Their absence will have no short-term consequences since the French team has already qualified for the next World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (July 20 – August 20, 2023). Marie-Antoinette Katoto, seriously injured in the knee during the Euro, and Wendy Renard, affected in a calf, will miss the end of the qualifications, in Estonia then against Greece in Sedan, on September 2 and 6. Otherwise, the list is almost identical to that of the European championship, ended with elimination in the semi-finals against Germany.
“We could have taken the risk [de convoquer Renard], but she could have been injured even more seriously, said Deacon at a press conference. From the moment when the two matches are without stake for the qualification, I did not see the point of taking the slightest risk. The 32-year-old defender, also forfeited for the Champions Trophy against PSG on Sunday, is replaced “post for post” by Parisian Elisa De Almeida, one of the absentees from the Euro despite 14 selections on the clock at 24. .
Le Sommer, Henry and Hamraoui obviously out of the group
As for Katoto, she is replaced in the list by the Rémoise Kessya Bussy (21 years old, 3 selections). Another more experienced candidate, Viviane Asseyi (West Ham, 55 caps) was injured, according to the coach. Unsurprisingly, Eugénie Le Sommer, Amandine Henry and Kheira Hamraoui, already absent from the Euro in July, are therefore not included in this list.
After signing a contract extension until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games proposed by the president of the Federation Noël Le Graët, satisfied with the Euro, Corinne Deacon seems to have certainties with a view to the World Cup in Oceania, with a group stabilized. What discourages potential candidates for selection? “Opening, there will be, it’s undeniable,” promised Corinne Deacon. “In October, with friendly preparations, the objectives will be different”.