Eugénie Le Sommer admits it, the France team did not expect to cross paths with Morocco in the round of 16 of the World Cup.
And so it will be… Morocco. In the round of 16 of the World Cup, the France team will face the Atlas Lionesses, who created a huge sensation in the 1st round by leaving the group of Germany. Who could have predicted this? Not the Blues anyway.
“It’s true that it’s a surprise even if we know that everything is possible, admitted Eugénie Le Sommer at a press conference this Friday. The probability was very low, that’s the beauty. We were the first surprises. We were thinking of Germany or Colombia, Morocco decided otherwise. »
Morocco had however started its competition with a rout against Germany (0-6). But Reynald Pedros’ players followed up with two historic successes against South Korea and Colombia. Enough to encourage the Blues to be cautious.
“We keep our line of conduct, we don’t look down on anyone, warns Le Sommer. There are no more small teams, at least on paper. With heart, by giving everything, everything is possible. We will be attentive, we have humility, we don’t take ourselves for others. Morocco is inferior on paper but when you see who they have released and where they are, it’s that this team has qualities. »
