Three games, three wins, 24 goals scored… All is going well for the French women's team at the start of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. After having stuck 10 to Greece in September, the Blues have again released the bulldozer mode to curb a very weak Estonian team (11-0), Friday evening in Créteil.

Here they are again a little more from Australia and New Zealand, host countries for the next World Cup, with this third success in a row.

The players of Corinne Deacon are first with two points more than Wales, allegedly the toughest opponent in Group I, hung in Slovenia (1-1).

Cascarino and Perisset show themselves

Facing the 105th team in the Fifa rankings, ranked between the Cook Islands and Lithuania, was not a very exciting challenge but the Blue played their score seriously, multiplying the offensive combinations in front of a white wall with wide cracks.

In this one-sided meeting, some French players had a card to play.

Delphine Cascarino, leaving the big game - hard-hitting dribbles, dazzling acceleration, well-felt passes -, was able to seize her chance.

The Olympique Lyonnais striker, replaced in the 63rd, distinguished himself with strikes (23rd, 42nd), a decisive cross for Grace Geyoro on the opening scoring (5th) and a goal, her seventh in 33 selections, taking advantage of a center back from Kadidiatou Diani softly pushed back by an opponent (29th, 4-0).

Eve Perisset, absent in September, did not come to Créteil for nothing either.

Preferred to Marion Torrent, who had displayed shortcomings in Slovenia (3-2) last month, the Bordeaux side was also applied and efficient, with an assist for Marie-Antoinette Katoto (15th, 2-0) and a converted penalty (25th, 3-0).

See you in Kazakhstan

The coach Corinne Deacon was able to offer a first selection to the promising Reims Naomie Feller, 19, to take advantage of the ultra-precious entry of Kenza Dali and the double of her evening captain, Tounkara (65th, 72nd), who does not had so far never found the net in selection.

The Blue will now be able to rest with peace of mind, before the long trip that awaits them to Nour-Soultan, capital of Kazakhstan, where they play their next qualifying match on Tuesday.

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