We had no longer seen the French Football Women's team since December 3, 2024. More than two and a half months after their friendly defeat against Spain (2-4), the girls of Laurent Bonadei were out Friday evening on the side of Toulouse, on the occasion of their first match in the Nations League against Norway. With a key victory, on a single goal signed Marie-Antoinette Katoto (1-0).
The Paris Saint-Germain attacker was not holder, replaced at the start by Melvine Malard. The first period was of an abyssal offensive poverty for the Blue which, although with a 63%ball possession, pulled only once, without even framing. And finally more attempts on the Norwegian side, without so much more realism (one shot on four). Enough to join the locker room on a sad 0-0.
Katoto changes the situation
And then things changed during the second act. Entrance to the time of play, Marie-Antoinette Katoto brought a little more going to the tricolor attack. Month of a quarter of an hour later, the PSG player opened the brand on a pass from Selma Bacha (1-0, 73rd). It will therefore be the one and only goal of the game, sufficient to offer this first success of the year 2025 to Laurent Bonadei who sees his protégés seizing the first place in group 2 since Iceland and Switzerland have their Side draw (0-0).
Iceland will be the next opponent of the French. It will be in four days on February 25 on the side of the Marie-Marvingt stadium in Le Mans. A meeting for which Kadidiatou Diani and hers will go well favorite since France has not lost since seven games against the Icelanders, the last victory of the latter dating back to June 16, 2007.
