A long time a meeting for the French female team had to progress outside the quarterfinals of a large tournament, but Laurent Bonadei did not announce any goals before the euro in 2025. years and now dreams of their match against Germany.

On Saturday evening in Basel, French The team will have to face their demons: quarterfinals and their noire blête, Germany.

At the last European Championship, Les Bleus were eliminated in the semifinal against the Germans. Since this failure is in 2022, the French suffered two further disappointments: in the quarterfinals of the World Cup 2023. years, and then in the quarterfinals of 1924 Olympic Games.

In total, they were eliminated eight times at this phase of competition in the main tournaments, which became known as the “glass ceiling” in journalism jargon.

When Herve Renard took over the coach of French women’s football, “the man who helped Les Bleus was, but Laurent Bonadei had always spoken that he wanted to put a” three-year project in place. ” In other words, the duration of his contract as a number one on the helm of Les Bleues.

Before the tournament, there was no longer a speech on setting goals. France, from the top 10 in FIFA ranking, has become “outsiders” and started their euro with ambition “I am going as much as possible”.

But with three victories in three matches in the death group after 11 consecutive victories in all competitions, France are now dreaming greater.

“This group progressed a little faster than I imagined and that’s good. It gives us a bigger ambition for this euro” said Bonadei, who suggested at the beginning of the competition that if they failed SwitzerlandExperience would be useful for the next world cup.

Breakthrough rather than glass ceilings

Players themselves can no longer see the content of the exit to the group.

“Yeah, a quarterfinal ejection would be a failure“” Sandie Toletti told a press conference on Thursday. We are competitors and we have ambitions.

With her, Sakina Karchaoui reminded us: “We are a new group with new coaching staff. No players played France vs Germany in the current detachment, so we are a new generation with new ambitions. We must remain humble, but we must keep our determination to win.”

In front of the press, Laurent Bonadei refused to raise the question of the glass ceiling of the quarterfinal, which rather instead of the more positive equivalent:

“I’d rather talk about the milestones we’ve accomplished. As a project, which was underway since last October, he thought that this team went out of strength.

“There were a friendly stage of the nation, and then this group that was announced as a group of death, but the team took another step forward. So tomorrow I have a lot of confidence in them to make it through this phase.”

Although insisting that France are not in favorites in this quarter against a stunned German side, a beat of 4-1 Sweden In his last group of plays, but with history of eight European championships on their behalf, Bonadei sees another strong signal that his team should no longer be taken lightly:

“That the German coaching was thinking about the defense of five men, although he would sincerely surprise me, it means that he was afraid to receive targets against a team that has reached an average of three per match in the last ten months.

“And if the big football nations start thinking like that, it means that we really progress and we will be in a position at some point to go past a quarterfinals.”

Les Bleues thinking outside the fourth?

The apostle of positivism, coach Les Bleus believes in the ability of his players to “play the event” and “Check that only a match”, not just another quarter-final on which the adventure could all the end.

Griedge Mbock, Captain of this side, but on the bench from the beginning of the competition, supports these comments: “We are calm because we worked hard. We are on the winning track that gave us a lot of confidence. We are sure of our forces.

Bonadei is not planned to return to France on Saturday night and is already looking in advance in potentially semifinals. Although he usually announces his day before the game, former Herve Renard assistant changed the plans for this quarterfinal, explaining:

“Expecting another half, the end of the match, scenarios … Our goal is to play three matches in eight days. When I know who is qualified for the semifinals between Switzerland and Spain, I will clear the idea of how I will arrange.”

Clear proof that the quarterfinals no longer scare Les Bleus.

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