No need to panic. Keep possession, wait for the mistakes and the chances.
@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
Two decent efforts so far in this half- but, neither troubles the scorers. And now we put one in the back of the net, but millimetres offside in the build-up.
Fuck it!!!! 
@Machpants said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@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
Let's not muck about
We need a goal so the coach brings on a player who hasn't scored for NZ since 2018. Meanwhile she has a goal scoring wunderkind sitting on the bench. Jesus wept
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Should have done better with that chance
Good save
Jale has not scored for NZ since 2018.
Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.
Philippines took their one good chance.
A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.
@Chris-B said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
Pretty disappointing - four or five decent chances for us to score and we weren't able to.
Philippines took their one good chance.
A draw in this game might have been enough to get us into the play-offs - a loss makes it pretty difficult.
I think we want Switzerland to beat Norway and we need to beat Switzerland. And hope the Philippines don't win. So out in the group stage it is
Vagaries of soccer huh?
Sneak a goal and defend luck hell.
Poos
P.S. I assume as much couldn't watch here. But first half stats were dominant.
Well that’s a downer.
And will kill the average Kiwi’s interest in soccer for a couple of decades.
It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them
Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off
The big miss was Hand. That needed to be on target. Jale did get her shot on goal, but a great save from the GK.
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them
Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off
We made very few clean chances. One disallowed headed goal, one sharp volley saved, and one header over the bar. Not nearly enough end product in the final quarter
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
@canefan said in FIFA Women's World Cup:
It is harder to break down a team who get bodies behind the ball, than to counter a team who try to play football against you. We didn't have the strength, the skill or the quality to break them down. And when chances fell to us, we couldn't take them
Broke them down many times, didn't finish them off
We made very few clean chances. One disallowed headed goal, one sharp volley saved, and one header over the bar. Not nearly enough end product in the final quarter
33% conversion rate and it's a draw
66% conversion rate and it's a win
I am 200% behind the growth going through woman’s sport. Unequivocally.
BUT.
That was the lowest quality match I’ve seen in any adult sport, ever. Capped with a classic modern football faux pas with a technical VAR offside call.
Woeful.
So Norway and Switzerland play out a nil all draw. All to play for in the final round.
Switzerland vs New Zealand. There will be no element of surprise this time. However the Swiss will hopefully try to play and leave themselves open to a counterattack or two. We need to be defensively solid but offer more on attack.
Norway vs Philippines. Norway have underachieved, I expect them to play with desperation against a team they will expect to beat.
I'm not sure how countback will work if we fail to win. A draw keeps us in the mix, a loss and it's over for us
