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WOMEN'S SOCCER - WORLD CUP: Battered by the United States, the Blues fail at the gates of the final

AFP - The team of France Women's football has fallen with honors Wednesday in the semifinals of the World Cup in Germany, beaten 3-1 by the United States, the world's best team in the FIFA rankings, they have dominated most the match.

"We'll have a beautiful story," said coach Bruno Bini before leaving Germany.The story was very beautiful, but in the ugly drizzle of Mönchengladbach and before the first stage of the competition really bald, the end was a little sad.

The Blues still managed a very good match, showing technically superior to the Americans, but it is probably impossible to hope to play a World Cup final when they conceded three goals in the first four shots of the opponent.

The French have thus conceded a goal in the ninth minute when O'Reilly Georges wiped out too easily and crossed for Cheney leaving no chance Sapowicz.They even touched the bar purpose of Bompastor by Hope Solo (33).

And 55th, they equalized on a logically vicious Bompastor center of a protruding head Thiney nothing but ended in the net of Solo.

Thiney even attempted a shot in chips vice head a ball into the hands of the great Hope Solo, exasperated (76).

The Americans have certainly not given a lesson in "soccer" in French, but a lesson in realism as the Blues have undergone many men before they learn to win the very big games.

The team of France lost against Germany and the United States and won against teams that supposedly weaker (Nigeria) or equivalent (Canada and England).