The FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Haway the Lasses

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Just wanted to say that Spain were very unlucky and I reckon they would have gone through if a USA player hadn’t fallen over and the ref wasn't too embarrassed to reverse the decision to give a penalty because someone fell over
 
Woke up this morning to read a quote from Hope Solo that quite simply belittles the growth of the ‘women’s game’:

This Cameroon team, they don't have the resources. They don't have the quality coaching in their country, they don't have the experience like England or somebody like Phil Neville.
We have to try and understand that. Perhaps they weren't even told about the rules, the laws of the game and the evolution of the game. So your heart has to go out a little bit to this Cameroon side. They played with emotions and brought this emotion to the tournament.
As much as we want to see a little bit more class from Cameroon, they did bring that beautiful emotion and packed this entire stadium. You have to look at it both ways.”


If a male had said such a thing he would rightly have been pulled for it.
It is the last 16 of the World Cup....and she is suggesting that players don’t know basic “laws of the game” like the offside rule, for instance?
Patronising at best....
Typical women letting their emotions get the better of them!
 
Just wanted to say that Spain were very unlucky and I reckon they would have gone through if a USA player hadn’t fallen over and the ref wasn't too embarrassed to reverse the decision to give a penalty because someone fell over

I only saw the second half but I thought Spain looked decent and just lacked a cutting edge.

Very harsh penalty.

As Hells Bells mentioned above the use of VAR has actually managed to add controversy to the game.
 
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