Bidding for a spot in the knockouts of the UEFA Women’s European Championship, France will face Wales in their second outing on Wednesday.
Semi-finalists of the UEFA Women’s European Championship 2022, Les Bleues, will be battling it out to grab a quarterfinal spot when they take on Wales in their second outing. Laurent Bonadei’s side put on an impressive display of gameplay to register a 2-1 victory against the defending champions, England, thanks to the goals from Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore.
Meanwhile, Wales Women, who are competing in their first-ever major tournament, lost 0-3 to the Netherlands Women in their opening match. The Dragons’ form has been concerning, as they are now on a 7-match winless streak.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
France vs. Wales live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Women’s Euro match in the U.S.:
TV channel: Fox Network
Live stream: Fubo, Fox Sports app
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What time does France vs. Wales kick off?
This Women’s Euro clash takes place at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, Switzerland and kicks off on Wednesday, July 9 at 9:00 p.m. local time (CET).
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Wed, Jul. 9 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Central Time | Wed, Jul. 9 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Wed, Jul. 9 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Wed, Jul. 9 | 12:00 p.m. |
France vs. Wales lineups, team news
France will be stressing about the fitness of their defender Griedge Mbock, who missed the last match against England due to a calf injury.
The duo of Maelle Lakrar and Alice Sombath will continue in central defense if Mbock remains sidelined against Wales. Marie-Antoinette Katoto will continue to lead the line.
France predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Peyraud-Magnin (GK) — De Almeida, Lakrar, Sombath, Bacha — Karchaoui, Jean-Francois, Geyoro — Baltimore, Cascarino, Katoto.
Injured: Mbock
Suspended: None.
As for Wales, they don’t have any fresh injury concerns going into this match, but Rhian Wilkinson would like to bring one change to the lineup against France.
Ella Powell is in contention to start after featuring as a half-time substitute against the Netherlands.
Wales predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Clark (GK) — Green, Roberts, Evans, Woodham — James, Fishlock, Ladd — Holland, Powell, Cain.
Injured: None
Suspended: None.
Women’s Euro schedule this week
All times ET
Wednesday, July 9
- England vs Netherlands (12:00 p.m.)
- France vs Wales (3:00 p.m.)
Thursday, July 10
- Finland vs Switzerland (3:00 p.m.)
- Norway vs Iceland (3:00 p.m.)
Friday, July 11
- Italy vs Spain (3:00 p.m.)
- Portugal vs Belgium (3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, July 12
- Sweden vs Germany (3:00 p.m.)
- Poland vs Denmark (3:00 p.m.)
Sunday, July 13
- Netherlands vs France (3:00 p.m.)
- England vs Wales (3:00 p.m.)
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