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Hervé Renard is expected to line up Selma Bacha and Sakina Karchaoui on Saturday evening against Brazil, while the two players were uncertain for the quarter-final of the Olympic tournament.
On Friday, the press asked the following question: would Selma Bacha and Sakina Karchaoui be present and fit enough to face Brazil on Saturday evening, in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympic tournament? For
The Teamthe answer was far from obvious, the sports media then evoking a little secrecy from Hervé Renard. But the day after this questioning, the specialized site changed its point of view and according to it, the two players will be aligned.
The uncertainty will therefore not have lasted very long. If the starting line-up of the left-back and the midfielder is now taking shape, it is in any case a big relief for the supporters of the French team, especially since the French defensive line should also record the return of the captain, Wendie Renard, victim of a minor alert which deprived her of the last match against New Zealand.
No more room for error
While waiting to learn the official team composition, Grace Geyoro and Sandie Toletti are also announced in the starting eleven in midfield. After a start to the competition that was not always very convincing despite first place in Group A, Hervé Renard’s girls are now entering a direct elimination phase. They will not have the right to make a mistake, they whose objective displayed at the start of the tournament was a medal.
Facing the Brazilians, who are deprived of Marta, who is suspended for the match, the Bleues have a good card to play. They will be able to rely on the support of the Nantes public who will come to fill the stands at La Beaujoire.
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