ADELAIDE: Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France eased to a 4-0 win over Morocco at the Women's World Cup on Tuesday (Aug 8) and set up a quarter-final with co-hosts Australia. Morocco had upset the odds to qualify for the last 16 at the expense of Germany in their debut appearance at the tournament but
ADELAIDE: Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France eased to a 4-0 win over Morocco at the Women's World Cup on Tuesday and set up a quarter-final with co-hosts Australia.
Veteran striker Le Sommer, who is France's all-time top scorer, netted again 20 minutes from time before a crowd of 13,557 as Les Bleues advanced to the last eight with a minimum of fuss. Renard made five changes from the France side that beat Panama 6-3, including recalling Sakina Karchaoui at left-back.
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