0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/28/2015
The Women’s World Cup is down to their last four teams. #1 vs. #2 square off first as Germany faces the United States on Tuesday and the former champs Japan face England on Wednesday. Amid all of the parity going on during this Women’s World Cup, Germany, United States and Japan have won five of […]
OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 26: Amy Rodriguez #8 of the United States shoots against China in the second half in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Quarter Final match at Lansdowne Stadium on June 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/27/2015
Win and move on — it’s what the knockout stage is all about. Score one goal or 10, does it really matter? When you’re a two-time World Cup winning side and you wear the crest of the United States, the how almost matters as much as the result. So, color a lot of people unimpressed […]
in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Quarter Final match at Lansdowne Stadium on June 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/26/2015
After a lackluster performance in their Round of 16 game against Colombia, the USWNT rebounded by putting in a pretty dominating performance against China in the Quarterfinals. The score may have been 1-0 instead of 2-0 against Colombia but the USWNT was definitely a more complete team tonight. The game started off under rather horribly […]
EDMONTON, AB – JUNE 22: Megan Rapinoe #15 of the United States reacts in the first half while taking on Colombia in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Round of 16 match at Commonwealth Stadium on June 22, 2015 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Howard on 6/25/2015
On Monday, the USA defeated Colombia 2-0. While Colombia never mounted a significant attack or shot on goal, the victory was a bit unconvincing. After all games thus far, critics have pointed out America’s shaky play. Primarily, the reason for this criticism is twofold: an overreliance on playing long balls to Abby Wambach, and the […]
VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 23: Mizuho Sakaguchi #6 of Japan tries to shoot the ball past Stefanie van der Gragt #3 of the Netherlands during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Round of 16 match between the Netherlands and Japan June, 23, 2015 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/24/2015
Boring, unwatchable, “not worthy”, slow and on and on…we’ve all heard the criticism of the women’s soccer game. Some of it is frankly true, and some of it has been on display at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. None of it was on display late on Tuesday night as Japan and the Netherlands clashed […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/23/2015
Open chances against the reigning World Cup champions in the first few minutes of a knockout stage game? Dream come true, right? That dream turned in to a nightmare scenario for the Netherlands against Japan in the final round of 16 matchup in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. After putting pressure on the Japanese […]
in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Round of 16 match at Commonwealth Stadium on June 22, 2015 in Edmonton, Canada.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/22/2015
Don’t let the final score fool you, the US Women’s National Team defeated Colombia 2-0 in the Round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup. While the final score may have been 2-0 for the USA, the game tells a different story. After a rather dominant beginning of the game by the United States, Colombia […]
OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 22: Lucy Bronze of England scores the team’s second goal as the ball hits the back of the net behind Ingrid Hjelmseth #1 of Norway during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 round of 16 match between Norway and England at Lansdowne Stadium on June 22, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Congratulations Andy Benoit, you’re likely to be internet famous in the next few hours. Oh no he didn’t….but alas, he did indeed. Congratulations Benoit, you’ve set yourself, men and journalism back an entire decade or 40. However, don’t think he doesn’t want women playing sports — they’re just “not worthy” of being watched. Benoit was […]
during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group F match at Moncton Stadium on June 9, 2015 in Moncton, Canada.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
WOW! England’s right back, Lucy Bronze, delivered a rocket of a goal late in their Round of 16 matchup against Norway. After being down 1-0, the English ladies came back to score twice and win their first Women’s World Cup elimination game ever 2-1. They will face Canada in the Quarterfinals. An England team that […]
MONTREAL, QC – JUNE 21: Lee Geummin #23 of Korea Republic and Marie Laure Delie #18 of France battle for position during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 match at Olympic Stadium on June 21, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. France defeated Korea Republic 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/21/2015
The second day of the round of 16 of the 2015 Women’s World Cup has now ended and the quarter-finals are starting to take shape as three games took place today and there was a major upset that is sure to shake the women’s footballing world and the host’s magical run continues. So let us […]
MONCTON, NB – JUNE 21: Australia celebrate the 1-0 win over Brazil during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Brazil and Australia at Moncton Stadium on June 21, 2015 in Moncton, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal
Australia pulled off the upset of all upsets as they managed an 80th minute goal in a scoreless game to overcome the heavily favored Brazil to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The Matildas shocked the whole world as they beat a team that has Formiga, a 37 year-old playing in […]
OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 20: Celia Sasic #13 of Germany celebrates her first goal with her team mates in the first half during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 round of 16 match between Germany and Sweden at Lansdowne Stadium on June 20, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/20/2015
The weak have been weeded out, the meek still could inherit the earth and the giants of women’s soccer are all alive. Such is the result of the 2015 women’s World Cup group stages. However, it is now do or die time for all 16 teams in the knockout stages. Saturday marked the start of […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – JULY 17: Players of Japan celebrates after winning the FIFA Womens’s World Cup Final between the United States of America and Japan at FIFA Word Cup stadium on July 17, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Thorsten Wagner/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Blame it on the artificial turf, blame it on the location, blame it on the increased investment by many more countries than in previous years but there doesn’t seem to be a good to honest favorite to win the Women’s World Cup. We have as many as six to nine legitimate contenders for the Women’s […]
OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 11: Ingrid Schjelderup #14 and Elise Thorsnes #16 celebrate their draw against Germany with teammates after the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Group B match between Germany and Norway at Lansdowne Stadium on June 11, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/19/2015
It’s no secret that women’s soccer gets some very sexist stereotypes thrown at those involved in the sport. These stereotypes surface the most during the Women’s World Cup. There is progress in that I personally have noticed fewer sexist remarks this year than four years ago but it’s still there. Players can take that in […]
GATINEAU, QC – DECEMBER 6: A general view as Lydia Nsekera, Chairwoman of the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA speaks during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final Draw at the Canadian Museum of History on December 6, 2014 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/18/2015
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Group Stage has ended and we now have a couple days to recap and look forward to the Knockout Stage. We have seen a very exciting and wide open World Cup so far and we shouldn’t expect to see anything different now that it’s single elimination. 1) Biggest Winner […]
