France look for revenge against the Netherlands in the final quarter-final of what has been a thrilling Women’s Euro 2022.
The French suffered heartache 13 years ago in 2009 when the Dutch edged a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw to advance to the semi-finals.
The winner here will take on Germany, following their win over Austria at the Brentford Community Stadium.
“We’re playing big opponents, and so are they. I don’t think they want to play us,” says Netherlands coach Mark Parsons. “[The last time we met] the result wasn’t what we wanted [a 3-1 defeat in February], but we said that that the next time we played them, we were confident that we would be better. We saw opportunity.”
“We wanted to win the group and we did that after two games. [Against Iceland] I was able to give playing time to other players, and that went very well,” says France coach Corinne Diacre. “We have no new injuries so we have 22 players available for the quarter-finals and that is important. We play on the front foot with great attacking players who create plenty of chances and now we need to be more clinical.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the quarter-final.
When is France vs Netherlands?
The match will kick off at 8pm BST on Saturday 23 July at the New York Stadium, Rotherham.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown live on BBC One, with coverage starting from 7:30pm. It will also be shown live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
Team news
Grace Geyoro, Sakina Karchaoui, Griedge Mbock and Eve Perisset could return after France rotated against Iceland.
The main selection dilemma concerns two of Melvine Malard, Delphine Cascarino and Sandy Baltimore joining Kadidiatou Diani in the front three.
Vivianne Miedema is back from a bout of Covid and training, but a late decision will be made on her fitness.
Lieke Martens is out for the tournament due to a foot problem.
Predicted line-ups
France: Peyraud-Magnin; Perisset, Mbock Bathy, Renard, Karchaoui; Matéo, Bilbault, Geyoro; Diani, Malard, Cascarino
Misses next match if booked: Sakina Karchaoui
Netherlands: Van Domselaar; Wilms, Van der Gragt, Nouwen, Janssen; Groenen, Roord, Spitse; Van de Donk, Miedema, Brugts
Misses next match if booked: Jill Roord, Lineth Beerensteyn, Dominique Janssen, Damaris Egurrola
Odds
France: 7/10
Draw: 11/4
Netherlands: 7/2
Prediction
We’ll go for a repeat of history with the Netherlands to pull off the upset, this time after extra-time and before penalties.
