FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015, Mod Note in OP 7/6

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 1:33am

Pudsy33 wrote: »

She's right though. Did you see Barcelona in the champions league final? Embarrassing antics.

It could just as easily have been a cultural thing. Anyway, the point is, would a fan of women's football appreciate reducing their game to generalisations? I don't think they would.
"A male striker would have scored that"," a male goalkeeper would have saved that". Don't think that would take too long before it started to grate.

Women's football has examples of poor behaviour just as men's does. The Man City v Birmingham game in March is one, violent conduct, surrounding the referee. I'm also sure there have been instances when men's teams have accepted poor decisions, football doesn't merely exist in the premier league or champions league.

Mars Bar · 07-06-2015 1:38am

We don't appreciate it but that doesn't seem to matter to people making those comments anyway. It happens every single time a discussion comes up involving women's football. It's a rare occasion when it gets turned on its head.

Hazys · 07-06-2015 1:39am

Very very soft penalty, hometown decision imo.

Especially since the Chinese player was first to the ball, you wouldn't see that foul given outside the box most of the time not to mention a last minute game winning penalty.

The GF is Chinese, she's asking me where the nearest Ukrainian embassy is...I think she's joking, but I'm not 100% sure

dfx- · 07-06-2015 1:56am

fryup wrote: »

most importantly........

..........any nice looking fillys ??

wadacrack wrote: »

no goal yet..ffs only watching so they get their kit off..get ur t*its out for the lads,,get your ...

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Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 2:17am

Netherlands and New Zealand playing now. Nil nil after 15 mins.

One of the problems this World Cup will have, in any breakthrough for peoples interest in women's football, is the time a lot of the games are on at for European audiences. Young fans in particular will be very limited to what games they get to see in the group stages, and even onto the later rounds. One game at best most days.

dfx- · 07-06-2015 2:22am

I'd imagine the later games will be on at later local times i.e around now (2am here). Group games tomorrow looking at Eurosport at 7pm and Germany at 9pm

ArmaniJeanss · 07-06-2015 2:28am

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Netherlands and New Zealand playing now. Nil nil after 15 mins.

One of the problems this World Cup will have, in any breakthrough for peoples interest in women's football, is the time a lot of the games are on at for European audiences. Young fans in particular will be very limited to what games they get to see in the group stages, and even onto the later rounds. One game at best most days.

Isn't that the nature of any world championship (in any sport). You can only be perfect timing for one of the major population blocs (Europe/Africa/MidEast, Americas, CentralEastAsia&Oceania) and the other two have to make an effort to watch.

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 2:33am

All England's group games are on at a reasonable hour, so I'll have no excuse to avoid watching them underachieve. Had high hopes after Powell was given the boot, but still don't look capable of beating any of the really top teams. Even though they are ranked 5th in the world!

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 2:35am

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Isn't that the nature of any world championship (in any sport). You can only be perfect timing for one of the major population blocs (Europe/Africa/MidEast, Americas, CentralEastAsia&Oceania) and the other two have to make an effort to watch.

Oh absolutely, just saying it makes it more difficult to build interest in the game in Europe for this specific championship.

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 2:47am

Netherlands just scored a cracker

https://twitter.com/kileybatchelor/status/607361503185010688

One nil at half time.

Edit: Finished one nil.

citytillidie · 07-06-2015 5:59pm

Norway V Thailand starting now on BBC red button

kfallon · 07-06-2015 6:15pm

Bad keeping there

kfallon · 07-06-2015 6:30pm

Nicely worked goal there for Norway, 2-0

Mars Bar · 07-06-2015 6:30pm

Yeah nice goal

dfx- · 07-06-2015 6:32pm

Norway look an excellent side. Thailand (or Taiwan according to Emma Byrne:) ) not so much - very small.

kfallon · 07-06-2015 6:32pm

dfx- wrote: »

Norway look an excellent side. Thailand (or Taiwan according to Emma Byrne:) ) not so much - very small.

Is she doing the co-commentary on Eurosport?

Is this Thailand's first WC?

Mars Bar · 07-06-2015 6:35pm

Brilliant goal!

The Thai girls made it far too easy for the crosser. Great cross though!

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 6:35pm

Shocking defending for Norway's third

Mars Bar · 07-06-2015 6:38pm

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Shocking defending for Norway's third

They can't tackle for their lives.

That would have been a class 4th if it wasn't offside

dfx- · 07-06-2015 6:42pm

kfallon wrote: »

Is she doing the co-commentary on Eurosport?

Yup, with Jon Driscoll. Good pair

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 07-06-2015 6:44pm

dfx- wrote: »

Norway look an excellent side. Thailand (or Taiwan according to Emma Byrne:) ) not so much - very small.

Thank you - I thought I was hearing things there. Shes done it twice now.

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-06-2015 6:48pm

All too easy for Norway, Thailand will be the goal difference bonanza for teams in this group. Can see Germany battering them as well.

Mars Bar · 07-06-2015 7:24pm

19 year old Hegerberg scores the fourth

Really nice finish

Jesus Wept · 07-06-2015 9:18pm

Women vs Girls out there

blueser · 07-06-2015 9:21pm

The Rodgers wrote: »

Women vs Girls out there

I think the Ivory coast in in danger of being on the end of a seriously bad scoreline here. The Germans should already be 4 or 5 goals up, and there's only 20 minutes gone. They just have no idea about the basics of defending.

kfallon · 07-06-2015 9:28pm

What a goal that was

klose · 07-06-2015 9:40pm

Ref showing some mercy there

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 07-06-2015 9:40pm

Keepr got away there without a red!

Edit - generous bloody corner too!

Wilberto · 07-06-2015 10:06pm

I don't think it was a red to be honest. The ball ran far too much away from Sasic for her to reach had she got past the keeper, meaning it wasn't an "obvious goal-scoring opportunity".

The German defending is quite suspect at times though, considering they're up against the lowest ranked team in the competition.

ArmaniJeanss · 07-06-2015 10:46pm

10 for the Germans, no easing off the way the men did against Brazil.

BoJack Horseman · 07-06-2015 10:46pm

What destroys the credibility of women's football is the astonishingly bad goal keeping.

Not just in this game, but in general.

Germany 10-0 up.

Cantona's Collars · 07-06-2015 10:48pm

The missus turned the game on here at 6-0,it's now 10-0.

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-06-2015 1:26am

Think Norway and Germany might just scrape out of that group.

Richard Hillman · 08-06-2015 2:14am

The crazy thing is that if the Ivory Coast beat Thailand, they may still get through to the second round via the best 3rd place spots. The top 4 of 6 get through.

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-06-2015 2:59am

Richard Hillman wrote: »

The crazy thing is that if the Ivory Coast beat Thailand, they may still get through to the second round via the best 3rd place spots. The top 4 of 6 get through.

It'll be interesting to see how bad the 3rd 4th teams are in other groups. Would be more likely Thailand beat Ivory Coast but your point stands. Just looking at the rankings, Thailand are one place above Ireland in them, in 29th, Ivory Coast are WAY down in 67th, one above Northern Ireland. Fifa rankings are normally crap though, so don't know why I'm even mentioning them!

citytillidie · 08-06-2015 9:39am

Richard Hillman wrote: »

The crazy thing is that if the Ivory Coast beat Thailand, they may still get through to the second round via the best 3rd place spots. The top 4 of 6 get through.

Welcome to the 24 team comp when you are going to 16 after the group stage, same will happen next summer during the Euro's

Blackhorse Slim · 08-06-2015 9:09pm

Sweden - Nigeria looking like a good game, evenly matched so far, but different styles. Both getting at the opposition defence, end to end.

Mars Bar · 08-06-2015 9:41pm

Nigeria aren't taking their chances

20 year old Oshoala of Nigeria plays for Liverpool and was voted the BBC Women's Player of the Year. The list of competitors was Nadine Kessler, Marta, Kim Little and Veronica Boquete

Mars Bar · 08-06-2015 9:44pm

Oshoala with a wonderful through ball and yet again, Nigeria don't take their chance.

Blackhorse Slim · 08-06-2015 9:49pm

Nigeria need to learn how to defend corners :-) Other than that, they have been the better team. Sweden's goalkeeper looks very good, that makes a huge difference.

kfallon · 08-06-2015 10:32pm

Ffs, looks like I've missed a cracker of a game here :mad:

Rikand · 08-06-2015 10:43pm

Quality pass and finish for Nigerias third

Blackhorse Slim · 08-06-2015 10:43pm

Deserved equalizer, game of the tournament so far

Mars Bar · 08-06-2015 10:51pm

I was kicked off the t.v at half time :mad:

SteelyDanJalapeno · 08-06-2015 11:41pm

cracking game that

Shane St. · 09-06-2015 12:01am

Do england stand a chance against France 2mrw?

dfx- · 09-06-2015 2:23am

Cameroon look very impressive, very fast upfront. Ecuador, not good, very naive, three penalties.

Dozen Wicked Words · 09-06-2015 8:11am

Shane St. wrote: »

Do england stand a chance against France 2mrw?

Haven't managed to beat them recently, its normally pretty tight, although saying that, England have lost their last 3 games (admittedly friendlies) in build up to World Cup pretty easily.

Reckon it will be a draw myself.

Hyzepher · 09-06-2015 12:00pm

it actually refreshing to see the women just get on with things and not dispute calls with the ref or dive etc. - tackle comes in they just bounce back up.

kfallon · 09-06-2015 12:25pm

Hyzepher wrote: »

it actually refreshing to see the women just get on with things and not dispute calls with the ref or dive etc. - tackle comes in they just bounce back up.

I was just saying this to a girl in work, it's very refreshing to see! Maybe in the bigger games later in the tournament this might change but it's been great so far!

FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015, Mod Note in OP 7/6

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