Martin Lange, edited by Loane Nader 09:02, April 11, 2023

This Tuesday evening, the team of Les Bleues will face that of Canada in a friendly match. The new coach Hervé Renard will once again be able to test his method, effective against Colombia with a 5-2 victory for the French. But are the Canadians a strong opponent this time?

Les Bleues are preparing for a test clash with the Canadian team on Tuesday. Indeed, if the victory was won easily against Colombia last Friday (5-2), the women's football team faces this Tuesday night a major opponent. What for? Simply, because the Canadians hold the title of Olympic champions with sixth place in the FIFA rankings, just behind the Blues.

If the Canadian team is expected to be the next World Cup in three months, Hervé Renard, the new coach, sees it as an excellent test to evaluate his players: "It's a rigorous, well-organized team. High-level opposition is to be expected. But as we are also a high-level team, it will make a good game," he said. "So it's up to us to negotiate these kinds of games that are a kind of rehearsal before the big ones, which will take place at the World Cup."

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The Canadian team in conflict with its federation

The North Americans, in full conflict with their federation, are preparing for the championship in a tense context. At their last rally, the players organized a strike, not for the departure of their coach Bev Priestman but to denounce budget cuts and demand equal pay. A fight that the Blues have followed closely, like Eugenie Le Sommer.

"It's still a team that is Olympic champions, so to see that it is in conflict, it's damaging for women's football and I think that on these subjects, we are quite supportive," she said. This Tuesday evening, the match will take place at the Marie Marie-Marvingt stadium in Le Mans, the first stadium with more than 20,000 seats, to bear a female name, quite a symbol.