Brazil foiled by France once more and faces uphill climb to advance at Women’s World Cup

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – France proved it’s nonetheless Brazil’s kryptonite.

A 2-1 loss on the Women’s World Cup on Saturday stretched Brazil’s winless run towards the French to 12 video games.

The result’s all too acquainted for Brazil, which misplaced to France within the quarterfinals the 2019 Women’s World Cup by the identical rating.

Brazil then employed the skilled Pia Sundhage as its head coach in hopes of creating the modifications wanted to defeat groups like France. Sundhage had coached the United States to 2 Olympic gold medals and a runner-up end within the 2011 Women’s World Cup.

This 12 months’s group options 11 first-time World Cup gamers, however regardless of the modifications Brazil is left nonetheless looking for its first win over Les Bleues. The finest they’ve managed is 5 attracts.

At least Saturday’s defeat was solely within the group stage.

“We are frustrated because of the loss,” defender and captain Rafaelle Souza mentioned.

France’s game-winning objective got here within the 83rd minute off Wendie Renard’s header from a nook kick.

Prior to the match, Brazil talked in regards to the significance of defending set items. In its 2019 World Cup loss, France’s game-winner was scored off of a set piece.

“We knew that France was good at set pieces and we knew that we struggle with this a lot of times against them,” Souza mentioned after Saturday’s loss.

Sundhage cited her group’s struggles to own the ball and mix in ways in which create scoring probabilities.

“The problem today was when you play the ball to feet, too many times we dispossessed,” she mentioned. “We were not connected. There is another way, by putting the ball behind their backline, but we were not specific and we were not precise enough.”

With a win and a loss, Brazil will put together for its ultimate Group F match towards Jamaica on Wednesday in Melbourne.

Jamaica’s victory over Panama means Brazil trails each Jamaica and France by one level.

“Now we have to look up, heads up and focus on the next game because it’s all or nothing.” Souza mentioned.

___