France vs. Brazil: Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Saturday, in Nantes, the Olympic hosts France will face Brazil in a last-eight matchup. France's goal is to advance to the semi-finals.

Brazil advanced to third place, while France won Group A with six points from three matches.

Head-to-head and previous matches

Following its 2012 and 2016 Olympic quarterfinal appearances, France is returning to the stage for a record-tying third time.

Les Bleues beat Colombia 3-2 in their first encounter of the domestic tournament, but they lost their second group match against Canada 2-1 after letting a slim advantage slip away.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto, a Paris Saint-Germain forward, was the hero of Wednesday's match against New Zealand. Thanks to Katoto's two goals, France won their group and advanced to the knockout stages.

After making it through the preliminary round, Les Bleues will be determined to win the women's football competition medal for the first time in their history.

France may go into Saturday's match with confidence. They have won seven of their past eight encounters with Brazil, including a 2-1 triumph in the 2023 World Cup group stage.

Despite a challenging group stage in France, Brazil has advanced to the knockout stages in its eight Olympic appearances.

Their campaign began with a tight 1-0 victory against Nigeria, while their second group encounter was a 2-1 loss to Japan due to two goals in stoppage time.

In what may have been her last Olympic participation, Marta was sent off for a risky tackle, severely damaging their chances of achieving a favorable result in their last group game against world champions Spain.

The Selecao lost 2-0 despite Brazil's best attempts to contain La Roja; goals from Athenea del Castillo and Alexia Putellas were the only consequences of Brazil's defense.

However, they advanced to the next round as one of the top three teams, putting them in a difficult match against the tournament hosts. A victory would give them a shot at capturing an Olympic medal for the first time since 2008.

France x Brazil Team News

France is keeping their fingers crossed that captain Wendie Renard will be declared fit, even though she was injured and missed the victory against New Zealand.

The three players were benched for the last group game, although Sandie Toletti and Kadidiatou Diani might be called up.

After scoring five goals in three group matches, Katoto has taken over the top spot in the Olympic scoring statistics. She will be hoping to keep her impressive form going.

The quarterfinal will not be played because Brazil superstar Marta will be suspended after her expulsion in Wednesday's loss to Spain.

Antonia, the full-back, sustained an injury in the last group game and is questionable to play in Saturday's quarterfinal.

Argentina coach Arthur Elias may be inclined to rotate his starting lineup to give Gabi Portilho and Jheniffer a chance to prove themselves.

Our Predictions

France to win @ 1.72 on Sky247.ng

Despite France's group-stage instability, we still have faith in their ability to overcome Brazil, a team that may feel down after losing three in a row.

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