Wendie Renard’s last-second header gave France’s Women’s World Cup team their first victory in Group F as they defeated Brazil 2-1 on Saturday at Lang Park in Brisbane.
The defender responded to Selma Bacha’s corner last Sunday with a strong downward header that rebounded up off the field and past goalkeeper Leticia to give the French all three points after the team had started the season with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica.
Brazil, who began the tournament with a 4-0 victory over Panama, is now one point ahead of France with four points after their first two games. Herve Renard, the team’s manager, made history by becoming the first coach to triumph in both a Men’s and Women’s World Cup game.
Hervé Renard is who?
The manager of the French women’s national team is Renard, a former player and professional football coach from France.
Renard previously oversaw the national team of Zambia, with whom he won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012; he also achieved success with the Ivory Coast in 2015, becoming the first coach to win the event twice with various teams. In addition, he led Morocco at the 2018 World Cup as their coach. In 2019, he was appointed manager of Saudi Arabia, and he led the team to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Renard was mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed Corinne Diacre as head coach of the France women’s national football team after Diacre’s dismissal in March 2023. On March 29, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation accepted Renard’s resignation, allowing him to take over as the head coach of the France women’s team. On March 30, Renard succeeded Diacre as head coach of France’s women’s national team. His contract with the team runs through August 2024.
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