Colin Abgrall, edited by Ophélie Artaud 1:42 p.m., July 10, 2022
The footballers of the France team will face Italy tonight for their first match at the Euro.
A first meeting which should confirm what Les Bleues have been showing us for over a year.
With this promising team, they especially hope to bring the big first trophy to the showcase of the women's team.
They should play in much calmer conditions.
French footballers are entering the Euro football competition.
That's it, the adventure of the French women's team in the European football championship begins this Sunday evening.
They will face Italy.
A first meeting which should confirm what Les Bleues have been showing us for over a year.
The France team especially hopes to bring the big first trophy to the showcase of the women's team.
A very promising team
In the world of football, this France team is almost an anomaly.
On the international scene, the Blues have often been below their own expectations and it is even a glass ceiling that stands before them.
Because during their last five major competitions, the French have never gone beyond the quarter-finals.
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"I don't think we are favourites. For the moment, it seems almost impossible to me to define who will be European champion", underlines coach Corinne Deacon who does not want to talk about favorites, despite the ambition of get the title.
As for the other teams, she sees a lot of favorites.
"England already the host country, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway..."
Except that France, it remains on fourteen wins in a row and 62 goals scored, with a very renewed team since the last World Cup.
A generation led and embodied by its new star Marie-Antoinette Katoto who is following in the footsteps of her colleague Kylian MBappé.
France are among the favourites, whether they like it or not, and they will be keen to show it for their entry tonight against Italy.