Thomas Sinicki, Media365: Published on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 2:07 p.m.
Get key information (date, time, broadcaster, opponent's route) for the France-Austria and Portugal-France matches in the Nations League.
Where, when and how?
If the Blues do not lose to Austria on Friday night in Rennes, they will qualify for the first semi-final of the Women's Nations League, which is based on exactly the same principle as that of the boys. This will take place in February in one of the four countries involved and will qualify the finalists for Paris 2024 (and third if the Blue Team automatically qualifies for the final). Everything indicates that the Spanish world champions, who are also performing well in their group, will be there, but it is much hotter between the Netherlands and England (Group 1) as well as between Denmark and Germany (Group 3). The French will complete the group stage on Tuesday in Portugal.
Who is the broadcaster of this meeting?
The first match between the French national team and Austria will be broadcast on France 3 at 9:10 pm, then Tuesday’s trip to Portugal will be broadcast on France 4 at 7:15 pm.
Enemies
Austria has become the main opponent of the French team, which is a surprise because Norway (the only team to take points from the Blues) is in dire straits and has to fight to stay in the first league, as they are in last place in the group. With two small dots. The French women narrowly won the first leg in September 1-0 thanks to a goal by Wendi Renard at the start of the match (the fifth). The Portuguese look a bit more mellow, even if their success in the first leg at home wasn't quite as scintillating either (2-0). However, they beat Norway (3-2) and can still dream of staying in the first league, which would be a real achievement.
What does the blue coach expect?
Hervé Renard, who remembers the “priority goal of qualifying for the Final Four”, is particularly happy with the expected enthusiasm at Roizon Park: “We are lucky because we received good news when we learned that the stadium was sold out”, and it has been since last week already. “The players will be happy. Thank you for this unconditional support because we need it. It is up to us to get the job done in this festive atmosphere.”
