on your feelings” of his participation, coach Hervé Renard said on Monday. TiDuring the three matches of this World Cup, Maëlle Lakrar did not train with her teammates on Sunday. Ultimately, she was left on the sidelines.

A reunion for the selectors. Hervé Renard returned to the Moroccan selection on Tuesday, which he led the men between 2016 and 2019. “Even when we play a small match between friends, we do it to win”, however, he warned. Moroccans coach Reynald Pedros will reunite with six Blues he worked with during his two seasons in charge of Lyon (2017-2019). Even between the players from both camps there are great friendships.