Former France captain Wendie Renard, who introduced final month that she would step again from the nationwide staff, stated she is open to creating a return if former coach Corinne Diacre’s successor deems her worthy of a recall.
Renard stated final month she wouldn’t play at this yr’s Ladies’s World Cup to protect her psychological well being, with RMC Sport reporting that she wouldn’t symbolize the nationwide facet so long as Diacre was in cost.
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Final week, Diacre was sacked by the French federation on the advice of an Government Committee, and Lyon defender Renard instructed radio station Europe 1 she could be prepared to return if the following coach wished to work together with her.
“It’s the coach who will select me if I perform well with my club … but why not [make a return]?” she stated. “I am a competitor at heart. I love this jersey and I want to do everything to win a title with it.”
France will likely be seeking to win their maiden World Cup at this yr’s showpiece occasion, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia from July 20-Aug. 20.
They start their marketing campaign in Group F towards Jamaica on July 23 earlier than going through Brazil and Panama.