FIFA Women's World Cup

[MiketheSnow]

Comfortable in the end

Looking confident and happy

[canefan]

And they get their talisman back, ready for the next round

[NTA]

Cheer for Kerr coming on sounded as big as either goal

[NTA]

Likely to be France. I hear they're pretty good.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Saw some headlines about the Aus game on the TV screens at the gym this morning. "Crucial goals scored by (insert the 2 players who scored goals)"

Isn't that a really weird way to word it?

[mariner4life]

in the commentary it was worse. After Aus went 1-0 the main commentator said something super inane like "Australia scoring first, just the way they would have planned it"

um, yeah mate, that's generally how sport works.

[MiketheSnow]

Worst match of the tournament so far

Irresistible force versus the immovable object

[canefan]

Jamaica very effective defensively and in midfield. But their touch up front is atrocious

[canefan]

Columbia come out with a plan to swing the ball from side to side, and it's a goal. Jamaica almost strike back with a header hitting the post. That will be their mode to score

[MiketheSnow]

Finally

[canefan]

Columbia have shut up shop, leaving themselves open to an equaliser. But Jamaica have no forward threats. Barely any shots on goal

[canefan]

Jamaica have wasted two crosses now, one header hit the post and one just went wide.

[MiketheSnow]

Smart football from Colombia

[canefan]

Columbia England will be interesting. The Poms didn't look comfortable vs Nigeria, just too physical. Columbia are not as physical, and left themselves open defensively enough times in the second half for a quality opposition to score

[canefan]

The Sky analysts just said the Jamaican team was not supported by their national football federation. They crowd funded their campaign, which is crazy

[MiketheSnow]

France v Morocco next

Replay of men's 2022 SF

[canefan]

On paper France should do this easily. But so many games have been unpredictable in this tourney

[canefan]

France open the scoring after tearing the Moroccan defence apart, their striker gets an unmarked header in the 16 yard box. I thought they were settling a bit, but that was a bad lapse

[MiketheSnow]

Looking ominous

[canefan]

France in again. Morocco not dealing with the French intensity, they can't maintain possession. That second goal was a corker, this could get very messy