Belting down now. Let's see if any of them have what it takes to play for United 
WWC19 | Final: USA v Netherlands
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Players go off for safety due to a thunderstorm. Will come back when they can.
Match stopped at 0-0 after 71 minutes. Chile's goalkeeper has probably been the most important player on the pitch - Sweden haven't done much to make her work, but she's been there whenever needed.
Match stopped at 0-0 after 71 minutes. Chile's goalkeeper has probably been the most important player on the pitch - Sweden haven't done much to make her work, but she's been there whenever needed.
Match interrupted due to safety concerns to do with the weather.
So how long till they just call it a day and it ends 0-0?
I’m not sure of the protocol exactly, I’m sure they will have to play the match to completion though.
If the pitch is waterlogged they can call it.
I’m sure the stadium announcer said that the game would restart at 20:12. That’s 20 mins or so away.
EDIT: confirmed, that’s 19:12 BST
EDIT: confirmed, that’s 19:12 BST
Yeah, they do. Same as in Spain. It would restart at 71 minutes, 0-0, same players/subs - even if they have to play the last 19 minutes another day.
But it does look like it can restart this evening now.
Playing 19 minutes another day would be horrendous, you'd be scared to train incase of injury's
I've seen a Liga game restart the next day with about 5 minutes to play! Same kind of reason - they'll generally play through a downpour, even if the pitch has standing water, but they go off for lightning and return when they can to finish it. Not surprised to see FIFA follow the same protocol.
The BBC have put a full explanation of the rule up in their live feed:
Players are back on the pitch and the match restarts.
Players are back on the pitch and the match restarts.
Oh yeah if it's the rules it's the rules, just seems mental for loads of reasons, like, how many fans turn up for 5 minutes? What happens if someone gets injured in training?
Late goal again we reckon?
And there it is awful defending. Feel for the keeper, she's played well.
awful defending. Feel for the keeper, she's played well.And there it is, with 6 minutes left to play.
That was lovely 
Chile's defense just got destroyed by Sweden's number 7.
Chile's defense just got destroyed by Sweden's number 7.I had a fiver on 9 or more match corners, Sweden to win and Sweden to score 2 or more.
Must be my lucky bloody day
Must be my lucky bloody day
Those 19 minutes were worth playing
I fully expect USA to win by at least 4 clear goals here.
6 or 7 I reckon
So, Thailand, that sounds like it's probably an amazing team. They have a 1m53 defender
@jojojo where can we watch this? Superleague on the red button
Found it: BBC four
Found it: BBC four
Ffs......Jonathan Pearce.
Morgan what a tit.
what a tit.He is the best commentator around in my opinion.
Is team USA so good, because most yanks think football is for girls?
The grass roots support for US girls is crazy. It’s a massive massive thing over there. It’s also linked to big investments into the sport in the 80s/90s. They were well ahead of the curve.
This is gonna be a hammering if US start playing like they can and finishing their chances.
She's not giving that even with VAR? What the feck?
So the women referees are just like the men's. Can't admit they're wrong.
So the women referees are just like the men's. Can't admit they're wrong.
Yeah, that's why it's weird to me that the men aren't very good.
The best male athletes choose the other sports is the main reason.
Money. Basketball, baseball, ice hockey, American Football - are all better paid than football, if you're a man. Everything from your TV watching to your family will send you down the most popular track as a kid and the money will drive the dream.
It's different for the women. A college scholarship in US soccer is a prize and it's one of the few women's sports where you can go pro. Investment at the college/youth level for decades has built the US team.
I see, thanks for the info
Rapinoe is obviously copying Ryan Babel with the pink hair.
Bloody hell, how USA didn't score there!
USA can feel very hard done by, 2 clear penalties they should have had.
A statement of intent from the US team in that half. Thailand are lucky to be only three down - amazing that some of those attacks didn't end in a goal.
Rules are rules though, but it has to be a sympathy decision, no other explanationThat would just be cruel
Bloody hell. End it now ref ffs