OT FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

[inconceivable]

USA won vs Vietnam 3-0. Should've been a massacre. Portland Thorns' Sophia Smith with 2 goals and an assist. 2nd goal went between the goalie's legs.

 

[BlayZa]

game is about 10 mins walk from my place - just went to the store, about 50% americans decked out as walking flags

 

[twobullz]

Was a great game, but the US missed tons of easy shots.

 

[BlayZa]

the company i work for sponsors our national team, i think im going to the usa vs portugal as well

 

[THE HCP]

the company i work for sponsors our national team, i think im going to the usa vs portugal as well

Lucky bro. Wish I could take my daughter to these.

 

[THE HCP]

That Canada game was fantastic. Tough miss by Sinclair on that PK, but amazing save.

 

[Sloth]

Not exactly the greatesr start for the USA, but still expect us to be there in the end.

 

[THE HCP]

I think the US will take 3-0 all the way thru the tourney regardless of who they are playing.

 

[Sloth]

I think the US will take 3-0 all the way thru the tourney regardless of who they are playing.

Their main competition imo is England. We shall see!

 

[BlayZa]

was on a ferry today with a bunch of argentinian fans who were on the way to the game that just kicked off.

we were waiting in the line to get on, they were singing n banging drums etc was cool

they got off in downtown and were on the way to the stadium - i think there is 3 games tonight, brazil playing later

 

[crandc]

Damn. Wish I was there.

 

[inconceivable]

Another underwhelming performance. Feels like the girls are underestimating their opponents.

 

[noknobs]

Another underwhelming performance. Feels like the girls are underestimating their opponents.

No, I think you're the one underestimating their opponents. The world has simply closed the gap. They looked a lot better the second half though.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Another underwhelming performance. Feels like the girls are underestimating their opponents.

I don't follow soccer but are they underestimating their opponents or are they just not experienced enough?

 

[twobullz]

I think the biggest issue is they have a lot of new people who are not use to together. The more they play and get use to each other the better their passes will be. The real question is did they sing the national anthem? put their hands over their hearts. I mean that is the most important thing. It doesn't matter that other athletes are not held to that same standards, but that doesn't matter. funny how much hate these women get. The game really turned once Rose came in and calmed down the midfield.

 

[crandc]

Right wing falling over themselves trying to find a reason to hate American athletes. Because Trump. They stood respectfully for anthem. Most people don't sing along. Military never does.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Avoided an Australian family vacation because I thought it would be crowded and wanted to be able to enjoy each location without it being busy. Looking at the crowds in some of the locations, maybe should have went.

 

[Natebishop3]

Right wing falling over themselves trying to find a reason to hate American athletes. Because Trump. They stood respectfully for anthem. Most people don't sing along. Military never does.

I couldn't care less about standing for the anthem, but it's really hard to support a team that's lying to the media about equal pay and feeding a narrative that has been repeatedly disproven in court.

This video lays out all the facts about the lawsuits and how much money the women have made compared to the men.

 

[crandc]

The athletes are lying, ESPN is lying but some random on line....

 

[Natebishop3]

The athletes are lying, ESPN is lying but some random on line....

You can literally look up the court documents. The women made more money than the men because they negotiated in their CBA that they collect a yearly salary and other benefits. The men do not. US Soccer offered the women the same deal as the men and they opted not to take it because they get guaranteed money, while the men get more money if they were to win a World Cup. So because soccer shut down during COVID, the women actually made more money than the men.

The judge threw it out because the women are asking to not only keep their deal where they get a yearly 100k salary, but they ALSO want the bonus structure that the men get for winning a world cup.

So yes.... the athletes are lying. ESPN is lying.

 

[Natebishop3]

The men get none of this

 

[Pinwheel1]

I couldn't care less about standing for the anthem, but it's really hard to support a team that's lying to the media about equal pay and feeding a narrative that has been repeatedly disproven in court.

This video lays out all the facts about the lawsuits and how much money the women have made compared to the men.

It is always hard to believe anyone online or in the media. But the interviews he included seemed to be legit. Whenever someone leads with the words "Well it's complicated" then I automatically get suspicious. The bottom line though is I am glad the women are being taken care of.

 

[noknobs]

I couldn't care less about standing for the anthem, but it's really hard to support a team that's lying to the media about equal pay and feeding a narrative that has been repeatedly disproven in court.

This video lays out all the facts about the lawsuits and how much money the women have made compared to the men.

If you knew anything about them outside of a click-bait Youtube channel you'd find they're a pretty easy team to get behind. They've done a lot for advancing women's sports worldwide over the years.

 

[Natebishop3]

It is always hard to believe anyone online or in the media. But the interviews he included seemed to be legit. Whenever someone leads with the words "Well it's complicated" then I automatically get suspicious. The bottom line though is I am glad the women are being taken care of.

The most important thing is that all of this is available. The court documents are available. US Soccer has receipts. They proved that they actually paid more money to the women since the new CBA was agreed upon. This is all facts.

 

[Natebishop3]

If you knew anything about them outside of a click-bait Youtube channel you'd find they're a pretty easy team to get behind. They've done a lot for advancing women's sports worldwide over the years.

I actually really liked the women's international team, but the crusade they have been on has really put me off.

Not much different than how I feel about Dame right now.

 

[noknobs]

I actually really liked the women's international team, but the crusade they have been on has really put me off.

Not much different than how I feel about Dame right now.

It's a necessary crusade. How much they made during the short Covid shutdown aside, there's probably a good reason the USSF finally agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars in back pay owed to female players, don't you think? They've had to fight for a lot of other factors other than straight up money - venue selection, charter flights for travel, the amount of support staff, hotel accommodations, etc. For you to be turned off by people fighting for those sorts of thing tells me more about you than anything else.

 

[inconceivable]

Can someone explain to me why of all the players, Sophia Smith who scored 2 goals in the first game, was the one taken out of the game? For Megan Rapinoe.

As a casual fan, my reaction was, why her?

 

[inconceivable]

Team USA played like trash, almost eliminated

 

[kjironman1]

Don't think they wanted a "Tie" again?

 

[crandc]

Second extra period of scoreless tie. Players look exhausted.