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meyers7 said:
SMH

Naeher
O'Hara-Dahlkamper-Sauerbrunn-Dunn
Mewes - Ertz - Lavelle
Heath - Morgan - Rapinoe

Leaving your best player on the bench again. :mad::(:eek:
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meyers7 said:
SMH

Naeher
O'Hara-Dahlkamper-Sauerbrunn-Dunn
Mewes - Ertz - Lavelle
Heath - Morgan - Rapinoe

Leaving your best player on the bench again. :mad::(:eek:
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I am not a Jill Ellis fan, but I disagree on that. Horan is very talented on offense and passes really well. But she is fairly slow, which hurts the team some on defense. And Mewis is also a very good player. Hard to go wrong with either of them. I am sure we will see Horan by the 65' mark, which is a nice time to have a great player coming in when everyone else is tired.
 
Engineer90 said:
I hope the US team loses.
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1Napleshuskie said:
I am with you on that. I really tried with this group but for me personally I find them impossible to root for.
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Those who cannot, for whatever reason, support their own nation's team (composed of fine women), have other options: North Korea, The Soviet Socialist Republic of Putinistan, The Phillipines... Just pick one and give them your heartfelt, red-blooded, enthusiastic loyalty. ;)

I'll be happily and energetically rooting for the U.S. team.


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For all the experts who thought this would be the easiest of the KO opponents, not the case. The US is playing with intensity and effort but the Netherlands are holding their own. We have had our chances but their goal tender has been excellent
 
Sifaka said:
Those who cannot, for whatever reason, support their own nation's team (composed of fine women), have other options: North Korea, The Soviet Socialist Republic of Putinistan, The Phillipines... Just pick one and give them your heartfelt, red-blooded, enthusiastic loyalty. ;)

I'll be happily and energetically rooting for the U.S. team.


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I'm with you Sifaka....all the way bay-bee...!
 
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Today feels like sports watching heaven (for me as a fan of soccer and volleyball):
  • WWC final
  • Copa America final
  • Gold Cup final
  • Beach volleyball world championships men's final
  • Indoor women's Volleyball Nations League final between US and Brazil
  • And a few WNBA games thrown in for as a tip
 
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That goal by Rose Lavelle was sweet. She has been the unsung hero of this tournament, perhaps not so unsung anymore. I was afraid her hamstring injury from the semifinal would keep her out of the final. We've witnessed the emergence of a star.
 
Plebe said:
That goal by Rose Lavelle was sweet. She has been the unsung hero of this tournament, perhaps not so unsung anymore. I was afraid her hamstring injury from the semifinal would keep her out of the final. We've witnessed the emergence of a star.
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Many on the BY including myself anointed Lavelle as a star seeing her play in the WC. So happy she showed it on largest platform. :D:D:D:D
 
Good tournament, girls. I knew we were gonna win. No way this all-star lineup (in my opinion the greatest lineup assembled in women's history) wasn't gonna win '19. And we had to go through the 2nd and 3rd best teams (England and France) to get there, so you can't say we played weak teams.
 
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SimpleDawg said:
Good tournament, girls. I knew we were gonna win. No way this all-star lineup (in my opinion the greatest lineup assembled in women's history) wasn't gonna win this one. And we had to go through the 2nd and 3rd best teams (England and France) to get there, so you can't say we played weak teams.
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Agreed, they didn't have any easy path.

Well done.
 
Wonderful victory, two injured players scoring the goals. Great day for the U S , for women, and for freedom and true patriotism. As the famous lawyer Clarence Darrow said, "True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. " These young women personify that spirit. :D
 
Congrats to USA women in a winning a deserved World Cup. They were very clinical in winning it.
 
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Plebe said:
Today feels like sports watching heaven (for me as a fan of soccer and volleyball):
  • WWC final
  • Copa America final
  • Gold Cup final
  • Beach volleyball world championships men's final
  • Indoor women's Volleyball Nations League final between US and Brazil
  • And a few WNBA games thrown in for as a tip
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How about the USA Softball International Cup Championship game. US vs Japan. showing on ESPN now. Japan is the only team to beat us in group play and lead us 1-0 in the 5th. Their pitcher is tough.
 
eebmg said:
How about the USA Softball International Cup Championship game. US vs Japan. showing on ESPN now. Japan is the only team to beat us in group play and lead us 1-0 in the 5th. Their pitcher is tough.
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The US magic took hold again. US scored 2 runs in the 6th and wins 2-1 with Monica Abbott pitching the final inning. :D:D:D
 
Plebe said:
That goal by Rose Lavelle was sweet. She has been the unsung hero of this tournament, perhaps not so unsung anymore. I was afraid her hamstring injury from the semifinal would keep her out of the final. We've witnessed the emergence of a star.
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They showed Lavelle receiving the bronze ball. Rapinoe received the gold ball, and presumably someone not playing today received the silver, since we didn’t see it. I don’t think there were two better players in the WC than Lavelle. She was everywhere, even if she did have “only” three goals.
 
Glad the US won. :)

Also glad we dont have to hear or read about it again until 2023. Also glad the next Men's world cup will be held in November and December of 2022.
 
Bigboote said:
They showed Lavelle receiving the bronze ball. Rapinoe received the gold ball, and presumably someone not playing today received the silver, since we didn’t see it. I don’t think there were two better players in the WC than Lavelle. She was everywhere, even if she did have “only” three goals.
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Ironically enough, it was Lucy Bronze who received the Silver Ball award.
 
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If you saw Rapinoe's postgame interview, you may have heard her shoutout to Brian, her older brother.

It was only recently that I learned about this backstory, and for me it added a new layer of respect for Megan:

www.espn.com

Why Megan Rapinoe's brother Brian is her greatest heartbreak, and hope

Megan Rapinoe once worshipped her brother Brian, until a drug addiction upended his life. He now looks to her influence to heal and move forward.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
triaddukefan said:
Also glad we dont have to hear or read about it again until 2023. Also glad the next Men's world cup will be held in November and December of 2022.
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I take it you're not a fan of The Beautiful Game? :rolleyes:
 
Plebe said:
I take it you're not a fan of The Beautiful Game? :rolleyes:
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if its at the 85 minute mark in the knockout rounds and the score is tied or a 1 pt deficit........ I'll tune in til the end. But no... I cant watch it from the beginning. One exception was the 2002 Carolina Courage... I'd tune in on a few games.... and watched them win the championship.
 
triaddukefan said:
Glad the US won. :)

Also glad we dont have to hear or read about it again until 2023.
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Sorry, Olympics next year. Women's Olympics is almost as big as the World Cup. (almost). You'll have to hear plenty about it. ;)


triaddukefan said:
Also glad the next Men's world cup will be held in November and December of 2022.
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Yea, that's the 2nd stupidest thing thing ever in football. The first of course was having the WC in Qatar to begin with. :mad:
 
Bigboote said:
They showed Lavelle receiving the bronze ball.
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Well deserved.

Bigboote said:
Rapinoe received the gold ball,
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Yea, probably not the best player on her own team, let alone the tournament. She played well against France, but other than her PK's didn't do a lot else. I'd say Lavelle, Ertz, Morgan, Dunn all had better tournaments than her.
 
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