While the first match was difficult to play for France, the second match against Denmark, which then made an impression against Japan, was largely won 4 to 1 by the players of Bergeroo.

Has there been a questioning of the France team? We will not know but obviously the French have proved that they will continue on their victories!

We went to ask our questions to the French coach Philippe Bergeroo following this match:

What did you think of this 2nd match against Denmark?
A great satisfaction, a first half of all beauty. A collective technical mastery of this team so it's a very good day. It allowed me to change the squad, to play 8 players so in the 2 games I saw almost all my squad. I still have 1 or 2 players to see but it's also good to change teams because it was very difficult to change the team in the first match, to put young people to find solutions.

The defeat of Sweden is it for you an option for the final?
The first objective was the first 2 games, to win these matches, that is to say, not to make mistakes to play our first final against Japan, then if it is necessary we will play the 2nd.

A word on Claire Lavogez who scored his first goal in blue and is clearly the revelation of this Algarve Cup?
What is important is the collective but it is true that Claire has qualities. What is extraordinary is that in the squad that we are setting up, if we happen to have this World Cup in 2019, there will still be 7 girls the team for whom it can be something special especially if we are at home.

Today we saw a great Laure Boulleau during this match, how did you feel?
Yes I think it was a collective job that was done, in his hallway first. We took the qualities of Laure so here it is a good player, it is a player on whom I count and it is 2 matches that assumes its status.

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