Women's World Cup Group F guide: France and Brazil to battle for top spot
France
Goalkeepers: Solene Durand (Guingamp), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Constance Picaud (PSG).
Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Estelle Cascarino (Man Utd), Elisa De Almeida (PSG), Sakina Karchaoui (PSG), Maelle Lakrar (Montpellier), Eve Perisset (Chelsea), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Aissatou Tounkara (Man Utd).
Midfielders: Kenza Dali (Aston Villa), Laurina Fazer (PSG), Grace Geyoro (PSG), Lea Le Garrec (FC Fleury), Amel Majri (Lyon), Sandie Toletti (Real Madrid).
Forwards: Viviane Asseyi (West Ham), Vicki Becho (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (PSG), Naomie Feller (Real Madrid), Eugenie Le Sommer (Lyon), Clara Mateo (Paris FC).
Coach: Herve Renard.
One of the most experienced coaches in international football. He’s led Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Zambia and Angola in the men’s game, winning two Africa Cup of Nations titles. He replaced Corinne Diacre in March.
World ranking: 5.
Star player: Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
The PSG striker, 24, is starting to become a real global star having scored 10 goals in qualifying. It’s 26 in just 32 caps so far.
One to watch: Selma Bacha.
Lyon attacking left-back who earned rave reviews when France reached the semi-finals at the Euros in England last year.
Reasons to be cheerful: A perfect record of 10 wins out of 10 in qualifying tells you a lot about France’s quality, and most of their squad play in France’s strong domestic league.
Cause for concern: Former coach Diacre was ousted after some players refused to play under her. Are there still rifts in the camp?
Verdict: Having lost to Germany in the Euro 2022 semi-finals, this is France’s chance to show their recent progress can take them a step further. They’ve never finished higher than fourth.
Prediction:
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