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Women's World Cup qualifying - France edge Wales 2-1
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- Substitute Helen Ward wins 100th Wales cap
- Sophie Ingle deflected goal gives Wales hope
- O'Sullivan blunder gifts Marie-Antoinette Katoto France's second
- Wendie Renard heads France in front from corner
- Kadidiatou Diani hits post for France
- France top Group I with seven wins from seven
Match Stats
Home TeamWalesAway TeamFrance
- Possession
- Home29%
- Away71%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away5
- Corners
- Home3
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away13
Line-ups
Wales
Formation 4-2-3-1
1O'Sullivan
5Roberts14Ladd3Evans13Rowe
8James4Ingle
11Harding10Fishlock18Holland
20Jones
- 1O'Sullivan
- 5Roberts
- 14Ladd
- 3Evans
- 13Rowe
- 8James
- 4Ingle
- 11HardingSubstituted forMorganat 90+1'minutes
- 10Fishlock
- 18HollandBooked at 43minsSubstituted forWardat 90+2'minutes
- 20Jones
Substitutes
- 2Woodham
- 6Green
- 7Ward
- 9Williams
- 12Clark
- 15Hughes
- 16Estcourt
- 17Walters
- 19Wynne
- 21Soper
- 22Filbey
- 23Morgan
France
Formation 4-3-3
21Peyraud-Magnin
2Périsset19Mbock Bathy3Renard7Karchaoui
6Toletti14Bilbault8Geyoro
11Diani9Katoto20Cascarino
- 21Peyraud-Magnin
- 2PérissetSubstituted forPalisat 89'minutes
- 19Mbock Bathy
- 3Renard
- 7Karchaoui
- 6TolettiSubstituted forDaliat 77'minutes
- 14Bilbault
- 8GeyoroSubstituted forTorrentat 89'minutes
- 11Diani
- 9KatotoSubstituted forMateoat 77'minutes
- 20CascarinoSubstituted forBaltimoreat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Durand
- 4Torrent
- 5Tounkara
- 10Palis
- 12Sarr
- 13Morroni
- 15Dali
- 16Chavas
- 17Baltimore
- 18Asseyi
- 22Mateo
- 23Cissoko
- Referee:
- Jana Adamkova
- Attendance:
- 4,553
Scores
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Friday 8th April 2022
FT - AustriaAustria3Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland1
FT - NetherlandsNetherlands12CyprusCyprus0
FT - WalesWales1FranceFrance2
FT - KazakhstanKazakhstan0SloveniaSlovenia2
FT - MoldovaMoldova0CroatiaCroatia1
FT - HungaryHungary7Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands0
FT - RomaniaRomania1SwitzerlandSwitzerland1
FT - MaltaMalta0DenmarkDenmark2
FT - EstoniaEstonia1GreeceGreece3
FT - ItalyItaly7LithuaniaLithuania0
FT - SlovakiaSlovakia1FinlandFinland1
FT
As It Stood
Filter by section. Currently selected: Women's World Cup Q
A
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 15 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
4 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | |
5 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0 |
B
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 15 | |
2 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 6 | |
4 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | |
5 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40 | -38 | 0 |
C
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |
2 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
4 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 1 |
D
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 18 | |
2 | Austria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 13 | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 13 | |
4 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | -26 | 3 | |
5 | North Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 38 | -32 | 3 | |
6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 46 | -44 | 0 |
E
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denmark | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 18 | |
2 | Football Union of Russia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |
3 | Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 | |
4 | Bos-Herze | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 4 | |
5 | Malta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 4 | |
6 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 3 |
F
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 16 | |
2 | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 13 | |
3 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
4 | Albania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7 | |
5 | Kosovo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 4 | |
6 | Armenia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | -46 | 0 |
G
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 18 | |
2 | Italy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 15 | |
3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
4 | Croatia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 4 | |
5 | Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 1 | |
6 | Moldova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 |
H
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 18 | |
2 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |
3 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
4 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 7 | |
5 | Israel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 0 | |
6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 0 |
I
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 18 | |
2 | Wales | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |
3 | Slovenia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 11 | |
4 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 7 | |
5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | -19 | 0 | |
6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | -26 | 0 |
Live Reporting
Gareth Vincent
All times stated are UK
Hundred up for Helen?
Wales v France (19:45 BST)
Helen Ward begins on the bench tonight, but it will be a special occasion for the 35-year-old striker should make an appearance.
Ward, Wales' all-time record goalscorer with 44, has 99 caps.
She has spoken in the lead-up to tonight's game about Welsh progress, retirement and combining football with motherhood - as well as the "pinnacle" that would be a place at the World Cup.
You can read more from a Welsh footballing legend here.
Team news - Defensive changes for France
Wales v France (19:45 BST)
There are three changes to the France side which started against Wales in their last qualifier.
They all come at the back, with captain Wendie Renard, Sakina Karchaoui and Griedge Mbock Bathy selected by Corinne Diacre.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto, scorer of nine goals already in this World Cup qualifying campaign, leads the French line.
France: Peyraud-Magnin, Perisset, Renard (capt), Mbock Bathy, Karchaoui, Diani, Bilbault, Toletti, Geyoro, Katoto, D Cascarino.
Subs: Durand, Chavas, Torrent, Tounkara, Palis, Sarr, Morroni, Dali, Baltimore, Asseyi, Mateo, Cissoko.
Team news - Rowe and Holland return for Wales
Wales v France (19:45 BST)
Wales make two changes to the side which started their last World Cup qualifying game, against France last November.
Kayleigh Green is suspended after being sent off in the France defeat, with Ceri Holland taking her place in the front three.
The other change is at left-back, where fit-again Rachel Rowe replaces Esther Morgan.
Wales: O'Sullivan, Roberts, Ladd, Evans, Rowe, James, Ingle (c), Fishlock, Harding, Jones, Holland.
Subs: Clark, Soper, Woodham, J Green, Ward, Williams, Hughes, Estcourt, Walters, Wynne, Filbey, F Morgan.
Welcome to Llanelli
Wales v France (19:45 BST)
Hello and welcome to Llanelli, where Wales face group heavyweights France in World Cup qualifying tonight.
It has been a positive campaign so far for Wales, who are looking to reach a first major tournament in their history.
But qualifiers do not come much tougher than this.
France, who are ranked third in the world by Fifa, top Group I having won all six of their games to date.
Kick-off is not far away on what may be a landmark night for one Wales player, Helen Ward, so let's begin with a look at the teams.