Amandine Henry, the big discomfort

Reinstated by Hervé Renard in the French women’s team, Amandine Henry has withdrawn for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Except that she is already operational with her Los Angeles club!

It strangely resembles the dismissal of Karim Benzema by Didier Deschamps before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar… Discarded by Corinne Deacon (after being her captain at the 2019 World Cup), Amandine Henry has returned to the French women’s team. The talented midfielder was called up on June 6 by Hervé Renard for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Before finally forfeiting!

Affected in a calf at the start of preparation (after having missed the end of the OL season due to injuries), Henry, 33, gave up his last possible World Cup, replaced on July 7 by central defender Aïssatou Tounkara. But the Northerner could have stayed in the group of 23. She is now able to play, while the Blues have just won their second pool match, against Brazil (2-1).

On the bench in Los Angeles

Hired by Angel City to evolve in the US elite (the NWSL), Amandine Henry resumed training last Tuesday on the side of Los Angeles. ” My calf is fine now I can play “, she launched, when France had just started its Australian World Cup with a 0-0 against Jamaica. The midfielder, however, remained on the bench during Angel City’s game against Portland on Sunday.

It is therefore without Henry, nor Griedge Mbock, Delphine Cascarino or Marie-Antoinette Katoto (all unavailable) that the EDFF left for Pays d’Oz. That makes a lot. Wendie Renard and her teammates face Panama on Wednesday (12 p.m. French time), to finish at the top of their group, before playing a potential knockout round of 16 disaster against Germany, which should finish in 2nd place in their pool.