Reports of France’s demise may have been exaggerated somewhat. All the talk of disharmony in the camp, after coach Corinne Diacre left world-renowned stars such as Amandine Henry and Eugénie Le Sommer out of her squad for this tournament, were washed away in a startlingly brilliant opening half illuminated by a hat-trick from Grace Geyoro.
Aided and abetted by goals from Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Delphine Cascarino, France scored all their five goals in the first half–- surely a record for a Women’s Euro tournament – but this was the least that the best women’s team never to have won a major tournament deserved.
