Women's World Cup 2019

[Steel Icarus]

VAR and they're still getting penalty shouts wrong

 

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I used my lunch hour to watch that. Could it be 0-0 all way to penalties

 

[Argonia]

Was just about to say what a snoozefest Canada v Sweden has been

 

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Sweden are sounding better in 2nd half. VAR again
It's a penalty...

 

[D'wards]

VAR again...its not a penalty

That was very quick and painless though that time

 

[passenger]

Shit boring game it never looked like Canada would have scored in
a male brothel

 

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Italy V. China and Holland V. Japan later then.
Italy China should be interesting. What I have seen of China, they are a hard team and not very good on social skills. Don't think I have seen Italy play yet
but could imagine their temperament/style might clash with China.
Wont be seeing either as will be at work
Out Thursday and Friday night's for the two biggies as well

 

[mx wcfc]

Five ways women's football beats men's

 

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The football has been more open, less cynical as well. You don't get players rolling around on the pitch in agony, claiming a free kick on the half way line when someone comes near them, unlike the men.

 

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This was the late foul seconds from the end. The foul was appalling and the display that followed even worse. Each of those two events justified a red card, yet the referee overruled VAR to avoid Cameroon walking off the pitch;
seconds from the end, really?
The referee of England’s last-16 victory twice overruled VAR late on to prevent Cameroon players from abandoning the match, The Telegraph can reveal.

Qin Liang was concerned Cameroon would walk off the pitch when she rejected advice on a Fran Kirby penalty claim and refused to dismiss Alexandra Takounda for a scraped challenge on Steph Houghton.

Referee in England game twice overruled VAR advice to prevent Cameroon walking off in Women's World Cup clash

 

[Lord Camomile]

You don't get players rolling around on the pitch in agony, claiming a free kick on the half way line when someone comes near them, unlike the men.

With respect, that's not quite true. I've seen a few dramatic 'injuries' during the tournament; one that springs to mind is when Rapinoe brushed one of the Spanish players in the face yesterday and she went down like it was a right hook.

Have also seen other cynical play, too. It may not be as prevalent as in the men's game, but it is there.

 

[Wilf]

This was the late foul seconds from the end. The foul was appalling and the display that followed even worse. Each of those two events justified a red card, yet the referee overruled VAR to avoid Cameroon walking off the pitch;
seconds from the end, really?
The referee of England’s last-16 victory twice overruled VAR late on to prevent Cameroon players from abandoning the match, The Telegraph can reveal.

Qin Liang was concerned Cameroon would walk off the pitch when she rejected advice on a Fran Kirby penalty claim and refused to dismiss Alexandra Takounda for a scraped challenge on Steph Houghton.

Referee in England game twice overruled VAR advice to prevent Cameroon walking off in Women's World Cup clash

I was just coming to post that. You can kind of understand her doing that, but admitting it is a different thing (fifa supporting her too). She should have just got a grip earlier in the game.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Isha Johansen, chair of the women’s football committee for the African Football Confederation (CAF), also president of the Sierra Leone FA, earlier said in a statement: “Whilst remaining proud of our African teams that participated in the World Cup, the match between England and Cameroon reflected badly, not only on African women’s football but African football on the whole. It is an issue which will be addressed and dealt with at the appropriate levels of governance."

Is that fair? I get some are interpreting it as "representative of African football", but shouldn't their Confederation be trying to point out that, no, this is just one group of players?

 

[mx wcfc]

I was just coming to post that. You can kind of understand her doing that, but admitting it is a different thing (fifa supporting her too). She should have just got a grip earlier in the game.

It was good game management, and I think the right calls were made in the circumstances (not that particularly like it). The late foul was a red, but it was too late to make a difference. Their captain should have had a second yellow for the dissent around that incident too. We were 3-0 up, so the pen wouldn't have changed the result.

The elbow in the face incident early on was a red too though, imho. Guess Cameroon got away with that as it was so early in the game. That is a lot less excusable.

 

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I've overlooked the fact that the referee can overturn a VAR decision should they want to.

 

[alsoknownas]

I've overlooked the fact that the referee can overturn a VAR decision should they want to.

The VAR team don't make any decisions, they only bring fresh info to the ref, who then decides how to proceed.

 

[SpackleFrog]

France haven't been brilliant tonight, reckon the USA would beat 'em

I'm not convinced, think US were a little lucky to get past a young Spanish team who played very well. That penalty could easily not have been given.

I *think* I'm right in saying no one has beaten US in last three years apart from France. They're a good side, it's not just home support spurring them on.

 

[Argonia]

Yes, the USA weren't amazing against Spain to be honest. Could be close between them and the French.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'm not convinced, think US were a little lucky to get past a young Spanish team who played very well. That penalty could easily not have been given.

I *think* I'm right in saying no one has beaten US in last three years apart from France. They're a good side, it's not just home support spurring them on.

It's a case of you can only beat what's in front of you, I think. Brazil doubled up (sometimes tripled up) on France's wide players to spoil their attacks and relied on a bit of brilliance from their couple of star players or a French mistake to let them in. That made France look perhaps a bit less than impressive, but they still won. Against the USA, they may find themselves under much more pressure but also find there is more space for their creative players to run into.

 

[Steel Icarus]

France USA is going to be a cracker.
In which one of the favourites goes out.

 

[Argonia]

It must be a nightmare commentating on China, all those Wongs and Wangs.

 

[Argonia]

Chinese manager guilty of hubris saying they were aiming to win the competition.

 

[D'wards]

Is the Holland Japan game on anywhere?

 

[mx wcfc]

I'm watching it on the BBC website

 

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And certainly BBC TV.

 

[mx wcfc]

And certainly BBC TV.

Oh yeah. BBC4. Thanks

 

[AverageJoe]

BBC4

 

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Nice

 

[Badgers]

Go Japan

 

[Steel Icarus]

Really like how they play.