Posted on 06/20/2019 7:44:56 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
At the start of the Women's World Cup, Team USA's third match––against Sweden––was marked as a key game in the group stage of the tournament.
While the U.S. entered the tournament as the reigning champions and the most-successful nation in Women's World Cup history, the pain of an early exit in the 2016 Olympics still lingered in the air. Back in Rio, it was Sweden that ended the USWNT's fight for the gold, keeping the U.S. off the podium for the first time in history.
Both Sweden and the U.S. enter the final match of the group stage with six points, after they each defeated Thailand and Chile. While both teams have already secured spots in the knockout round, in order for the U.S. to top the group it needs a win over Sweden on Thursday.
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Thank you for the link.
Just over 20 minutes to Kickoff!
Wow good Patriotic displays by both sides during the National Anthems.
France Goal.
Halftime France 0-0 Brazil
France had a goal taken away by VAR.
Basically you can’t crash a goal into the net.
That would be barbaric.
French players are already looking worried.
Now French goal!
Fat Brazil goalie let that in.
(I said it)
Another VAR Check.
Goal Brazil!
Two VAR decisions turning against France really makes it a different game.
Would have been 2-0 for France
Someone will calculate what all the VAR decisions changed and who would have won the World Cup.
except we don’t know what would have happened after a team got kicked out.
Good save by French Goal Keeper.
I think France should win it But I rather USA face Brazil. Brazil Stars are old and their goalie carries too much weight.
Well, here in the U.S. on Fox Sports the announcers said after the second decision, that whether we like it or not, the VAR is here to stay.
Agreed on Brazil.
#10 Marta played back in 2003 if I heard correctly when they discussed her.
Yellow Card
I wish they would at least stop the clock during VAR rather than be having 5 to 9 minutes added time.
Sucks when you are winning 1-0 and they add 9 minutes at the end.
and Cristiane 34yo.
but she got a hattrick.
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