Women's Football World Cup: Chinese women on their way to Paris

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The Women's World Cup in France starts on June 7th in Paris. An event to follow on RFI until July 7th. The first teams took the direction of the Hexagon. This is the case of the Chinese footballers, who were this night on the plane to Paris.

With our correspondent in Beijing, Stéphane Lagarde

Red t-shirts and scarves, only a handful of supporters made the move, but with energy to spare. It is near midnight in front of the customs portico of Beijing Airport, the cinderellated crampons are ready to embark on flight AF381 Air France for Paris.

Starting with the star of this Chinese team, Wang Shuang, the attacker of the ... Paris-Saint-Germain, where the 24-year-old Chinese international has officiated since last summer and in the stadium of which will be played the match of this 2019 Women's World Cup.

An experience and a chance for the Chinese national team, explains this supporter: " Wang Shuang started in the Wuhan team before the Dalian club. And now Paris, where she scored goals. With her experience and the support of the Parisians, I hope she will score during this World Cup. "

Chinese fans come to cheer for their national team, leaving for the World Cup in France. RFI / Stéphane Lagarde

Ambassadors of the Chinese Motherland

The "steel roses" push their heavy luggage trolleys under the crackling of cameras. Players considered as ambassadors who, in recent days in Beijing, have attended classes on the rights and duties of Chinese citizens, according to the national football federation, " to deepen their understanding of patriotic rules ."

" For us, regardless of whether they are men or women, what matters is to support our colors and the national team. Both players and players share this love of the country. They have been training with patriotic songs, "said Liu Zhuan Chuan, the national team's supporter of Beijing.

And to begin to sing one of these songs, here are the words: " The five-star flag is the pride of the nation, I'm proud of my homeland, my heart explodes with joy, the red flag is more important than my life. Go girls, let the best win!

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