A collection of 5 posts
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
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
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
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
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