Awesome start of the WC for the Football Ferns! Proud of the girls!
@Mattasaurus said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Boom - that will get a few more bums on seats in the NZ games.
Well done Football Ferns!
NZ games are pretty well sold out it's outer Mongolia vs Inner Venice that's the problem!
Really enjoyed that - enjoyable game with NZ doing really well.
I do have one whinge though. Whats with the referee doing the NFL style public address announcements on the VAR ruling?
Just do the square, point at the spot and blow the whistle!
@Mattasaurus said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Boom - that will get a few more bums on seats in the NZ games.
Well done Football Ferns!
Do an awful lot more for ticket sales than a few FIFA officials saying please buy tickets.
Well done ladies - deserved that.
@MajorPom said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Really enjoyed that - enjoyable game with NZ doing really well.
I do have one whinge though. Whats with the referee doing the NFL style public address announcements on the VAR ruling?
Just do the square, point at the spot and blow the whistle!
Apparently it's the rules. The comms said so
@MajorPom
New innovation by FIFA and a bizarre one.
Alex Scott on the BBC ‘What is this, the hunger games?’
BBC panel really impressed by the Soccer Ferns.
@Machpants US born Kiwi (NZ dad).
@Stargazer said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Machpants US born Kiwi.
Is that the one that the coach only found out about through social media?
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Stargazer said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Machpants US born Kiwi.
Is that the one that the coach only found out about through social media?
Her Dad sent an email to NZ Soccer, and some vids. Nek minut she's in a NZ youth squad in Oz, google says
Ada Hegerberg was the poster girl a few years ago for Women’s’ Football globally and won the 2018 Ballon D’or Féminin. She has scored 40+goals for Norway. Rarely given a chance this evening.
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Stargazer said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Machpants US born Kiwi.
Is that the one that the coach only found out about through social media?
Her Dad sent an email to NZ Soccer, and some vids. Nek minut she's in a NZ youth squad in Oz, google says
Yeah that's the one. Think she was eligible for Australia as well
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
I like their strip, nice ferns, not some French snail trail scribbles!
I don't mind the teal one either
@Machpants That sort of approach never stopped Jack Charlton’s Ireland doing okay.
@sparky said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@MajorPom
New innovation by FIFA and a bizarre one.
Alex Scott on the BBC ‘What is this, the hunger games?’
BBC panel really impressed by the Soccer Ferns.
7 billion ppl on the planet, of which roughly 5bln know the rules. No need for this!
Yeah, BBC were really glowing. Although what Gabby "I host and know everything about every sport now" Logan knows about football could be written on a postage stamp.
Alex Scott as always worth a listen.
@sparky said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Ada Hegerberg was the poster girl a few years ago for Women’s’ Football globally and won the 2018 Ballon D’or Féminin. She has scored 40+goals for Norway. Rarely given a chance this evening.
Yeah, I mentioned the midfield but Bowen was great too in keeping Hegerberg quiet.
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
So we have US imports then? She reminds me of the over-enthusiastic yank on the PTA with me!
Don’t be so cynical. She showed heaps of emotion, clearly meant the world to her ! Terrific result.
Apparently this is the only WC game NZ has ever won?
@MN5 said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
So we have US imports then? She reminds me of the over-enthusiastic yank on the PTA with me!
Don’t be so cynical. She showed heaps of emotion, clearly meant the world to her ! Terrific result.
Apparently this is the only WC game NZ has ever won?
Yup. I think we came close before, got robbed by a controversial hand ball. We were on a big losing streak coming into the tourney, so I don't think many picked us to win. We will be favourites against a Filipino team with nothing to lose, we will need to break them down
@MN5 said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
So we have US imports then? She reminds me of the over-enthusiastic yank on the PTA with me!
Don’t be so cynical. She showed heaps of emotion, clearly meant the world to her ! Terrific result.
Apparently this is the only WC game NZ has ever won?
Yeah I am just a little bit scarred by over-enthusiastic yank in the committee - even looks like her! Very happy with the game, just getting flash backs 
@MajorPom said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@sparky said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@MajorPom
New innovation by FIFA and a bizarre one.
Alex Scott on the BBC ‘What is this, the hunger games?’
BBC panel really impressed by the Soccer Ferns.
7 billion ppl on the planet, of which roughly 5bln know the rules. No need for this!
Yeah, BBC were really glowing. Although what Gabby "I host and know everything about every sport now" Logan knows about football could be written on a postage stamp.
Alex Scott as always worth a listen.
More than you think
@GibbonRib said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
One whinge though, "football ferns" is a terrible nickname. Do better.
Dunno if we can do better, but we’ve certainly done worse - the Black Cocks (badminton) spring to mind
@GibbonRib said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
One whinge though, "football ferns" is a terrible nickname. Do better.
Black Balls?
@voodoo said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@GibbonRib said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
One whinge though, "football ferns" is a terrible nickname. Do better.
Dunno if we can do better, but we’ve certainly done worse - the Black Cocks (badminton) spring to mind
Is that for real?
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@voodoo said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@GibbonRib said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
One whinge though, "football ferns" is a terrible nickname. Do better.
Dunno if we can do better, but we’ve certainly done worse - the Black Cocks (badminton) spring to mind
Is that for real?
Uh huh
@NTA said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Aussie girls can't string two phases together
But what about the soccer?
Massive win for the girls, very happy for them. They really deserved that and looked the better team for large passages of the game.
The Norwegians seemed to have the wrong defensive set-up as there was always someone for the ferns to pass to especially from the back to the midfield which eased the pressure. Norway didn't seem to adjust at all, or press harder and higher up seemed to smack of "were better than them and it's only a matter of time before we score a goal" mindset which hurt them badly.
To be fair to Norway it's the best by a very long margin I've seen the football ferns play, composed on the ball, passed accurately to space, marked up and composed on defense and put away a fantastic planned move from their own goal-line for the match winning goal.
A fantastic start and I really hope they build on it as there's a very, very strong chance they can make it to the knockout rounds now.
Great result for Nigeria holding Olympic Champions Canada to a goalless draw
Down to 10 at the end and saved a penalty