Alain Jardel, Head Coach France

"This was not an easy victory. Israel have some good players. This was a good win and also a good start to the competition."

Edwige Lawson, France

"I agree with the coach, this was a good game for our confidence."

"We don't feel pressure as European Champions because this is a different team now and we are in a transitional period."

"We have nothing to prove and we want to do the best we can."

Moshe Weinkrantz, Head Coach Israel

"This was not really a surprise for us and we just want to do the best we can. We are not good enough to play with the French."

Limor Mizrachi, Israel

"We felt that we could win but France have a better team than us. Nobody thought we would even make it to the championship so anything is possible."