Posted on 06/07/2019 5:34:36 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Nearly one million tickets have been sold for the Womens World Cup before the start of the tournament on Friday, organisers say.
In the biggest and Fifa, footballs governing body, hopes the best Womens World Cup yet, France play South Korea at the Parc des Princes in the first of 52 games.
The host nation hopes to emulate the success of the mens team in Russia last year and make history by becoming first country to hold both World Cups at the same time. Among the 24 teams taking part, France are narrow favourites to win the tournament, just ahead of the holders, the USA.
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Match day Result
JUNE 07 2019, FRIDAY FRANCE 4-0 SOUTH KOREA
JUNE 08 2019, SATURDAY
GERMANY 1-0 CHINA
SPAIN 3-1 SOUTH AFRICA
NORWAY 3-0 NIGERIA
JUNE 09, 2019
AUSTRALIA 1-2 ITALY
BRAZIL 3-0 JAMAICA
ENGLAND 2-1 SCOTLAND
Portugal became the first team to win UEFA’s Nations League competition when a well-crafted goal by Goncalo Guedes gave them a 1-0 win over Netherlands in the final on Sunday.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=540881
Meanwhile, the men lose 3-0 to Venezuela.
The US Men’s team hasn’t been this bad since the 1980s.
Second Straight Dud Gives USMNT Cause for Concern Entering Gold Cup
Following Wednesdays lackluster loss to Jamaica, Gregg Berhalter said that the U.S. men’s national team was poised to improve, but that more poor performances were inevitable en route.
On Sunday in Cincinnati, Berhalter and his players delivered on that promise. The second one.
https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/09/usa-venezuela-gold-cup-friendly-berhalter
Monday, June 10
Argentina vs. Japan, noon (FS1)
Canada vs. Cameroon, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Groups tables
https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/groups/
It used to be that webpages had print version you could easily copy and past but those days seem over.
So click the link and be one with the tables.
About Fair Play Points (FPP) at the tables link above:
Teams lose: one point for each yellow card. three points for each secondary yellow that leads to a red card. four points for a straight red card.
FPP could be important getting out of the Group if all else is equal.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair says it would “mean a lot” to break the all-time goalscoring record in men’s and women’s international football at the World Cup this summer.
Sinclair is three short of the record of 184 goals held by American former World Cup winner Abby Wambach.
The 35-year-old striker will be playing in her fifth tournament and has scored 181 goals in 281 senior appearances.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48285575
Soccer is uninteresting. Easily, one of the most boring athletic games ever devised.
Easily.
Except for the 3.5 billion soccer fans making it the number 1 in the world.
OOP!
Even Golf and Chess are more interesting than soccer.
3.5 billion soccer fans making it the number 1 sport in the world.
Planet Earth says you are a boring idiot.
French free-to-air broadcaster TF1 recorded a total 9.83 million viewers tune in to watch the game, which saw the hosts run out comfortable 4-0 winners over South Korea.
The broadcast enjoyed an impressive 44 per cent viewing market share in France and peaked at 10.9 million, smashing the country’s previous best for a women’s game of 4.12 million.
The figure - 37.8% of the available audience - breaks the previous record of 4m viewers for England's Euro 2017 semi-final against the Netherlands.
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