France were at the receiving end of the upset of the tournament so far when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Colombia in their last outing. Lady Andrade who was the standout player of the match scored the first goal of the match.
Les Bleus then paid the price for committing too many players upfront in their search for an equalizer. They were left vulnerable at the back with Colombia making full use of the opportunity to score in the dying moments and double their lead.
France is currently ranked the third best side in Women's football, Colombia on the other hand are 28th which makes this victory even more remarkable.
Mexico on the other hand are currently rock bottom in Group F and are the only side in the group yet to record a victory. They looked good in their opener against Colombia but were denied of all three points due to a late equalizer. They put forth a good performance against England as well but substitutions by Mark Sampson's changed the game in England's favor.
Despite the loss at the hands of England Mexico coach Leonardo Cuellar has hailed his players for putting up a good showing against England and has labeled the upcoming match against France as a must win.
"My players gave everything they had but it wasn’t enough. It’s not all over yet, and I’m sure that they’ll fight tooth and nail 'til the end. Our next match is a must-win situation. We’re going to have to play brilliantly to cause France problems. We’re going to work on the things that didn’t work today, and hopefully we’ll see a different kind of performance," he said
The French coach on the other hand was not quite impressed with the performance his team put up against Colombia and pointed out a few things his team must improve upon.
"There were numerous aspects that weren't quite right today. We weren't accurate enough with our passes at key moments," said French coach Philippe Bergeroo.
Mexico will be looking for some inspiration upfront especially from the likes of Claudia Ibarra and Veronica Perez who are the team's only scorers in the illustrious competition so far.
Louisa Nécib is one of the stars of the French team but is yet to hit the ground running, if France are to stage a comeback after a disappointing outing against Colombia, the Lyon star must be in top form.
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