The coach of the French women’s team, Hervé Renard, had a huge fit of anger in added time for the World Cup match won against Brazil (2-1) on Saturday.
Despite 14 degrees in mercury, but under the sun of Brisbane, Hervé Renard took out his famous white shirt for the 2nd meeting of the French women’s team at the 2023 World Cup (in Australia and New Zealand), for a extremely important victory against Brazil. A headed goal from Wendie Renard, 10 minutes from the end, allowed Les Bleues to top their group.
The tricolor coach broke down after the additional time of the meeting (which was 7 minutes). While the referee gave a last chance free kick to the Seleçao, Renard complained to the 4th referee and then had a fight with a member of the opposing staff (Swedish coach Pia Sundhage). His deputy and even Eugénie Le Sommer retained Hervé Renard, who received a warning.
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🇬🇧 Magnificent reaction of the Bleues who take the lead of their group before the last group match!
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Nine minutes of added time
“ Additional time had passed before the free kick. It was already over, there were no more replacements or injured players. In the end, we played nine minutes, so that’s why I was not happy “, reacted the 54-year-old Savoyard in a press conference after the meeting, as reported The Team.
Important clarification (which escapes the general public): the additional time established by the central referee (and displayed by the 4th referee) is a minimum additional time, which therefore leaves the possibility for the referee to exceed the time indicated. Hervé Renard, if he won the CAN twice and had a crazy 2022 World Cup with Saudi Arabia in Qatar, may have forgotten it.
