A few minutes after the elimination of Les Bleues against Australia, in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup (0-0, 7-6 on tab), coach Hervé Renard spoke.
The blow was hard to take. Very hard even, for a French team which hoped to qualify this Saturday for the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup. But against the Australians, Hervé Renard’s daughters were unable to take the advantage during the time regulation, no more than during extra time, and were forced to go through the penalty shootout. An exercise that finally smiled on the “Matildas” (0-0, 7-6 on tab). Hervé Renard reacted to this departure from the road.
Obviously disappointed, the successor of Corinne Deacon immediately wanted to see the positive at the microphone of France 2. ” We lost, but tonight we have to be proud of the girls. They had an exceptional match. It went right to left and left to right. To say who deserved the most is difficult. So congratulations to Australia and congratulations to all the staff who did a wonderful job. You have to keep your head up and think about the Olympics. We must always persevere and be proud of what they have done.”
“Fate has chosen”
As for the objective given to him by the French Football Federation (to reach the last four of the World Cup), Hervé Renard tried to find explanations for the match of the day. ” We have an entire stadium and a nation against us. We had an exceptional match. It’s football, it’s fate that has chosen. “And the coach to conclude on a note of fair play. “Good luck Australia. We deserved to do better, but that’s how it is.”
