MONTREAL: France’s women soccer team will be bidding to pull off the greatest exploits in their history in Montreal’s domed Olympic Stadium against the powerful Germany today.
France coach Philippe Bergeroo could be preparing his side for a military campaign as they take on top-ranked Germany in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.
Pointing to the fact that France has yet to hoist the Women’s World Cup trophy—its best finish was fourth place in 2011—and that Germany has already won the tournament on two occasions (in 2003 and 2007) French coach Philippe Bergeroo said that Germany is the favourite to progress to the semifinal.
Veteran German defender Saskia Bartusiak will miss the quarterfinal due to yellow card accumulation and Neid was tight-lipped about who would start in her place.
Germany’s Anja Mittag and Celia Sasic are the tournament’s leading scorers with five goals apiece; France’s Eugenie Le Sommer and Marie Laure Delie are tied in second with three goals…The winner of France-Germany will face the winner of United States-China match, who play on Friday at Lansdowne Stadium in Ottawa.
