'No excuses' - Captain Wendie Renard rues missed France chances in Germany Euro 2022 defeat

France captain Wendie Renard said there were «no excuses» after her side’s 2-1 defeat to Germany in the Euro 2022 semi-finals on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old was speaking after a loss when Alexandra Popp’s brace was answered by a single reply through a Merle Frohms’ own goal just before the end of the first half. Ad/> The result sees Germany through to the final at Wembley Stadium, and after the match, Renard said: “Of course, there is disappointment and frustration because we are at least 90 minutes away from the start [of the final] and we did not get the goal." Euro 2022Popp and Mead on menu as Germany book ‘great football feast’ with England – The Warm-Up3 HOURS AGO She continued, believing that France had simply not done enough against opponents of Germany’s stature.

«But today, there are no excuses and we can't play on them,” she said. “We've seen everything that worked before, but we didn't see that tonight. »Not because they [Germany] were a great team with great and intelligent players on the other side.

We prepared well but didn't play our usual game." Team-mate Selma Bacha pointed to Germany’s superior experience. Transfer news — LIVE Popp and Mead on menu as Germany book 'great football feast' with England — the Warm-Up Ronaldo requests to be released from final year of Man Utd contract — Paper Round /> She claimed: «The difference is efficiency, and at the top level it doesn't pay off [not scoring]. After that, we still have a young team, perhaps in attack it's a bit too young, but that's no excuse.

“We have to be efficient, we have to be lions in front of the goal. But tonight it didn't work. But that's the way it is — that's football.» Euro 2022Germany to face England in Euro 2022 final after Popp