Cyrille de La Morinerie, edited by Solène Leroux 2:49 p.m., July 18, 2022, modified at 2:50 p.m., July 18, 2022

The French women's football team has already qualified for the quarter-finals of the Women's Euro which is being played in England.

The match she plays this Monday evening is therefore without stakes, but the Blue want to stay in a good dynamic, it is about their confidence for the rest of the competition.

The French women's football team ends its group stage at the Euro this Monday evening.

A match against Iceland without stakes, since they are already qualified and assured of first place in the group.

But they will have to try to maintain the good momentum.

It's important for confidence, but also for statistics because the French, in the event of a victory on Monday evening, would equal the best series of successes in their history, established ten years ago now, or 17 victories in a row.

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Second challenge: do better than in the previous match, a narrow victory against the Belgians, two goals to one, and then also treat the second half.

This is not the strong point of the French women who, in general, start the meeting with their feet on the floor, before weakening.

This was the case at the very start of the Euro against Italy, with five goals scored in the first period and no goals in the second.

Play without Katoto

Finally, the Bleues, orphans of Marie-Antoinette Katoto, the Kylian Mbappé of women's football, seriously injured in the knee, must adapt, find solutions before the quarter-final of the Euro against the Netherlands, defending champions, Saturday.

This is why the French do not take this match against Iceland lightly, confirms coach Corinne Deacon: "The group is concentrated. Even if the match does not count for our qualification, does not count for first place. , it is important for us. We want to maintain a momentum of victory", she assures.

"We want to continue to keep this confidence that we have. So no need to argue with the players about the motivational aspect."

The French will have to manage their efforts in a stifling atmosphere tonight at New York Stadium in Rotherham.

It will be 34 degrees there at kick-off.