This Friday, June 7th is the opening match of the 2019 Women's World Cup between host France and South Korea in Group A. I thought it would be fun to start a thread and we could post on it as the tournament progresses. Fox Sports will be televising all of the matches. BBC 1 will air some, but not all. Live streaming is available on Hulu Live TV, YouTube and Fubo (you can do a 1 week free trial on each of those).
Brackets: https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/groups/
FIFA rankings (FWIW): https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/
I would be remiss for failing to post this somewhat tongue-in-cheek (almost entirely accurate IMO) article first published in 2015 by The Telegraph UK "11 Reasons Why Women's Football is Better Than Men's". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11669841/11-reasons-why-womens-football-is-better-than-mens.html
"The men’s game is embarrassingly cynical, with the big wusses diving and feigning injury if someone so much as farts in their general direction. Women’s football is far more phlegmatic. A study shows that on average, men stay down 30 seconds longer than women after being fouled."
Let me add that for those of us who admire the female form, women footballers are among some of the fittest athletes in the world.
Prognosticators have this WWC a horse race between 4 sides - U.S., Germany, France and England.
Some interesting early matches - Day 2 between Norway and Nigeria and Day 3 with the Aussies vs Italy. The Nigerian side has qualified for every World Cup since 1991 and the Lady Falcons could end up becoming surprise spoilers in this tournament.
So, any predictions? I'm a fan of the USWNT and believe this World Cup is theirs to lose. France has been on a tear over their last 11 matches. And the Lionesses of England, along with manager Phil Neville, hope to improve upon their 3rd place finish in 2015 by making it to the final in this World Cup.
Brackets: https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/groups/
FIFA rankings (FWIW): https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/
I would be remiss for failing to post this somewhat tongue-in-cheek (almost entirely accurate IMO) article first published in 2015 by The Telegraph UK "11 Reasons Why Women's Football is Better Than Men's". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11669841/11-reasons-why-womens-football-is-better-than-mens.html
"The men’s game is embarrassingly cynical, with the big wusses diving and feigning injury if someone so much as farts in their general direction. Women’s football is far more phlegmatic. A study shows that on average, men stay down 30 seconds longer than women after being fouled."
Let me add that for those of us who admire the female form, women footballers are among some of the fittest athletes in the world.
Prognosticators have this WWC a horse race between 4 sides - U.S., Germany, France and England.
Some interesting early matches - Day 2 between Norway and Nigeria and Day 3 with the Aussies vs Italy. The Nigerian side has qualified for every World Cup since 1991 and the Lady Falcons could end up becoming surprise spoilers in this tournament.
So, any predictions? I'm a fan of the USWNT and believe this World Cup is theirs to lose. France has been on a tear over their last 11 matches. And the Lionesses of England, along with manager Phil Neville, hope to improve upon their 3rd place finish in 2015 by making it to the final in this World Cup.