Feminine Football Topic

1 : 1  now... overtime first half right now...

WOW!!! This is wilder than any men's match I've watched. 2-2 , down to a penalty shootout, nerve wracking.

                                                                                                                          U-S-A, U-S-A!!!

                                                                                                                          J Dawg

This has been an exciting WC tournament. The men could take a page from it. Congrats to Japan.
Rick

Too bad you missed the quarter finals against Brazil. That was one of the most exciting games I've ever seen at any level. You rarely see dives in the womens game but a blatant try at stalling by a flop feigning injury cost Brazil the game. US tied with seconds left in the 2 minutes given for the stall with the yellow at the end of the second extra period.
Japan played well but were saved by the wood several times. I think it is very good for the sport for a new team to rise to the top.

I'm afraid it did/does nothing for me. I watched a couple of minutes in a bar of the USA-France game and it was enough.

Its not a chauvanistic thing or anything. They are very skillful and their game has come a long way I'm sure, but it does nothing for me.

As has been elewhere here on this thread I too was impressed with their on field behaviour towards officials and that is definately a 'takeaway' the men's game could benefit from.

Maybe it is a perception thing on my part, but I think the goalkeeping standards will have to improve to capture my attention. The odd bits I saw always featured a keeper flapping pathetically at something. Like Scottish goalkeepers in the early '70's  !

There was certainly a big fuss over it here in D, especially while the home team were still in with a shout, but I think thats mostly as the Germans currently would go wild about their team in the World Tiddlywinks Championship. There is a nationalistic fervour here for the Red, Black & Gold when they have a chance of winning something.

Still, pleased for the Japanese. If it puts a smile on the face of that nation at the moment after their tribulations this year it definately has value.

MikeH

With the current match fixing scandals raging in the men's pro leagues at the highest levels in Europe and the Far East, the women's game is a breath of fresh air. All credit to Japan for hanging in against a tough opponent. But for the wood, the score could have been 4-nil at the half.
Rick