He guys..play keep away. Connect 10 passes before you shoot on goal with your left foot with one eye open.

Yeah, let's really humiliate them.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you guys can give Thailand a participation trophy and a shoulder rub to make them feel better.

They are a lot better and braver than your sorry ass, you armchair-would-be-tough-guy.

Yeah. I doubt that.

THIS IS SPARTAAAAA!

(Proceeds to kick Thialand into the hole of fallen enemies)

I just hope they can beat France

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you guys can give Thailand a participation trophy and a shoulder rub to make them feel better.

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I spit out my wine when I heard somebody mention that the US women should only have played with their left/non-dominant foot. Ha. Not just because of how ridiculous it was (and they were dead-serious), but also because I would hope that at the National level everyone on the team can use both feet. If you can't use both feet almost equally as well, you shouldn't be playing at a National level.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you guys can give Thailand a participation trophy and a shoulder rub to make them feel better.

They are a lot better and braver than your sorry ass, you armchair-would-be-tough-guy.

Anonymous wrote:Sweep the leg Johnny. No Mercy.

Yes. We know how that worked out. And that can also be a two-way street in the short run, and quite literally at that.

Maybe you guys can give Thailand a participation trophy and a shoulder rub to make them feel better.

Sweep the leg Johnny. No Mercy.

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Anonymous wrote:Other countries don’t encourage and support young girls to play sports the way people in the US do. NPR did a story last week about how few girls in France play soccer- they are encouraged to dance but not to do sports that are seen as aggressive.

If you are in a country that has fewer girls playing sports, it is more difficult to have enough women playing at a high enough level to be competitive in the World Cup.

This is interesting in comparison to our men's team which is not nearly as good as it should be, given the size of our country and the popularity of soccer here.

Very different situation since boys in just about every culture are encouraged to be athletic and to be aggressive, whereas there are many cultures that actively discourage girls from doing anything athletic, let alone aggressive.

My parents discouraged me from dance/cheerleading and I was pushed into soccer at 5 like my older siblings back in 1976. I played for the next 17 years and loved it. It’s definitely why I survived a male-dominated STEM field and don’t put up with shit. It’s a great fitness base and after competitive play things later in life- marathon running, soul cycle, CrossFit are a piece of cake.

Was this in the US? It is much more typical for US parents to encourage their daughters to participate in sports than it is for parents in other countries. Your experience was similar to mine and a lot of my friends in the US.

Yes. Right here. 15 min south of DC.

Very typical of the US. My friends who grew up in other countries had different experiences: they were definitely not encouraged to play sports as girls, they were even told that girls just don’t play sports.

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Anonymous wrote:Other countries don’t encourage and support young girls to play sports the way people in the US do. NPR did a story last week about how few girls in France play soccer- they are encouraged to dance but not to do sports that are seen as aggressive.

If you are in a country that has fewer girls playing sports, it is more difficult to have enough women playing at a high enough level to be competitive in the World Cup.

This is interesting in comparison to our men's team which is not nearly as good as it should be, given the size of our country and the popularity of soccer here.

Very different situation since boys in just about every culture are encouraged to be athletic and to be aggressive, whereas there are many cultures that actively discourage girls from doing anything athletic, let alone aggressive.

My parents discouraged me from dance/cheerleading and I was pushed into soccer at 5 like my older siblings back in 1976. I played for the next 17 years and loved it. It’s definitely why I survived a male-dominated STEM field and don’t put up with shit. It’s a great fitness base and after competitive play things later in life- marathon running, soul cycle, CrossFit are a piece of cake.

Was this in the US? It is much more typical for US parents to encourage their daughters to participate in sports than it is for parents in other countries. Your experience was similar to mine and a lot of my friends in the US.

Yes. Right here. 15 min south of DC.

Anonymous wrote:Holy. I missed the game, but omg.

Anyone know if they will replay on TV?

This isn't good for women's soccer. Just reinforces there's no depth of quality in the international ranks.

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Anonymous wrote:Other countries don’t encourage and support young girls to play sports the way people in the US do. NPR did a story last week about how few girls in France play soccer- they are encouraged to dance but not to do sports that are seen as aggressive.

If you are in a country that has fewer girls playing sports, it is more difficult to have enough women playing at a high enough level to be competitive in the World Cup.

This is interesting in comparison to our men's team which is not nearly as good as it should be, given the size of our country and the popularity of soccer here.

Very different situation since boys in just about every culture are encouraged to be athletic and to be aggressive, whereas there are many cultures that actively discourage girls from doing anything athletic, let alone aggressive.

My parents discouraged me from dance/cheerleading and I was pushed into soccer at 5 like my older siblings back in 1976. I played for the next 17 years and loved it. It’s definitely why I survived a male-dominated STEM field and don’t put up with shit. It’s a great fitness base and after competitive play things later in life- marathon running, soul cycle, CrossFit are a piece of cake.

Was this in the US? It is much more typical for US parents to encourage their daughters to participate in sports than it is for parents in other countries. Your experience was similar to mine and a lot of my friends in the US.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve got no problem with the score.

The celebrating after each in the final minutes of the game left a bad taste in my mouth. That wasn’t very classy. It’s the first game I’ve watched in years. Not sure that’s the impression they want to give new viewers. And I sure don’t want my kids emulating it.

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Anonymous wrote:Classless.

For a team that always talks about building the sport and being role models, that was completely unnecessary. Goes to show that Morgan and the others are just concerned about padding their stats.

I get how it seems that way, but keep in mind Sweden will kill them too. If the US has a close one vs . Chile who will have to actually play and not bunker , they will need the differential goals to win the group. Make no mistake, Sweden would have done the same thing and the poor Thais are in for two more solid ass whippings before this nightmare is over

Anonymous wrote:You keep scoring goals in a World Cup particularly during the group stage where goal differential may matter. But the excessive celebrating when the rout was on was not classy. Barry Sanders these ladies ain't.

Agree. Some of the celebration was excessive. It’s ok to be happy and keep scoring for goal differential advantages, but no need to be so pompous when you are up by that much. Let the scoreboard do the talking, that’s the classy way to handle it. The other teams will see that and be intimidated. They’ll now watch the pomp and in their hearts work harder to humiliate our team. Jill Ellis could learn a thing or two from coaches who understand the importance of keeping the ship on an even keel.