France 2-1 Brazil: Captain Wendie Renard scores winner in Women's World Cup thriller

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Captain Wendie Renard headed a precocious victor arsenic France bushed Brazil successful a thrilling crippled successful Brisbane astatine the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup.

Eugenie le Sommer enactment the French up aft 17 minutes, earlier Debinha pulled Brazil level successful the 2nd half.

But Renard - who had been an wounded uncertainty - headed successful the decisive extremity with 7 minutes to go.

There was extremity to extremity enactment arsenic 2 of the pre-tournament favourites delivered a crippled which lived up to expectations.

Brazil would person qualified for the past 16 with triumph but alternatively indispensable hold until the last matchday to effort to publication a spot.

Pia Sundhage's broadside conscionable Jamaica successful their last radical match, portion France instrumentality connected Panama. Both games volition beryllium played connected 2 August, kicking disconnected astatine 11.00 BST.

Captain Renard inspires her troops

Following a disappointing gully successful their opening crippled against Jamaica and fittingness concerns for cardinal players - successful peculiar Renard, who started having been interaction and spell with a calf occupation - this was a marque oregon interruption crippled for France.

The stakes were further heightened by a frenetic ambiance successful Brisbane, wherever the overwhelming bulk of fans were successful the yellowish shirts of Brazil. When the Brazilian anthem was sung, you could person closed your eyes and imagined you were successful the Maracana.

But France roseate to the challenge, arsenic their 2 on-pitch leaders - Renard, and all-time apical scorer Le Sommer - took charge.

Their archetypal extremity was excellent. Sakina Karchaoui started the determination with a left-footed transverse from deep, Kadidiatou Diani kept it live and Le Sommer was determination with a perfectly cushioned header to steer the shot past Brazil keeper Leticia.

It was her 90th extremity successful 181 caps, and calms concerns astir the French onslaught pursuing the blunt showing versus Jamaica. The instrumentality of Selma Bacha pursuing wounded was an added boost.

Even much telling were the celebrations. Goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin ran to the seat and jumped into a scrum of astir 10 celebrating substitutes. Manager Renard joined successful too, high-fiving everyone.

Then, arsenic it appeared they would person to settee for 1 point, Renard arrived astatine the backmost station unmarked to caput successful Bacha's heavy corner.

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France

Squad number16Player namePeyraud-Magnin
Squad number22Player namePérisset
Squad number2Player nameLakrar
Squad number3Player nameRenard
Squad number7Player nameKarchaoui
Squad number15Player nameDali
Squad number8Player nameGeyoro
Squad number6Player nameToletti
Squad number13Player nameBacha
Squad number9Player nameLe Sommer
Squad number11Player nameDiani

Squad number17Player nameLe Garrec
Squad number23Player nameBècho

Brazil

Squad number12Player nameLelê
Squad number2Player nameAntônia
Squad number14Player nameLauren
Squad number4Player nameRafaelle Souza
Squad number6Player nameTamires
Squad number17Player nameAry Borges
Squad number21Player nameKerolin
Squad number5Player nameLuana
Squad number11Player nameAdriana
Squad number18Player nameGeyse Ferreira
Squad number9Player nameDebinha

Squad number7Player nameAndressa Alves
Squad number8Player nameAna Vitória
Squad number10Player nameMarta
Squad number16Player nameBia Zaneratto
Squad number19Player nameMônica

Line-ups

France

Formation 4-4-2

16Peyraud-Magnin
22Périsset
2Lakrar
3Renard
7KarchaouiBooked astatine 69mins
15DaliBooked astatine 11minsSubstituted forLe Garrecat 87'minutes
8Geyoro
6TolettiBooked astatine 29mins
13Bacha
9Le SommerSubstituted forBèchoat 65'minutes
11Diani

Substitutes

1Durand
4Fazer
5de Almeida
10Majri
12Matéo
14Tounkara
17Le Garrec
18Asseyi
19Feller
20Cascarino
21Picaud
23Bècho

Brazil

Formation 4-4-2

12Izidoro Lima da Silva
2da Costa SilvaSubstituted forHickmann Alvesat 85'minutes
14Leal Costa
4Leone Carvalho de Souza
6Dias de Britto
17Alves BorgesSubstituted forAngélica Kliemaschewsk de Araújoat 86'minutes
21Israel Ferraz
5Bertolucci PaixãoBooked astatine 44mins
11Leal da SilvaSubstituted forZaneratto Joãoat 80'minutes
18da Silva FerreiraSubstituted forAlves da Silvaat 61'minutes
9de OliveiraSubstituted forVieira da Silva Veigaat 86'minutes

Substitutes

1do Monte Barbosa
3Sousa Feitoza
7Alves da Silva
8Angélica Kliemaschewsk de Araújo
10Vieira da Silva Veiga
13Santos Nhaia
15Ferreira Sampaio
16Zaneratto João
19Hickmann Alves
20Alonso Costantino
22Gomes Rodrigues
23Nunes da Silva

Referee:Kate Jacewicz

Attendance:49,378

Live Text

Match ends, France 2, Brazil 1.
Second Half ends, France 2, Brazil 1.
Attempt blocked. Bia Zaneratto (Brazil) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kerolin with a headed pass.
Foul by Selma Bacha (France).
Kerolin (Brazil) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Selma Bacha (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Sandie Toletti with a headed pass.
Foul by Grace Geyoro (France).
Kerolin (Brazil) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Léa Le Garrec (France) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Grace Geyoro.
Substitution, France. Léa Le Garrec replaces Kenza Dali.
Attempt missed. Mônica (Brazil) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Luana pursuing a corner.
Substitution, Brazil. Marta replaces Debinha.
Substitution, Brazil. Ana Vitória replaces Ary Borges.
Substitution, Brazil. Mônica replaces Antônia.
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Ève Périsset.
Goal! France 2, Brazil 1. Wendie Renard (France) header from the near broadside of the six gait container to the apical close corner. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, France. Conceded by Lauren.
Foul by Vicki Bècho (France).

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