@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
Comfortable for Switzerland in the end with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines
Spain could easily be putting double figures against Costa Rica at this rate
3-0
32 mins
@Bovidae said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Spain look very classy. Costa Rica are gritty but out-matched.
Yeah
They've done well to hold them to 3
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Comfortable for Switzerland in the end with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines
Spain could easily be putting double figures against Costa Rica at this rate
3-0
32 mins
We have to follow suit now, get the win don't settle for a draw