But unlike her male counterpart Kylian Mbappe, Marie-Antoinette Katoto is not going to experience any World Cup glory with France. “She’ll play in other World Cups.”Diacre’s surprise decision to leave Katoto out of host France’s Women’s World Cup squad is a gamble for the coach. Mbappe is also PSG’s star striker and tops the scoring charts, the year after rocketing to fame by helping France win the men’s World Cup in Russia. Diacre acknowledged the striker’s “enormous potential” but also said Katoto hadn’t done enough to impress in the big games. She still had in mind Katoto’s disappointing performances for France at the Under-20 World Cup in France last year.

Source: National Post May 04, 2019 15:33 UTC