She appeared in the mixed zone with her trophy for best player of the match, the one that Grace Geyoro and Melvine Malard have already won in the group stage.
Selma Bacha did not come into play until the 62nd minute against the Netherlands (1-0), when she replaced Melvine Malard.
But his activity on the left side during extra time in particular gave a new breath to Les Bleues who ended up finding the opening and qualifying for the semi-final.
Before being interrupted by her friends who had arrived in force and with music, Bacha was able to express her emotion at having experienced a qualification like this and her ambition for the future.
Do you feel like you've changed the game?
Selma Bacha
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No… Afterwards it's true that when I entered the field I had this rage to give my team that little something extra.
I brought something, with all the humility I have, and I'm happy with it.
The victory is there.
We feel very moved...
Yes moved because it's my first competition with the A. I play, I have playing time. Being in the semi-finals for my first competition with the A there is nothing better in fact.
I really don't have the words because I'm so touched.
We are a group.
We worked hard.
And it showed on the field.
We have a mind and we are united.
We saw you stay for a long time celebrating the victory with the French supporters…
It's important to thank the fans because they were there throughout the match.
I heard them: "Allez les Bleues".
It's good to have them.
I hope they will be hot for the semi-final.
Did you doubt seeing your partners miss so many chances?
Frankly, no worries.
Because as I've said since the beginning: I believe in this group.
Afterwards, the Dutch team defended well with saves on the line.
We went back to the locker room, we were even more angry.
We encouraged each other.
The executives were there, they had the right words.
And tonight (Saturday) that's what counts: the mind and solidarity.
What was the atmosphere like in the locker room at the end of the match?
It was madness huh!
Madness.
We shouted well.
We celebrated that.
We will recover on Sunday.
Is it a relief?
Yes because from the beginning we said to ourselves that we wanted to go to the final and pass this quarter and be in the semis it's good but now in three days we are playing again and we have to get this final.
What did you say to yourself when Ève Perisset went to take the penalty?
Frankly, in all sincerity, no doubt.
In this group everyone has confidence in fact.
So I believed in her.
Is there fuel left for the rest and in particular the semi-final on Wednesday against Germany?
Of course there is still fuel.
You have to go draw again.
We're going to recover well and we're going to get this.
We must leave everything in England, our lungs, our hearts, our guts!
Does having two days less recovery than Germany change anything?
No, as the coach said: when you win, you recover quickly.
Now we're going to recover well as we know how to do, we're not going to change our habits and… (Editor's note: she has to stop because her friends, pregnant on, arrive).
So !