Hervé Renard (coach of the French women’s team, after elimination on penalties against Australia): “It’s happened to me before, I’ve won some, I’ve lost some. Tonight (Saturday), we must be proud of the girls, they had an exceptional match. It went right to left, left to right. It’s hard to say who deserved the most, so congratulations to Australia. And congratulations to all the staff who did a wonderful job. You have to keep your head up and then think about the Olympics. We must always persevere and be proud of what they have done.
We have an entire stadium, a nation against us. We had an exceptional game. It’s football, it’s fate that has chosen. Good luck Australia. We deserved I think better but that’s how it is. (on France 2)