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1:3 (1:0)
  • Florencia JAIMES (42')
  • Eugenie LE SOMMER (65', 80')
  • Julie MACHART (90'+3)

Referee Carol Anne CHENARD

Summary

French rebound to go through

French rebound to go through

France came from a goal behind to beat Argentina 3-1 in Santiago on Wednesday and put themselves through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008. The result, spurred in large part by the fine play of Eugenie Le Somme, also banished Argentina to an early exit from these youth finals. It was the Europeans that were asking all of the early questions, putting ...

Highlights

Line-up

ARG
FRA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Yasushi KAWAKAMI (JPN)
(FRA) Stephane PILARD
Officials
  • Referee: Carol Anne CHENARD (CAN)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Rita MUNOZ (MEX)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Milena LOPEZ (CRC)
  • Fourth official: Jennifer BENNETT (USA)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Not eligible to play

Photos

  • France's Eugenie Le Sommer celebrates her goal
  • Argentina's Yanina Hernandez fights for the ball with Eugenie Le Sommer (France)
  • France's Julie Marchart jubilates
  • The French national team celebrate
  • France's Eugenie Le Sommer celebrates
  • France's Eugenie Le Sommer gestures
  • France's Eugenie Le Sommer and Argentina's Yanina Hernandez fight for the ball

Quotes

"We’ve succeeded in qualifying from a difficult group featuring the USA, China and Argentina, and we’re proud of that. It’s a completely new tournament now, and we’ll set our sights higher," Stephane Pilard, France coach.

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STATISTICS
ArgentinaStatisticsFrance
3Shots17
3Corner kicks8
1Yellow cards1
1Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
44%Possession (%)56%