While Les Bleues were ousted by Australia in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup (0-0, 7-6, on tab), the future of Wendie Renard in the France team is hardly in doubt.
Wendie Renard was expected at the turn. First putschist declared during the episode which led to the sidelining of the tricolor coach Corinne Deacon, the defender knew that she would not have the right to make mistakes during the 2023 World Cup. And if the Blue failed in their objective of reaching the last four of the competition, there is however not much to complain about the services offered by Renard. What convince her to continue the adventure despite her thirty-three years just reached.
A desire to continue the tricolor adventure which is explained in particular by the close presence of the 2024 Olympic Games which will take place in a year and in which the French women’s team will obviously participate. During her short stint in the mixed zone on Saturday, just after leaving the road against Australia, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, Wendie Renard also mentioned the aftermath of the World Cup.
“Most Important”
“JI am proud to be French (…). We have to build on that and come back stronger. “A return which will not wait a year since by then, the Blue will have several important stages on their way, including six matches of the League of Nations, without forgetting the qualifiers for Euro 2025.
While her coach called her ” most important player in the locker room“, the experienced Wendie Renard will therefore, in all likelihood and as assumed The Team in its Sunday edition, continue to wear the armband, at least until the Paris Olympics. On August 10, 2024, she would see herself lifting the trophy with the France team.
