Amandine Henry, Eugenie le Sommer, and Kheira Hamraoui, all experienced, are the major absentees on the 23 Bleues to the Euro (July 3 – 31), which Corinne Deacon made public Monday, and also fired Perle Morroni, Viviane Asseyi.
The France coach revealed the team to the television news channel TF1 as co-broadcaster. This group was not surprising except for Ouleymata Sarr (15 selections), attacker of Paris FC (55 caps), and the absence d’Asseyi (555 caps), one the most capped players in the Deacon era which began in 2017.
Henry’s absence was, however, expected. After public criticisms of Deacon, the ex-captain and OL midfielder of Les Bleues has not been called up since winter 2020. Hamraoui will not be in the Monday group. The defensive midfielder has not been at Paris SG in over a month. Her relations with some of her teammates and Les Bleues are strained, including with Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou diani.
In her place, the Bordelaise Ella Palais is summoned. Le Sommer, the top scorer in Les Bleues history (86 goals), wasn’t called up this season due to fierce competition in attack.
Perle Morroni, her OL teammate, has also been a substitute for the club. She will not be participating in the Euros. Selma Bacha, Sakina Karchaoui and Perle Morroni were preferred as left-back to her. Pauline Peyraud Magnin, goalkeeper, was injured and forced to give up her lining Solene Durand. She will be supported in this role by Bordelaise Mylenechavas and Messina Justine Leerond, French D2 player holder.
Goalkeepers: Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Mylene Chavas (Bordeaux), Justine Lerond (Metz)
Defenders: Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Griedge Mbock (OL), Wendie Renard (OL), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico de Madrid), Sakina Karchaoui (PSG), Selma Bacha (OL), Hawa Cissoko (West) Ham)
Milieux : Charlotte Bilbault (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton), Sandie Toletti (Levante), Grace Geyoro (PSG), Ella Palis (Bordeaux).
Forwards: Sandy Baltimore (PSG), Delphine Cascarino (OL), Kadidiatou Diani (PSG), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), Melvine Malard (OL), Clara Mateo (PFC), Ouleymata Sarr (PFC)
