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
June 24, 2019
USA 2-1 Spain
Well, this certainly went differently than Jill Ellis probably expected. I hope
we all learned a valuable lesson here about undervaluing your opponent and not
starting Lindsey Horan and not using substitutions at potentially advantageous
moments, Jill.
Jenni Hermoso answered an early
June 18, 2019
Germany 4-0 South Africa
This was as complete a game as I think we've seen from any squad in the
tournament as the Germans picked apart the South African defense. They played
their style of game and and did it to perfection. The passes were
June 12, 2019
by Nicole Haase (Nigeria/Korea) and Kirsten Whelan (Germany/Spain and
France/Norway)
Nigeria 2 – 0 Republic of Korea
Nigeria bounced back after a disappointing showing against Norway in their
opening match with a solid win over Korea. The game was evenly
matched for much
June 09, 2019
Germany 1-0 China
The first match of the morning started off slow, with Germany looking tentative
at the start, and at points, devolved into sweet, sweet chaos. Germany's strong
possession and wide play met with China's incisive counterattacks and highly
physical defending. At times, things