FIFA Women's World Cup

[canefan]

Koreans have a free kick on the edge of the box, their players are making a meal of every knock which I don't like. A couple of minutes left now

[canefan]

Midfield sub Lohmann decides to turn and run in, strikes it wide. Finally some assertive attack, but might be too little too late

[MiketheSnow]

Germany out
Huge

[canefan]

Germany out. What a toothless display until the last 10 minutes. How can the #2 team in the world only play route 1 football with no plan B? It could easily have been USA out too, playing a similar brand of prehistoric football

[Chris B.]

Germans will be gutted.

Beat Morocco 6-0, but the Colombians and Koreans have conspired to thwart them by conceding 6 points to Morocco and only allowing the Germans 1.

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

Germans will be gutted.

Beat Morocco 6-0, but the Colombians and Koreans have conspired to thwart them by conceding 6 points to Morocco and only allowing the Germans 1.

Another superpower who failed to break down a lesser team that packed tight in defence. Popp let no one down. But where was the pace? Where was the trickery and skill on the ball? Lacking

[Chris B.]

@canefan Yeah - I thought they should have been trying to force more corners all through the second half. Get more dangerous aerial balls in.

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

@canefan Yeah - I thought they should have been trying to force more corners all through the second half. Get more dangerous aerial balls in.

That's all they had. And yet there was far too much lateral and backward passing. Until Lohmann came on, I barely remember a daring attacking run at goal.

Ironic that NZ and Germany were both undone by VAR and a lack of cutting edge

[NTA]

[MiketheSnow]

Great for the tournament

[MiketheSnow]

So Round of 16 starting on Saturday

My winners bolded

Switzerland v Spain
Japan v Norway
Netherlands v SA
Sweden v USA
England v Nigeria
Australia v Denmark
Colombia v Jamaica
France v Morocco

[sparky]

France look the best team so far IMHO, then England, then Japan

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in FIFA Women's World Cup:

France look the best team so far IMHO, then England, then Japan

Sweden will be in the mix

[KiwiPie]

Germany were fairly basic in their play last night - all teams are struggling when their opposition hound them constantly making every pass rushed and an easier option to just lump it in before you lose it. I liked the fact that they tacked on 9 extra minutes and when those 9 minutes were up, there were still 7-8 minutes left!

Spain will struggle to break Switzerland down but an early goal to Spain probably kills that game off. Japan should have too much for Norway but Norway have size. Netherlands should win. You have a feeling Sweden haven't had to get out of second gear yet - but also a feeling they don't have any higher gears. Expect 0-0 after 90. Not really seen enough of the games in Australia but surely this is set up for England to get to the semis and France will like their run to the semis as well.

[Bovidae]

A good WC for the African countries with three of the four teams getting out of the pool. Zambia is the exception.

[MiketheSnow]

Great start for Spain

1-0 inside 5 mins

Then a shocking back pass for an own goal

1-1
11 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Spain back in front

2-1

It’s torrid

[MiketheSnow]

Spain have come alive

3-1

35 mins

[MiketheSnow]

4-1 now

Spain swarming the Swiss defence

Halftime can’t come quick enough for Switzerland

[MiketheSnow]

Spain rampant

5-1
69 mins