Women's World Cup 2019 Thread

Marsman · 23 Jun 2019 at 22:18

Great block from Bathy to stop Brazil from scoring.

Merlin5 · 23 Jun 2019 at 22:22

Damn, just when I was looking forward to pens.

ColdAsIce · 24 Jun 2019 at 09:26

I've always supported VAR being introduced to the game as it seemed pretty clear cut in Tennis and American Football. Somehow we have turned it into a complete **** show for football.

kinetic747 · 24 Jun 2019 at 09:44

ColdAsIce said:
I've always supported VAR being introduced to the game as it seemed pretty clear cut in Tennis and American Football. Somehow we have turned it into a complete **** show for football.

It works almost perfectly in Rugby Union and it's always shown on the stadium screen. Not quite sure why they don't trust football fans to see some of the VAR decisions. :confused:

chroniclard · 24 Jun 2019 at 10:19

Not quite sure why things take so long either.

Maundie · 24 Jun 2019 at 11:21

It's almost as if they're doing a half arsed attempt at it so they can turn round and say "We've given it a go and it didn't work out", sometimes the decisions take so long it's as if the game has finished and the players are in the showers before they've made their minds up, complete farce the way it's being implemented.

Merlin5 · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:29

ESP 1 USA 1.

70 minutes gone and, oh, penalty just awarded to USA!

Now ref is looking at VARS to see if penalty will be overturned...

Not overturned and USA make it 2-1.

chroniclard · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:34

Soft....

Merlin5 · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:35

Hope spain equalise. I want to see a penalty shootout.

Maundie · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:37

5 minutes after the award of the penalty it gets taken, absolute pain this delaying the game so much, still think it was soft penalty

omnomnom · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:44

Not sure how that isnt a penalty tbh. Its knee high and late?

Maundie · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:50

Didn't look like she touched her at all

omnomnom · 24 Jun 2019 at 19:46

She doesn't need to. She's gone down easily but it's a stupid challenge.

Marsman · 24 Jun 2019 at 20:11

Spain did better than I expected against the USA. I don't know about anyone else, but hoping France can go one better and knock them out.

chroniclard said:
Not quite sure why things take so long either.

I wonder if it's because they want to make doubly sure that they are making a correct decision, as they see it. Maybe VAR officials are concerned about ridicule if they make a quick decision and that turns out to be a wrong decision. There is likely more focus on VAR in football compared to other sports where it's been in place for a long time and also maybe more people looking to ridicule the system in football if VAR makes errors.

That's my two pennies worth.

Jokester · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:25

Outstanding.

Marsman · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:26

Agreed; that was outstanding.

Marsman · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:34

Certainly a better half than the first. During the first half, I nearly considered going to paint something just so I could watch it dry.

Jokester · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:38

Defo a penalty that.

Edit: Excellent call!

Marsman · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:39

Canada got lucky there.

marc2003 · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:44

It's a bit boring when neither team are a bunch of violent thugs.