The French women's team, featuring Parisian players Élisa De Almeida, Sakina Karchaoui, Griedge Mbock and Thiniba Samoura, secured third place in the UEFA Women's Nations League during the international week. In their double-header against Sweden, Les Bleues won 2-1 at the Stade Auguste Delaune in Reims on Sunday before securing a 2-2 draw after extra time at the Stockholm Arena five days later to claim their place on the podium. Almeida reached the milestone of 50 caps, while Karchaoui particularly distinguished herself in the first leg, being voted player of the match after converting a penalty and providing the assist for the winning goal scored by Almeida, who wore the captain's armband in both matches.
Third place for France... and victory for Paris Saint-Germain player Olga Carmona's Spanish women's team during this international week! La Roja secured a 0-0 draw at the Fritz Walter Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Sunday, before retaining their title by beating the Frauen-Nationalmannschaft 3-0 five days later at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. The Parisian played the full 90 minutes in both matches.
The Netherlands women's team, featuring capital club striker Romée Leuchter, had two friendly matches on the schedule during international week - and claimed two victories. The Oranje Leeuwinnen beat Portugal 2-1 at the Estadio Municipal in Braga on Friday, then South Korea 5-0 at Mandemakers Stadion in Waalwijk four days later. Leuchter, who played the full 90 minutes in both matches, provided an assist in the first game.
It was off to Europe for the Brazilian women's team duo of Isabela and Yaya who also had two friendly matches on their schedule during the intnerantional break. The Seleção Feminina lost 3-1 to Norway at the Estadio Municipal de La Linea in Cadiz, Spain, on Friday, before beating Portugal 5-0 at Aveiro's Estadio Municipal four days later, with Isabela scoring her first international goal.
The Canadian women's team, featuring Paris Saint-Germain player Florianne Jourde, had a friendly double-header against Japan in Nagasaki during the international week. Les Rouges lost 3-0 at Peace Stadium on Saturday, a match in which the Parisian came on as a substitute, then 1-0 three days later at Transcosmos Stadium.
Two friendly matches were on the agenda for Tara Elimbi Gilbert's France U23 women's team during this international break. Les Bleuettes won 2-0 against the Netherlands at CNF Clairefontaine on Thursday, before losing by the same score to Germany at the Stadion am Brentanobad in Frankfurt four days later. The Parisian came on as a substitute in the first match and played the entirety of the second match.
The Norway U23 women's team, featuring Paris Saint-Germain forward Froya Dorsin, also had two friendly matches on their schedule during the international break. The Norwegians lost 1-0 to England at the Joie Stadium in Manchester on Thursday, before winning by the same score against Portugal at the Lyse Arena in Stavanger five days later. The Parisian came on as a substitute in the second match.
The first round of qualifying for the UEFA Women's U19 Championship Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026 was on the agenda for a French U19 women's team featuring Parisian players Anaïs Ebayilin and Ornella Graziani during this international break. In Wales, Les Bleuettes performed flawlessly, beating Turkey 1-0 at Newport Stadium in Newport on Wednesday, Finland 3-2 at Cardiff International Sports Campus in Cardiff on Saturday, and the host country 3-1 at Dragon Park-National Football Development Centre, also in Newport, on Tuesday. These results saw them finish top of Group A7 in League A and secure their place in Round 2. Ebayilin, who captained the side in the first two games, made her mark by finding the back of the net in the third. Graziani scored and provided an assist against Finland.
