July 09, 2019
Okay. We thought about doing a Best XI. We thought about doing a recap of
tournament highlights. But these things are so subjective, even when we can all
agree that Sari van Veenendaal has magic hands or that The Rose Lavelle Era Is
Here or
July 08, 2019
Sweden 2-1 England, in brief:
Can you believe it's over? A month of chaos, discourse, bold lips, VAR, golazos
and ecstasy, all coming to a close. Before the final on Sunday, there was the
third place match, where a bruised but tireless Sweden outlasted England
July 03, 2019
Netherlands 1-0 Sweden
The Name of the Game* going into this last semifinal was Confidence. The
Netherlands came to the semifinal having won every single one of their matches,
the only side other than the United States to do so, and Sweden was riding the
June 30, 2019
Netherlands 2-0 Italy
Europe is in the middle of a blistering heat wave, and after yesterday's
fast-paced antics, the third hotly anticipated match of the quarterfinals moved
a lot more slowly. Our heroes are hot and tired, and it's a lot harder to
maintain your
June 25, 2019
Italy 2-0 China
We're almost done with the round of 16! How's everyone feeling? Are you
hydrated? Have you gotten enough rest? For our friends in France, are you
dealing with the heat okay?
It's weird to think of Italy as a Cinderella story in
June 20, 2019
by Lindsay Eanet (Canada/Netherlands and USA/Sweden) and Zoë Hayden
(Cameroon/New Zealand and Thailand/Chile)
Canada 1-2 Netherlands
Group E drew to a close with the top two teams in the group comfortably
advancing to the knockout stage. It almost looked as though