This is a high profile quarter final match up at the Women’s Euro 2017 and it was never looking on the cards when the draw was made. With England and France both expected to have won their groups at a canter, these should have been kept apart in the draw. But France’s struggles to qualify from their group (an easier group than England’s) saw them finish second to Austria and now this is the result. A massive quarter final match up where one of the stronger nations in the tournament will take a tumble early.
So the French are a little out of form having only gone W1 D2 in the group stage. At 1-0 down against the Swiss in their final group stage match, they were going home until they found an equaliser. So they just squeaked through in contrast to England’s Lionesses who won all three of their group stage matches, scoring ten goals in those games along the way. They will be running high on confidence and certainly have the scoring power in Jodi Taylor and Toni Duggan to make an impact.
But England have not beaten France since back in 1974. From the 21 previous meetings between the two nations, France have a commanding W10 D9 L2 record against the English and have beaten them in each of the last three major tournaments.
England’s Lionesses will need all of their defensive grit and quality up front to muscle their way through this one as France are much better than what they have shown so far at the tournament
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