And here is Mbock again!

The Lyon defender (26), removed from the field for a year and a half due to an injury to the left Achilles tendon, returns to the French team for the reception of Kazakhstan on November 26 in Vannes and Wales, the toughest opponent in qualifying for the 2023 Mondial, on November 30 in Guingamp.

"She seems to be in good shape. It was the right time to call her back," said Corinne Deacon of the Lyonnaise whose last selection dates back to March 2020 and who held the match during the l 'OL in Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League (1-0 defeat).

But the sporting choices of Corinne Deacon were partially eclipsed Thursday by the ubiquitous Hamraoui affair, two weeks after the violent ambush that was set on November 4 against the PSG community.

"We have already talked too much about it. I have no comments to make because I do not know the bottom of the story," tried to evacuate the coach, who did not retain the former player of the Barça.

Coach Corinne Deacon interviewed by reporters after the friendly match against England in Caen, April 9, 2021 Sameer Al-DOUMY AFP / Archives

PSG players "affected"

Hit with the iron bar in the legs by two attackers, Hamraoui missed the matches against Real Madrid at home (4-0 victory) and against Lyon (6-1 loss) and was not in the group for the trip in Madrid this Thursday evening (9:00 p.m.).

"I read like you, by the press, what Kheira had undergone. It is a trauma not only physical but psychological. There is an investigation in progress. We will let justice be done", reacted Corinne Deacon

Present during the attack, Parisian midfielder Aminata Diallo is not on the list either.

Placed in custody and finally released without any charge being brought against her, the episode also weighed heavily on the one who had replaced Hamraoui, injured in a calf, during the previous gathering of the Blue in October.

Corinne Deacon admitted that the Parisian players of the France team were "affected" by the affair.

"I also know that they are very happy to take a break at the club and come to the France team, for having exchanged with some," she said.

Parisiennes Grace Geyoro, Élisa de Almeida (center) and Marie Antoinette Katoto after the game against Chicago in Louisville on August 21, 2021, meet the Bleues Tim Nwachukwu Getty / AFP / Archives

Fox not yet fit

Referring to a group that "gives her full satisfaction" with four victories in as many qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup, the coach has not made any major changes to her list.

In addition to Griedge Mbock, Paris FC striker Clara Mateo (23 years old, 5 caps) is back.

"She has a series of good performances" with her club, Deacon noted.

Also in attack, Valérie Gauvin (25, 36 caps) returns to the Bleues after missing the last meeting in October due to a painful knee.

Wendie Renard with Les Bleues against Germany in a friendly at the Meinau stadium in Strasbourg, June 10, 2021 PATRICK HERTZOG AFP / Archives

The captain of the France team Wendie Renard will still have to wait.

"She is better, but is not yet fit to resume competition," said the coach of the central defender, who injured a thigh in September during training with the Blue.

"The main thing is that she is in great shape at the end of the season for the European Championship", scheduled for July 6 to 31 in England, added the coach.

Renard's teammate in Lyon and named best player of October in D1, left side Selma Bacha (21) will have to wait to know her first call.

In addition, Lyon midfielder Amandine Henry and striker Eugénie Le Sommer, loaned to American club OL Reign, are again absent from the list of Deacon, who continues to do without these two historical figures of the Blue.

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