2023-07-20 22:49:26
Eugénie Le Sommer will play her fourth World Cup. JB Autissier / JB Autissier / Panoramic
INTERVIEW – Set aside for two years by Corinne Deacon, the striker is back in the fore when approaching her 4th World Cup (July 20-August 20).
For two long years, Eugénie Le Sommer believed that her career in the France team had come to a halt on April 13, 2021, during a friendly defeat against the United States (0-2). In virtual indifference, due to a conflict with the coach of the time, Corinne Deacon. And then suddenly, at the end of March, Hervé Renard was appointed in her place and the horizon turned blue again for the top scorer in the history of the France team (89 achievements in 179 selections). So much so that here she is at the foot of a new challenge, at 34: trying to take Les Bleues to the final of a World Cup (organized in Australia and New Zealand), which will be her 4th on a personal level.
Eugénie, were you afraid that you would never experience a major competition again in the jersey of the France team?
Eugenie Le Sommer: Yes. I don’t know if we can talk about fear per se, but in my head, I was thinking that this match against the United States on April 13, 2021…
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