Oh yeah. Forgot to mention sports news on Channel 7 the other night.
7 are the host broadcasters of the tournament.
So Saturday, the Chick's Soccer Thing gets a passing mention after the NRL, AFL, NRLW, Ashes, Golf.
This HUGE event happening right here right now.
Is just not getting cut through in Aus.
Today:
Football Ferns v Philippines (Wellington Regional Stadium)
Live on Prime and Sky Sport 1.
Kickoff 5.30pm.
@Stargazer said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Today:
Football Ferns v Philippines (Wellington Regional Stadium)
Live on Prime and Sky Sport 1.
Kickoff 5.30pm.
BIG GAME!
@booboo said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
I think this event is going to be bigger in NZ than Aus, because TV coverage.
It is not, as far as I can see, on FTA here in Aus. (Apart from Matildas, and the Soccer Ferns were on a backwater channel 7 subsidiary, because actual opening match.)
Nor is it on Foxtel, equivalent of Sky, which a lot of sports fans have.
Apparently you have to buy the non-Matilda's games on Optus.
So you already need to be a big fan of the sport to have ANOTHER streaming channel, and, if it's anything like Stan, make about 6 or more clicks on various devices to bring the game up.
There's no "I'll just flick on to the Chick's soccer channel to see whats happening".
Massive own goal by Soccer Straya I reckon.
Take me as example: not a fan of soccer, and I tend to think wimmin's sport is not of the same quality as bloke's.
But am interested in this, the event, the crowds, the hype, the contest.
But fuck me if I can't watch it.
Very disappointing.
Anyway, back to Thurday evening... know nothing about soccer, but hugely impressed with the Soccer Fern's skill levels.
Without wanting to sound disparaging about Men's soccer, I didn't notice the equivalent step down in skill that I find so obvious in rugby or cricket.
Edit: admitting to only watching the last 30 mins or so, because Mrs Boo was not at interested in women's soccer. Only kept her interested because of potential upset.
Totally agree about FTA coverage. My parents were genuinely interested in checking the scores and having a look at the games being played here, but one mention of Optus and I might as well have been referring to Nuclear fission. Massive own goal. Obviously the tickets are cheap and Suncorp is a great stadium, but getting 40k plus people for England vs Haiti is pretty impressive.
I'm heading to Norway v Switzerland tonight - importance of that game is relative to the result of the NZ game prior. IF NZ win and IF Norway don't win, then Ferns qualify for last 16.
My thoughts so far.
NZ import as captain - Ali Riley is at her 5th World Cup for NZ, imagine the dedication to do that when she has always played her club football away from NZ. Top player and has played for top European clubs. Legendary Fern status along with Ria Percival who plays for Spurs, has just come back from an ACL and was everywhere in that first game. Also at her 5th World Cup.
Spain have some fantastic technical players. As well as Bonmati, Putellas was so smooth when she came on and Paralluelo looks a huge talent at 19.
For sheer teamwork and coaching, Japan are always great despite being short on physical presence - completely dismantled Zambia.
Australia looked a bit lost without Kerr as the focus. USA were OK, a bit clunky. England were very clunky and their defence was shaky - Dumornay a rising star for Haiti. Sweden, Netherlands not that fluent but having tall players helps. Italy v Argentina was fun, the most fully committed teams so far with tackles flying in from everywhere (Dragoni of Italy just 16 and set to be a star). Germany "efficient" and Brazil "flamboyant" as the stereotypes demand.
England aren't the same team without Mead. Someone needs to score in her absence. They look vulnerable on the counter-attack.
@mariner4life And they still call it soccer there too? Sounds fucked alright
@JK said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@mariner4life And they still call it soccer there too? Sounds fucked alright
History lesson the term ‘soccer’ from aSOCCiation football was used at the same time as rugger, to distinguish two forms of football. It is of British origin. The idea that ‘football’ just applied to Association Football and not other forms of Football came later, soccer is the earlier name. Ergo, keep calling it soccer, or Association Football - don’t let them hijack the term football just to apply to one sort. Soccer wasn’t the ‘first’ sort of football, just one branch of a family that has been around since they used to be the crap out of each other, village vs village over the fields in between - with some sort of leather thing somewhere there too.
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@JK said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@mariner4life And they still call it soccer there too? Sounds fucked alright
History lesson the term ‘soccer’ from aSOCCiation football was used at the same time as rugger, to distinguish two forms of football. It is of British origin. The idea that ‘football’ just applied to Association Football and not other forms of Football came later, soccer is the earlier name. Ergo, keep calling it soccer, or Association Football - don’t let them hijack the term football just to apply to one sort. Soccer wasn’t the ‘first’ sort of football, just one branch of a family that has been around since they used to be the crap out of each other, village vs village over the fields in between - with some sort of leather thing somewhere there too.
The collective intelligence of the Fern never ceases to amaze
@KiwiPie said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
NZ import as captain - Ali Riley is at her 5th World Cup for NZ, imagine the dedication to do that when she has always played her club football away from NZ. Top player and has played for top European clubs. Legendary Fern status
Ferns playing Philippines now.
Riley in acres of space on the left - could have taken it to the line and crossed it unchallenged, but instead she stopped and passed it back to someone on the edge of the box, who lost it. I didn't understand that at all!
Roles reversed. We are trying to break the Philippines down, they are defending tightly. I'm not convinced we have the quality to unlock them
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Roles reversed. We are trying to break the Philippines down, they are defending tightly. I'm not convinced we have the quality to unlock them
Need to use height in the box
Play Wimbledon style for a bit
If we can't make chances I hope the coach has more attacking options available. We made one cross that Wilkinson couldn't catch up with. I think we need to drive down the wings and make the early cross. It's very hard to try and score against a static D
Putting the ball in the back of the net is a significant weakness from what I've seen of the Ferns. I was thinking 1-0 was a likely scoreline for this game, so it's not good that we're down.
I hope Milly Clegg is on the bench. Scored several goals for the Nix. Really young, but it's the time to be brave and bold right now
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Won’t get a better chance than that
She is some athlete mind
Similar to the Filipino girl's goal chance. A bit higher
We are on top, but these girls have no idea where the goal is. I predict we lose 1-0, or 2-0 as they capitalise on our mistakes
Let's not fuck spiders. Go on the attack and take the win, or at least take the Filipinos out of the running
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Well, at least they won one game!
I'll wait a bit until I drop another line like this, beautiful set up by myself 
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Let's not fuck spiders.
I have no idea what this is supposed to mean haha but great saying
