WWC19 | Final: USA v Netherlands

She had her eyes on the ball, and seems to notice the foot coming towards her and braces for it. She definitely didn't go into the situation looking for contact.
Yep, she braced for the contact, as anyone would.
 
Holland could still get a goal from set piece, US getting through on counter attacks though so 2nd goal feels imminent.
 
Haven't seen any of the WC. tuned in to see the finals.. should be the highest level of womens football..


It's not even Championship level .. and I'm not talking pace or intensity.. the quality of passing and ball control is rubbish.

Is it finals nerves making it a scrappy match, or is this the usual level?

oh and that's a penalty
I have seen plenty of worse mens WC games. Hell, plenty of recent MUFC games have been worse.
 
That's a penalty that would never be given in a final before VAR , with VAR it will be given 100/100 times
 
Holland could still get a goal from set piece, US getting through on counter attacks though so 2nd goal feels imminent.
That's the question. Do the Dutch go hell for leather now, or keep up with the game plan for another 10/15 minutes and be wary of the counter attack.
 
I have seen plenty of worse mens WC games. Hell, plenty of recent MUFC games have been worse.

The quality is poor compared to the men's game, there's a reason under 16 boy's team spank the best women's teams when they meet.

There's no point going on about it though, you can still enjoy the women's game for what it is, I can still enjoy a non-league football game. Not everything has to be top quality.
 
So being past the early response bias. It was a clear pen.

Still, Morgan is a diving tit.
 
Looked a pen to me. Bit silly of the Dutch player to do that really.
 
Why are Holland so bad going forward? Aren't Miedema and Martens top tier players?
 
USA are simply the best.
 
And there is the second. That will kill any momentum the Dutch had managed to build after the penalty
 
There is a girl in the United woman’s team who is probably better than anything I’ve seen at this tournament so happily play her over Lingard or Mata.

She would do nothing in the Premier League. Absolutely nothing, would be completely lost.

Would be like putting a non league journeyman in at the top.
 
She would do nothing in the Premier League. Absolutely nothing, would be completely lost.

Would be like putting a non league journeyman in at the top.

Nah Lauren James remember the name.

She would still do “nothing” in the premier league better than the nothing that comes from out rightside.
 
I don't even understand what this means.

I mean that without VAR Football reffing used to have a lot of factors like big team Vs small team , home team Vs away team , start of game Vs end of game and of course how big the game was . Refs would be very hesitant to give that penalty in a world cup final on just one view that they get but now VAR has made everything to be by the book . I am not really sure if that's a good thing or bad
 
The defending from those Dutch cb’s though was pathetic.

VVD practically going to get a balon d'or for letting Sissoko shoot.;)

You see defending like that in the mens game all the time, backing off when midfielders are running at back 4.