Overview

• France trailed 2-1 at halftime against the Netherlands in Basel but scored three times in six minutes early in the second half to turn the game around.
• Sandie Toletti opened the scoring with a 22nd-minute volley and captained the side while Delphine Cascarino netted a brace and provided an assist en route to being named player of the match.
• Laurent Bonadei has rotated his squad throughout the tournament, using a broad cast of players and instilling a “no calculations” mindset focused purely on winning each match.
• By securing a perfect nine points from three group wins, France topped the “group of death” and earned six extra days of rest compared with a second-place finish.
• The Tricolores will take their unbeaten run into the quarterfinals on July 19 in Basel against Germany, whose captain Giulia Gwinn is sidelined by injury.