2-0 after a Julie Ertz goal!
The quest for 14!
3-0!
USWNT are so dominant. Their size and speed is just too hard for Chile to keep up with. This game will end very lopsided, I think.
Technically savvy. Very enjoyable to watch.
I love watching them play. Relentless aggression, always fun to watch.
Chile playing back, US playing scrubs. Boring game.
Really looking forward to the match against Sweden. The US will be the better team, but Sweden should be better at holding on to possession and dealing with the relentless defensive pressure of the US midfielders and forwards. The US defense hasn't had much to do in the first two matches, other than drawing the offside that negated Chile's one opportunity. Curious to see how they'll hold up against teams that have the talent to keep the ball and attack.
mmmmmm...chile dogs!
The only thing more boring than soccer is women’s soccer
Not nearly as boring as people that have to comment on a topic and let others know they don’t like the topic
Women's soccer is way more enjoyable to watch than men's.
Gooooo fuck yourself buddy
Terrific, another ignorant board post that perpetuates the stereotype of the ugly, chauvinistic American. Soccer isn't your thing, fine, but if you can't watch a match and appreciate the skill and athleticism, then you're dumb.
And the women's side is every bit as entertaining and compelling as the men's side. Women's soccer has come a long way in the past 30 years.
Waiting for U.S.Open coverage to start. Watched the last 15 minutes.
That's all?
Just 3 goals?
Sandbaggers.
Chile’s keeper with a Howard-like effort to keep the US from scoring 5-6
Chile’s goalkeeper, Christiane Endler, made some spectacular saves today, but those who follow European soccer know how good she is.
Endler, daughter of a Chilean mother and German father, plays for the Paris Saint-Germain club, one of the top women’s clubs in Europe, and is considered one of the best women’s goalkeepers in the world. She’s also about six feet tall, about seven inches taller than Thailand’s goalie.
Christen Press alone should've tallied at least 2 scores if not for Ender's brilliance in net. Someone should take Press aside and tell her to try for the far post next time.
Pick a lane. You bust someone's balls for perpetuating a negative stereotype but then you go on to mansplain how a world-class female player should go about doing her job?
Cress's near-post efforts were perfectly fine. If placed differently (top bin or lower corner), she would have scored. Going far post in those situations has a much lower chance of success. The ball has farther to travel, has to go through more traffic, which gives defenders a chance to clear the ball in addition to the goalie, requires more power to score, and presents a smaller target due to the angle. If you're shooting, near-post in those circumstances is the biggest, closest target. You might head the ball back across the goal for a teammate, but a far-post effort is not the optimal choice.
USWNT approaching the tournament like they just came to prison (or summer music camp). Beat the %$&#! out of someone the first day and then everyone else gives you respect. From there on it's just sitting back and killing some time.
They've done a really nice job not playing down to opponents. Definitely an improvement from prior events. Looking forward to France v. USA hopefully.
Winner of that match wins the WC IMO.
Who cares? Soccer sucks.
We know you don’t care but you can go fuck yourself and stay out of the thread *shrug*
WC threads usually have solid participation. Group stage will be mostly uneventful for the USWNT, but come the knockout stage more people will be following. Gonna waste your time and comment in every thread to give us your opinion?
Fuck off nerd
"I don't understand soccer, so I'll just say it sucks."
There. FIFY.
Reminds me of the time when a college student struggling to pass a Physics course said, "I don't understand aerodynamics, so I'll just say it sucks." While driving home after class, the student was sucked into a tornado and was killed. #karma