What a fun tournament
WWC19 | Final: USA v Netherlands
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Happy to be corrected, but I would guess because Football is low down on the list of mens sports in the states because of NFL, Basketball, Baseball and Ice Hockey but seems very high in regards to the women priorities and possibily opportunities.
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I kinda disagree, I never really felt like England could beat the US. I felt like the Netherlands could squeeze by them before the penalty call.
Been ages since I've posted anything, but I feel it's apropos here.
Congrats ladies, deserved winners. Easily the team with the highest level of quality throughout the tournament.
Lotta hate in this thread...lol
Congrats ladies, deserved winners. Easily the team with the highest level of quality throughout the tournament.
Lotta hate in this thread...lol
Yes, because Spains tiki taka dominance could only be achieved through 300lbs type American football or 7ft basketball playing athletes.
The rest of the world take mens football seriously. They do not take womens football seriously, thats the difference, nothing to do with "the best athletes" play other sports
At least Rapinoe will not play another WC anymore, talks more about politics than about football. Maybe Morgan will play another with 34.
Nice, easily the best team in the tournament won.
Hope Solo throwing shade on Rapinoe 
Both insufferable cnuts
Both insufferable cnuts
What a great tournament and advert for women's football. Well done USA again, head and shoulders above everyone at the moment!
Nah.. if not for their Gk, first half US could have 3 goals already. And on 2nd half another 3.
Against England, US needed tons of luck to come away with the win.
Thoroughly enjoyed that WC.
USA are definitely the level to reach for the rest of the teams.
USA are definitely the level to reach for the rest of the teams.
Gabby Logan is such a good host
It's a girls' and childrens' sport in the US right
Also, arent most Baseball players fat?
Yes, I like making assumptions.
Macron getting booed
Whatever floats your boat I guess.
I’m just thankful it’s over and done with. The standard is woeful and the product is ridiculously over hyped.
Without VAR, the ref would have called that, or even the lineswoman or goalside assistant. Fair enough. People who want VAR ... hold on, I’ll take this in another thread. Congrats to the USA with a deserved victory. Sari Veenendal player of the match for me, though. (And Jackie Groenen played well again, I thought.)
So does anyone really care about the US women team winning a world cup? I'm not putting the competiton though just to let it be known first
Well done Team USA, fully deserved.
Yah, I could tell. Former is generally true, while the latter is not.
What an obtuse comment. You think all NFL are 300lbs and NBA players are 7'? You think it doesn't matter that in Brazil, with a population of over 200M, football is by far the most popular sport and they continually churn out elite footballers? Don't be silly.
England gave US a very good game and should've won or at least got to 2-2.
Dutch had one shot on target late on, their keeper is player of the match who kept the score down, faced 17 shots and 10 on target, French easily dispatched by the US. England went toe to toe and created great passing moves for goals, scored one, had another ruled offside by a fraction by VAR which would've stood before and one where White was clipped for the pen. England had 57% possession, 4 shots each on target.
I've not seen US tested except for England. Dutch couldn't even create anything when going down.
Dutch had one shot on target late on, their keeper is player of the match who kept the score down, faced 17 shots and 10 on target, French easily dispatched by the US. England went toe to toe and created great passing moves for goals, scored one, had another ruled offside by a fraction by VAR which would've stood before and one where White was clipped for the pen. England had 57% possession, 4 shots each on target.
I've not seen US tested except for England. Dutch couldn't even create anything when going down.
No it's silly suggesting the US is not the best at something because "their best athletes" play other sports. Pure arrogance.
England could have easily been blown out of the water in the first 30 minutes. Could have easily been 2, 3 or more down. The Dutch were resilient and kept it tight.
There are over a 100 pages in this thread. Over 10 million people watched the semifinal against England. What do you think?
See my other answer her somewhere ... I should take it in the VAR thread. For this game: USA were the best team, and won fair, square and deservedly.
So? Is she not allowed to talk about politics?
Don't the Dutch have a few world-class forwards in Miedema and Martens? They were really bad going forward.
Ticker tape parade on Wednesday in NYC
YES USA 
Straw man. Nobody argued that. The question was why is the discrepancy so large between the men and women and you answered it with a completely ignorant post.
Ellen White scored a brilliantly worked goal, cut you open just 9 mins after US scored.
After it became 2-0, yes. First half was pretty tight and US had a couple of half chances at best.
Even before the penalty, US had so many chances if not for their Gk. Also, Morgan should get a penalty when she was barged in from behind.
The question posed was "why is the US women's team so much better than the men's, relatively speaking?" Nobody said anything about who's the best. And the best male athletes in the US do play other sports. That's just a fact. Keep on drinking the hatorade though.
Completely out of the run of play and a bit lucky. Anyways, congrats to England on making fourth. Can't bother to argue with salty English fans right about now.
Genuinely weird to have people coming in the thread to post that the quality is bad and product is overhyped.
Congratulations USA.