France women’s team: Katoto for World Cup package

Bad news is piling up for Herve Renard’s Bleues. After learning of the package from Lionese Delphine Cascarino, victim of a “partial right anterior common ligament tear and mobility and weakness requiring corrective surgery”, French team staff expects to have to make do without Marie Antoinette Catoto for the Australia and New Zealand World Cup (July 20 – August 20).

Seriously injured in right knee – torn ligament in right knee and cracked meniscus – at the last European Championship on 14 July 2022, the PSG center forward (34 rebounds, 27 goals) has only missed one game of the season and should not be reinstated in time to participate in competition. On Sunday, in an interview with AFP agency, coach Herve Renard doubted his player. “Percentages of feasibility are different. If we talk about Kadidiatou Diani, then the percentage will be much higher. A little less for Marie Antoinette. And then for Gridzha (Mboka) maybe a little less. »

Paris is not going to give the green light

The final echoes, unfortunately, are not what Katoto had hoped for. Following Christophe Bodot, the head of the medical department at PSG, the 24-year-old is progressing through the reathletization process. According to Gerard Precher, 15 days ago she “tweaked the ball a little”, ticks and according to several sources close to the capital club, we are certainly moving towards withdrawing from the World Cup, despite his desire to return in time to help “blue” in the fight for the international title.

Paris has no intention of giving the green light to what is considered “premature” at this stage. Hervé Renard will present his list on Tuesday, June 6 at 4:00 pm at the Nike brand premises in Paris. Therefore, if Katoto should not be one of them, optimism is needed for another Parisian Cadidiatou Diani, the best player in D1 Arkema, who, after a right collarbone operation in early April, will without much doubt be able to attack the camp in front. World Cup with selection.

Preparations for Les Bleues will begin on June 20 in Clairefontaine. Two friendly matches are scheduled: July 6 against Ireland in Dublin and July 14 against Australia in Melbourne. The first match of the World Cup will take place on July 23 against Jamaica.

For Catoto, this would be a real blow, already deprived of the 2019 World Cup in France, not kept then by Corinne Deacon.