The Blue XI, completely upset by Herve Renard, could not resist the Irish attacks, conceding three goals in a row in the last half hour (3-1). However, the French team does not lose first place in Group 3 of Euro 2025.

The result is speculative, but it will be difficult for the French team, who face Colombia in Dessins on July 25, nine days before their entry into the Olympic Games. This Tuesday, the French coach and former LOSC coach decided to lead a reshuffled team. But the usual substitutes weren't on hand, and even when three starters came on, the match changed. Denis O'Sullivan (67′) and Julie-Ann Russell (76′) let Ireland take advantage and they never let up. Despite a low score by Delfin Cascarino (79′), the Blues couldn't muster enough pace to make the difference. Even worse, a final Irish gain from a corner extinguished all French hopes (Anna Patten, 90′).

The win represented the first three points collected for Ireland behind Sweden, England and France. A British team neutralized by Sweden left top spot to the Blues, who had qualified before even playing on this final day.

Composition of Blues: Picard – Perisset, Lacreur (Gioro 62′), Zamora, Cascarino – Le Garec (Catotto 81′), Henry, Bacha – Becho, Dufour (Diani 70′), Baltimore (Cascarino 46′, D’Almeida) 62′

Herve Renard's response

The coach of the French women's team was far from thrilled with the result at the final whistle: “I will measure my words, otherwise I will be very harsh. We weren't equal, that's all. Ironically, the positive point is that we topped a very difficult group, so we will be seeded for Euro 2025. The rest lacked determination, commitment and technical precision. To be good enough for you in football »relays The group.

He expressed his dismay at the chances given to the substitutes. They didn't get: “This defeat is logical, we have come around. We returned a bad copy, for which I apologize. When you change an entire team, it's never easy for the players because there's a lack of automation. But they are there to prove the coach wrong and earn their place. We are not going to doom or panic, and open a completely different page. We know what to expect. Maybe we just relaxed a bit and our minds were elsewhere. Even if it wasn't a watchword.”He said a few days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.