World Cup

[JDR13]

It's a shame that Sweden and Japan are meeting in the quarterfinals because those might be the two best teams in the tournament.

 

[GothicGothicness]

What a end to that penalty shootout between US and Sweden, definitely one of the most insane things to happen in a world cup penalty shootout. I don't really feel we deserve the win though, the US goal keeper had to make like one save... in 120 minutes.....

 

[Carnifex]

Sweden is, what, one of the only three teams I think to win all their matches going into today, so I feel like they totally earned their spot in the eight. Actually I thought US looked really good the first half, then it seemed they ran outta steam.

 

[Carnifex]

The Morocco/France game concluded close to what I expected, yet the Jamaica/Colombia match was far more enjoyable. The quarter finals begin on Thursday.

 

[Carnifex]

The Netherlands/Spain game concluded pretty much the way I thought it would, yet the Sweden/Japan match was super-tight, congrats to Sweden for pulling out a nice victory!

 

[JDR13]

I had Japan winning it all. Oh well... I'll go with the winner of Sweden vs Spain now.

 

[Carnifex]

France vs Australia could go either way, a solid contest or a spectacular blowout. Spain against Sweden, hmm, shouldn't be boring!

 

[purpleblob]

WE ARE IN SEMI FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!! YYYYYEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My god, 7-6 penalty shoot out!!!!!!!!!

TBH I actually think France played better but the luck was on our side

 

[Carnifex]

Agreed, Purple, France was the better team yet that's what can happen when you don't put the game away and it goes to a shoot-out. Congrats to the Matilda's!!

The Colombia/Britain match could have gone either way, at some points, though now we'll see who fares best between Britain and Australia.

 

[Carnifex]

It took a very late strike to put this match away for Spain, well done for both squads, it was a game well worth watching. I hope the next semi tomorrow is equally enjoyable.

 

[Drithius]

I found the Spain/Sweden match fairly boring and lackluster in terms of skill... right up until Salma Paralluelo got on the field in the second half. Very promising player!

 

[Carnifex]

Nod, it seemed to me both squads were basically playing full defence. That's a recipe for losing, imo. Then that substitute changed the entire dynamic of the bout, thank goodness.

 

[Carnifex]

Now that was quite the match-up, and a clear lesson on how patience can pay off. Today Britain had the better team, and now we've only two matches remaining.

 

[JDR13]

It's an interesting matchup for the final. England vs Spain is more like something I'd expect to see in the men's tournament.

 

[Drithius]

Having a chance to sit down and watch that Aus-Eng match (and previously having hoped Australia would go all the way), that Matilda defense was just god awful.

 

[Furnok]

Having a chance to sit down and watch that Aus-Eng match (and previously having hoped Australia would go all the way), that Matilda defense was just god awful.

You're correct about the defense - each of the 3 England goals was the direct result of a blatant defensive error. That said, England were much better on the ball most of the game and deserved to win. And I say that as a proud Aussie.

 

[Carnifex]

Nod, those defensive errors spelled their doom. All England had to do was capitalize on them, which they did in splendid fashion.

 

[Carnifex]

That was an excellent match to watch, big cheers to Sweden on the bronze victory.

 

[GothicGothicness]

Too bad we made our by far worse match in the semi-finals.... but a bronze is not bad, it is just we have a lot of silvers and bronzes, the girls really deserve a gold by now...

 

[Warmark]

Its been a crazy Women's World Cup this year..but a lot of fun to watch.
Looking forward to tomorrows final.
What everyone's prediction?