Back in the France team, under the leadership of Hervé Renard, Eugénie Le Sommer regained her efficiency and broke records during the 2023 World Cup.
Corinne Deacon had put her in the closet, Hervé Renard reopened the doors of the France team to her. And the choice of the current tricolor coach clearly seems to be the right one. Because since his first match for two years with the Blues, played on April 7 against Colombia, the tricolor striker is again investigating the goals. Six goals out of the last eight outings of the French team, the Olympique Lyonnais player has regained her feelings. What also afford some records.
First there was this goal against Brazil, during the group stage of the 2023 World Cup. An uncrossed header which allowed her to pass Marie-Laure Delie (5) and become the top scorer in the France team in the World Cup. But Le Sommer did not stop there since she has since scored two new goals, enough to bring her own record to eight goals.
A historic double
The thirty-four-year-old (and eighty-two-day-old) player therefore scored twice against Morocco (4-0) on Tuesday, contributing greatly to the qualification of Les Bleues for the quarter-finals of the World Cup jointly organized by Australia. and New Zealand. Her famous double against the Moroccans also allowed her to make history as she became the oldest player to score two goals in the knockout phase of a World Cup.
To try to continue to climb towards the heights and perhaps do better than what she had succeeded with the Blue in 2011 (fourth place in the World Cup), Eugénie Le Sommer will have to continue to gain momentum. Hervé Renard and his teammates have full confidence in her for this.
