FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

[mattcity5]

How have the games been in general?

I noticed yesterday that every game was a score - nil or a nil - nil yesterday and see that streak has continued to all nine games!

At a glance it suggests the games aren't very competitive. Is that the case?

None of the games have seen the best teams against each other yet.

Some have been first time qualifiers trying to keep the score down, but they've managed that pretty well up to a point.

Last WC USA beat Thailand 13-0. This time they beat Vietnam (pretty equivalent team) 3-0. England only beat Haiti 1-0, didn't play well but in part because Haiti did well too.

Some of the games have been lacking quality, but the worst teams at least have organisation it seems.

 

[splinter]

Womens football just doesn't do it for me..but I can happily watch womens gymnastics all day

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Womens football just doesn't do it for me..but I can happily watch womens gymnastics all day

Can probably guess why

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Womens football just doesn't do it for me..but I can happily watch womens gymnastics all day

Well Sepp Blatter did have some brilliant ideas about women's football

Soccer chief's plan to boost women's game? Hotpants

Football's most senior administrator attracted the wrath of the women's game last night by suggesting female players wear tighter shorts to promote "a more female aesthetic".

www.theguardian.com

Sepp Blatter, the president of the world governing body Fifa, said women should have skimpier kit to increase the popularity of the game. "Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball," he said. "They could, for example, have tighter shorts. Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so, and they already have some different rules to men - such as playing with a lighter ball. That decision was taken to create a more female aesthetic, so why not do it in fashion?"

 

[chesterbells]

None really. But that’s no sleight on women’s sports because these days I’m not really that interested in many male sports. Even football I only watch City, very rarely watch a game that doesn’t involve us. I spend an awful lot of my life out and about so the rare occasion I’m chilling indoors I whack the fire stick on and watch some series or log onto BM and argue with dickheads. It’s quite cathartic.

I know what you mean; City aside I don’t really watch much mens footy.
In terms of womens sports it’s probably only athletics where I’ve an equal interest in womens and mens events.

 

[mexico1970]

Well Sepp Blatter did have some brilliant ideas about women's football

Soccer chief's plan to boost women's game? Hotpants

Football's most senior administrator attracted the wrath of the women's game last night by suggesting female players wear tighter shorts to promote "a more female aesthetic".

www.theguardian.com

I'd probably give it a viewing then.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

None of the games have seen the best teams against each other yet.

Some have been first time qualifiers trying to keep the score down, but they've managed that pretty well up to a point.

Last WC USA beat Thailand 13-0. This time they beat Vietnam (pretty equivalent team) 3-0. England only beat Haiti 1-0, didn't play well but in part because Haiti did well too.

Some of the games have been lacking quality, but the worst teams at least have organisation it seems.

tbh most group games in the Euros/WC tend to be tough low scoring games

 

[cleavers]

Womens football just doesn't do it for me..but I can happily watch womens gymnastics all day

Why are you in this thread then or even this part of the forum. It's easy enough to avoid.

 

[mattcity5]

Womens football just doesn't do it for me..but I can happily watch womens gymnastics all day

Aren't the female gymnasts usually about 15 years old?

 

[1961_vintage]

How have the games been in general?

Poor quality so far. Hopefully will improve as players settle-in to the tournament.