2023-08-08 15:05:41
Every day throughout the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, 20 Minutes provides an update on the highlights of the competition. This Tuesday, we come back to the qualification of Colombia against Jamaica (1-0), but also to the rant of the Nigerians, who insistently claim their bonuses for this World Cup (and not only). Finally, we will come back to the management of Hervé Renard, who managed after four games to offer playing time to his 20 outfield players, thanks to the demonstration (4-0) against Morocco.
The Super Falcons still upset against their federation
Round of 16 in the World Cup and on the verge of a colossal feat against England on Monday (0-0, 2-4 on penalties), the Nigerian players are still angry with their federation. “The Super Falcons believe that it is now time for the Nigerian Football Federation to honor its commitments and pay the amounts due,” said a statement on Tuesday from Fifpro, the players’ union. It is therefore a question here of bonuses, internship allowances and unpaid expenses, some of which date back to 2021. If they waited for their elimination to resume the battle which opposes them to their leaders, this had almost led to the boycott of their first World Cup match against Canada (July 21).
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Randy Waldrum’s players had finally agreed to put their demands on hold to focus on the tournament. “The team is extremely frustrated that they had to sue the Football Federation of Nigeria for these payments before and during the tournament and may have to continue to do so afterwards. It is regrettable that the players had to challenge their own federation at such an important moment in their careers”, also explains the press release provided by Fifpro.
Colombia pierces the Jamaican wall
All it takes is a careless mistake, a marking error in this case, to ruin a long-term job. The Jamaican team learned this the hard way on Tuesday during the round of 16 against Colombia. And this while having the bad idea of forgetting the excellent Catalina Usme on the right of the penalty area. A delicious control and a shot adjusted later (1-0, 51st), poof, soared the Jamaican invincibility in this tournament during the entire group stage.
We can still enjoy the nugget of Real Madrid Linda Caicedo in this World Cup, after qualifying for the quarter-finals of Colombia, victorious this Tuesday from Jamaica (1-0). – Nicholson/UK Sports Pics/SIPA
It didn’t take much more for the Colombians to snatch qualification after a barely average match. Next stop, England on Saturday. The “Reggae Girlz”, who played their first knockout phase in two appearances, nevertheless left the competition with their heads held high: they had achieved a feat by eliminating Brazil in their group, after standing up to the Blues.
Hervé Renard in an armchair to spin
It is difficult to have a better context than the France-Panama (6-3) and France-Morocco (4-0) sequence to get everyone involved in the party. But it must be recognized that Hervé Renard is doing very well so far to find a mix between a starting team that emerges and substitutes who have all had the right to tread (at least) an Australian lawn. It was not easy, with the obvious exception of the two substitute goalkeepers (Solène Durand and Constance Picaud), to call on the 20 outfield players. Laurina Fazer and Viviane Asseyi were able to come into play for the first time against Panama.
All that was missing was Naomie Feller and Aïssatou Tounkara. It was therefore for this Tuesday, respectively in place of Eugénie Le Sommer (81st) and Sakina Karchaoui (90th). It still smells of the group living well, before a huge test in the quarter-finals against Australia, right? Here, we leave you for this newspaper of May 8 by summarizing the four posters of the quarter-finals of this World Cup:
Spain – Netherlands, Friday August 11 (3 a.m.) in Wellington (New Zealand)Japan – Sweden, Friday August 11 (9:30 a.m.) in Auckland (New Zealand)France – Australia, Saturday August 12 (9 a.m.) in Brisbane (Australia) England-Colombia, Saturday August 12 (12:30 p.m.) in Sydney (Australia)
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