A furious Nigeria manager, Thomas Dennerby, claimed the officials had ruined the match after Wendie Renard’s retaken penalty following a double VAR check ensured France progress to the last 16 having topped Group A. Nigeria’s hopes of a third-place finish now hang by a thread.
“If I gave you honest opinions, they would probably send me home,” he said, bluntly. When asked about his team’s performance, he replied: “My players are heroes.”
Written by Suzanne Wrack at Roazhon Park, Rennes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/17/nigeria-france-womens-world-cup-match-report under the title “Wendie Renard’s twice-taken penalty pushes France past Nigeria”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
