Norway starting to look like the better team. Feels like the kind of game that gets decided by one goal.
Any more info about this ?!Hegerberg walks off the pitch just before kick-off!
Can't be true. Not like she has any kind of history of letting the whole country down.Any more info about this ?!
Surely it's an injury - if it's a protest then she's let down her whole country with the ridiculous timing
Just pure speculation from my side. She refused to play for Norway for a couple of years, and now she suddenly has a small injury in the final sprint the same day our biggest star (aside from her) is benched, seems far fetched.Do you reckon? Would be shocking if that's true - very hard for a squad with that kind of conflict to focus on football.
All the reports say its a groin injury at the last minuteAny more info about this ?!
Surely it's an injury - if it's a protest then she's let down her whole country with the ridiculous timing
Can't be true. Not like she has any kind of history of letting the whole country down.
Groin injury in warmup according to NRKWhat's this about Hegerberg??
I was going to mention that but thought it best not to open that can at least she had a decent reason first time aroundCan't be true. Not like she has any kind of history of letting the whole country down.
Thanks!Groin injury in warmup according to NRK
Sooo, we are speculating she isn't injured?I was going to mention that but thought it best not to open that can at least she had a decent reason first time around
Others are but I'm assuming it's injurySooo, we are speculating she isn't injured?
That's what media are saying at least.Others are but I'm assuming it's injury
Norways stars seem to have some EGO, is that correct? Or the coach mishandling the players?3 goal win vs Philippines and we'll be deservedly through
There are deep underlying issues. The federation is a mess. They have a grassroots approach to professional football. Participating is more important than winning which is just moronic at that level.Norways stars seem to have some EGO, is that correct? Or the coach mishandling the players?
I usually root for the underdogs, but I’m really enjoying Japan’s football so was happy enough to see them win. It could have easily been a similar score line to the Zambia game too.I did wonder when Fujino made that goal preventing tackle (for Costa Rica ) early on if it might end up being one of those games where the dominant team gets frustrated throughout but didn’t take long after that. Fujino has been great in both games despite that slide tbfJapan beat Costa Rica 2-0 earlier. A draw or better for Spain against Zambia will mean that Spain and Japan qualify for the knockouts today.
Putellas started for Spain.
Spain leading 2-0 after fifteen minutes. Not likely to be much giant killing happening in this group.
It was about time. Watching Sinclair play the way she did in the first match was torture.Fancy Canada to beat Ireland now that they've dropped Sinclair, Fleming back is a big boost too. Ireland didn't really offer anything v Australia until late on when 1 down and their corners were great. Set pieces probably their best chance of getting anything.
But how much of that is down to women simply being shorter than men? Katie Zelem scored directly from a corner in two successive games for United Women, and GK’s getting easily lobbed is pretty common in general across the women’s game. I sometimes wonder if the game would be improved if they played with smaller goals. Women playing with smaller/lighter equipment has precedence in other sports.I enjoy watching women's football (even watch the U.S. league games) but the goalkeeping has got to improve. I hope that improvement at that position catches up with the level of play from the rest of the players soon.