These are the two main missing from Corinne Deacon’s last list. Amandine Henry and Eugénie Le Sommer were, without great surprise, not selected for the entry into contention of the Blue in the qualifications for the World Cup 2023, against Greece (September 17) and Slovenia (September 21) . Two non-selections that the French coach painfully justified at a press conference last week. “Choosing is also giving up”, she thus dodged.

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These choices may seem all the more strange as they deprive the French women’s team of two of the best footballers on the planet. At least if we are based on the ratings given to them by the creators of the famous video game. FIFA 22. The Olympique Lyonnaise midfielder (31 years old) and OL striker Reign (32 years old) are indeed among the 22 best players of EA Sports’ latest opus, with overall scores of 90 and 89 respectively. .

But if she appears in the top 5, at the same level as the American stars Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Tobin Heath, Amandine Henry is not the best French of this FIFA 22. Wendie Renard thus has the best score (92), tied with the Dutch Vivianne Miedema and the English Lucy Bronze. A fourth Blue, Amel Majri, credited with a nice 87, also appears in the top 22 unveiled this Thursday. Both have been called by Corinne Deacon …

.@samkerr1 and the women of Kickoff mode are forces to be reckoned with 💪 Check out all the highest rated female footballers in #FIFA22. #FIFARatings

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– EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) September 16, 2021

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