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As Women's World Cup Rolls on, USWNT Eager to Start Its Title Defense
si.com ^ | June 10, 2019 | Grant Wahl

Posted on 06/11/2019 4:41:50 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

REIMS, France — The U.S. and Thailand will be the last two teams to make their 2019 Women's World Cup debuts when they meet here on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, FOX, Telemundo), and you could tell on Monday that U.S. star Alex Morgan has been ready to start for a while now.

“We’re feeling quite left out that we’re the last ones,” she joked at a loose pregame press conference with coach Jill Ellis (who for her part showed off some impressive French language skills).

The defending champion Americans didn’t appear to be overlooking Thailand—a wise call, considering 2011 champ Japan’s 0-0 tie against supposed also-ran Argentina on Monday—but the fact remains that the U.S. beat Thailand 9-0 in 2016 and could put up another eye-popping scoreline on Tuesday. The U.S. has drawn by far its easiest group ever at a Women’s World Cup, and the first two games against Thailand and Chile could get ugly before the group finale against Sweden.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: uswnt; worldcup2019
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To: Hot Tabasco

Yes but doubt you interest them.


41 posted on 06/11/2019 10:54:34 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Play is resuming,
Sweden needs to pull a Netherlands and score a late goal
Or there will be, talk.


42 posted on 06/11/2019 11:05:00 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sweden does what they had to do 1-0


43 posted on 06/11/2019 11:24:47 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Chile W 0-1 Sweden W - K. Asllani 83'
44 posted on 06/11/2019 11:28:31 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sweden can now be satisfied. A good result considering the heavy rain.
Chile 0-2 Sweden
Congratulations Sweden.
https://streamja.com/bRd6


45 posted on 06/11/2019 11:37:47 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
The Führer finds out that Rapinoe didn't sing The National Anthem
46 posted on 06/11/2019 11:57:30 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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United States W 1-0 Thailand W - Morgan 12'
47 posted on 06/11/2019 12:14:34 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

48 posted on 06/11/2019 12:15:58 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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The Führer finds out that Alex Morgan scored in the 12th minute
49 posted on 06/11/2019 12:17:25 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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United States W 2-0 Thailand W - R. Lavelle 20'
50 posted on 06/11/2019 12:21:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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United States W 3-0 Thailand W - L. Horan'
51 posted on 06/11/2019 12:34:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Getting a little extracurricular.
Would not mind if our girls eased up a bit.

Halftime USA 3-0 Thailand


52 posted on 06/11/2019 12:49:41 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s raining goals, hallelujah, it’s raining goals, amen

They might have to delay the game because of too many goals.


53 posted on 06/11/2019 12:51:12 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Quick second half start goal

USA 4-0

https://streamja.com/XKA3


54 posted on 06/11/2019 1:09:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Another Alex Morgan goal 😜

United States W 5-0 Thailand W - A. Morgan 53'

55 posted on 06/11/2019 1:12:30 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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United States W 6-0 Thailand W - Mewis 54'

I cant even hardly keep up with posting goals here.

56 posted on 06/11/2019 1:14:14 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Are they nice goals?
I cant even see them!

here:
https://streamja.com/Bzog


57 posted on 06/11/2019 1:15:52 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

They are putting on a clinic.


58 posted on 06/11/2019 1:23:15 PM PDT by Heartlander (Prediction: Increasingly, logic will be seen as a covert form of theism. - Denyse O'Leary)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
ALEX MORGAN HATTRICK! 😃👍
United States W 8-0 Thailand W - A. Morgan 74'
59 posted on 06/11/2019 1:35:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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United States W 9-0 Thailand W - Rapinoe 79'
60 posted on 06/11/2019 1:38:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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