France Women v Brazil Women

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France will face the tough task of keeping rampant Group F leaders, Brazil, quiet when the two teams meet at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night while France were held to a disappointing draw in their opening game of the group.

France shared the points with Jamaica in a 0-0 stalemate which raised more than the odd eyebrow as one of the tournament favourites were left frustrated by the Caribbean side, and Les Bleues now face a stern examination by a free-scoring Brazilian outfit in this Matchday 2 clash.

Nevertheless, despite the draw with Jamaica and a 1-0 defeat to Australia just before the start of this World Cup, France had previously posted six wins in their preceding seven matches overall, so Herve Renard's side will still fancy their chances of bouncing back with all three points here on Saturday night.

Victories against the likes of Norway, Denmark, Uruguay, Colombia, Canada and Republic of Ireland have shown France are capable of much more and we can therefore expect a positive reaction to their draw last time out when they take on Brazil in Brisbane.

Brazil fairly romped to a 4-0 victory against Panama in their opening game in Group F which has not only taken them to the top of the group table but has also helped boost their goal difference as well if this is required at a later stage.

That comprehensive win against Panama became Brazil's third win on the trot after Pia Sundhage's side had previously recorded wins against Germany and Chile, while the bigger picture looks a rosy one where Brazil are concerned as they have collected no fewer than 15 wins out of their last 19 matches in all competitions.

However, recent results on the World Cup stage have been far less convincing as Brazil have won three and lost three of their last six games in this tournament, one defeat being a 2-1 loss in extra-time to Saturday's opponents, France, in the previous World cup back in 2019.

Although there will be no extra-time played in this upcoming fixture, this upcoming fixture between France and Brazil is expected to be another cagey and tightly fought duel at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night.

France W v Brazil W Verdict Without doubt, France have held the upper hand over Brazil in previous encounters between the two nations as Les Bleues are unbeaten in each of the last 11 meetings which includes winning six of the previous seven meetings as well.

However, the gap between these two teams appears to have shortened in recent times and they could end up cancelling each other out in what is expected to be an intriguing but ultimately low-scoring contest.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.10

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.00