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5 of The Greats to Watch at The Women’s World Cup

By Caden Charpentier

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Sam Kerr of Australia celebrates scoring a goal that was later ruled offside during the 2023 Cup of Nations Match between Australian Matildas and Spain at CommBank Stadium on February 19, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Sam Kerr of Australia celebrates scoring a goal that was later ruled offside during the 2023 Cup of Nations Match between Australian Matildas and Spain at CommBank Stadium on February 19, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) /
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Here are 5 of The Greats to watch at the Women’s World Cup with just weeks remaining before the opening whistle blows at Eden Park in New Zealand. 

5. Wendie Renard

Country: France
Club: Olympique Lyonnais

Greatness is not just what you do on the pitch, it is also about the effect you have on the people around you. For two different spells since 2013, Lyon center-back Wendie Renard has worn the captain’s armband for France. When Renard speaks, everyone listens.

Back in February, the team’s leader took a stand against the current system of the French federation, announcing that she will be stepping away from football due to mental health reasons. If Corinne Diacre was going to be the French manager going forward, Renard wanted no part in her national team’s future. Many of her teammates followed in her footsteps. Just under a month after she made a public statement of her retirement, former Saudi Arabia men’s head coach Herve Renard was promoted to the position.

With a new leader on the sideline, Renard returned to the selection pool. With 34 goals in 144 caps for her country, the center-back is in the top 10 for most goals and appearances on the French women’s national team. France’s No. 3 will be one of just two players over the age of 32 on the team this summer along with her club teammate Eugénie Le Sommer.

As a 6-foot-3 center-back, Renard still managed to net four goals in the 2019 World Cup in her home country. With her strength, and composure on the ball combined with her threat to find the back of the net on set pieces, the French center-back will be key to Les Bleues’ success once again. She is a born winner, and this World Cup is a chance to lead her nation out of the quarterfinals for the first time since 2011.

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