BRISBANE : France captain Wendie Renard remains an injury doubt for their crunch Women's World Cup clash against Brazil, coach Herve Renard said, adding that he will leave it late to made a decision on the defender's availability.Wendie Renard sustained a calf injury during France's opening goalless draw with Jamaica on Sunday but still played the full 90 minutes.
The 33-year-old centre back trained with the squad ahead of Saturday's match at Lang Park.France last exited the World Cup in the group stage in 2003 - they did not qualify for the 2007 tournament - but defeat by Group F leaders Brazil on Sunday could leave them on the brink of elimination."Our hope is that everything goes well because we need her," Herve Renard told reporters on Friday. "We are not 100 per cent sure tonight.
We will know tomorrow."Our training is quite intense and we will have to see how things happen once we face the match."Winger Selma Bacha and defender Elisa De Almeida also trained after missing the Jamaica match.
Herve Renard said he was "100 per cent" Bacha would be fit to face Brazil."We are crossing our fingers and we are hoping to see them on the field tomorrow," he added.France are unbeaten against Brazil in their last 11 meetings, with six wins and five draws.