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12:04
At the beginning, Jamaica countered boldly and was very present in the duels. After a long ball, the underdog takes the first corner of the game. Renard can clear the cross from the right at the first post.
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12:01
The World Cup has now also started for France and Jamaica, the ball is rolling! France will wear blue shirts today and Jamaica will wear black shirts.
11:44
In addition to France and Jamaica, Brazil and Panama are also in Group F. France and Brazil will probably decide between themselves to win the group and are highly favored to advance in this group. So it would almost take a miracle for Jamaica to reach the knockout rounds. At the last World Cup, Jamaica lost out in the preliminary round, while France lost to the USA in the quarter-finals.
11:34
Jamaica, on the other hand, will be deep and will try to keep France’s attacking efforts away from their own goal. Because Eugénie Le Sommer is not particularly strong in the French attacking center, it makes sense to steer France onto the flanks in order to provoke crosses. If you can win the ball yourself, long balls to the physically strong Khadija Shaw could be the method of choice. The Manchester City striker could overwhelm the French defense thanks to her high individual class.
11:26
France’s new coach Hervé Renard will start his team in the 4-3-3 formation. Their star is the veteran striker Eugénie Le Sommer, who is not only extremely dangerous in goal, but also gets involved time and again in the combination game. Your mobility could be the key to victory today. Against deep Jamaicans it will take dynamic passes and runs to break through the opposing defense. In their friendlies, Jamaica conceded two goals on average – so it’s always vulnerable.
11:11
Although France lost the last preparation game for the World Cup 0-1 against hosts Australia, they are going into the game today as the clear favourites. At last year’s European Championships, they made it to the semi-finals, where they narrowly lost 2-1 to Germany. Jamaica also lost their pre-season game against Australia and will be the underdog today. Striker Khadija Shaw, who has already scored 56 goals in 38 international matches, gives hope.
10:57
Hello and welcome to the Group F World Cup opening match! France meets Jamaica at 12pm at the Sydney Football Stadium. The referee of the game is Maria Carvajal from Chile.