PARIS : France's women's side will look to follow in the footsteps of the country's men's team having finally put their off-field dramas behind them when they start their World Cup campaign aiming for a semi-final spot in Australia and New Zealand.Les Bleues have never got past the quarter-finals but unde
PARIS : France's women's side will look to follow in the footsteps of the country's men's team having finally put their off-field dramas behind them when they start their World Cup campaign aiming for a semi-final spot in Australia and New Zealand.
"What comforts me is that people have been saying the same thing about men's football for a long time, and one day we managed to turn the tide and it's been a success ever since.Renard, 54, has a reputation for working wonders, having taken Zambia's men's team to the African Nations title in 2012 before repeating the feat with Ivory Coast three years later.
"It's a huge loss for the French team. Delphine is a player who had a great season and plays an important role in the group," said Renard.
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