This Saturday, the French Women’s National Team will play the Netherlands in a 2027 World Cup qualifier at 9:10 PM CET at the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps (broadcast on W9). Ahead of the match, Le Parisien and L’Equipe have attempted to predict the starting lineup that coach Laurent Bonadéi will field. Six Paris Saint-Germain players are involved in the match: five for France (Elisa De Almeida, Griedge Mbock, Thiniba Samoura, Anaïs Ebayilin, and Sakina Karchaoui) and one for the Netherlands (Romée Leuchter). Only Hernandez is expected to start.
France (4-3-3) –
Diani – Katoto – Cascarino
Karchaoui – Jean-François – Geyoro
Baltimore – Mbock – Samoura – N’Dongala
Peyraud-Magnin.
Pays-Bas (4-2-3-1) –
Leuchter
Brugts – Pelova – Beerensteyn
Egurrola – Kaptein
Olislagers – Van Asten – Buurman – Wilms
Van Domselaar.
These are all perfectly credible lineups given the players available and recent matches, including the Netherlands’ victory against France on Tuesday night. Each side has a clear idea of their starting eleven, but also a need for some rotation to avoid physical strain. This also leaves some uncertainty surrounding each coach’s choices. We will therefore wait for the official announcement, approximately one hour before the match, to be certain of each team’s lineup.
