# 2016 Olympic Women's Soccer **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 28, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129 "2016-07-28T18:35:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/21 "2016-08-04T05:46:00Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > It was on live on USA Network. Me=dumb. I guess I was very much expecting what you always get during World Cup or Euro broadcasts, in which scores from the other games are reported whenever they happen and pop up in a little window, etc. There was none of that, and no mention at all during the halftime reports, which was a little odd. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/22 "2016-08-04T12:56:02Z")
It is the Olympic coverage by the NBC family of networks. This is not the time to expect good or logical sports coverage. You will, however, know every competitor who had a relative die in the last year, usually via a 5 minute up close and personal segment. ---
**Author:** ![skylyn12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@skylyn12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skylyn12)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/23 "2016-08-04T20:01:27Z")
I normally like watching the US Women play but man that game against NZ just felt boring and uninspired. They won but I didn’t think anyone looked good. Lots of bad touches everywhere, very little creativity, etc. If they keep playing like this I think they get knocked off at some point. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/24 "2016-08-04T20:53:59Z")
> [@skylyn12](#): > > I normally like watching the US Women play but man that game against NZ just felt boring and uninspired. They won but I didn’t think anyone looked good. Lots of bad touches everywhere, very little creativity, etc. If they keep playing like this I think they get knocked off at some point. One thing about the US Women… they never seem to play much better than they have to. Look at the World Cup last year… Scraping for goals throughout the group stages, including a 0-0 draw against Sweden. Then beat Germany 2-0 and then crushed Japan in the finals. They never seem to rout the weak teams the way other top teams like Germany can. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/25 "2016-08-07T07:36:36Z")
USA over France 1-0. USA looked shaky in the first half, but were clearly the stronger team. Brazil destroys Sweden. They’re my most hated team, but I kind of want to face them, for a rematch of The Best Game Ever. Australia was up 2-0 over Germany, and missed a ton of chances to get a third, then has to settle for a draw. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/26 "2016-08-10T04:24:15Z")
Some surprising individual game results today… Canada rests three starters and still beats Germany, SA ties Brazil 0-0, and Colombia ties USA 2-2 (including the worst mistake I’ve ever seen from Hope Solo). Possible USA vs Brazil grudge match in the semifinals, assuming Brazil gets past the tough Aussies. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/27 "2016-08-10T04:43:57Z")
We had a couple posts about it in the general Olympics thread. The draw seems a bit unkind to the Canadians, as there was no way for them to get a #3 team from another group in their quarterfinals. Their reward for sweeping the group stage is that they’ll likely draw France, Germany, and the US, who are the top 3 teams by FIFA rankings. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/28 "2016-08-10T18:34:45Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Some surprising individual game results today… Canada rests three starters and still beats Germany, SA ties Brazil 0-0, and Colombia ties USA 2-2 (including the worst mistake I’ve ever seen from Hope Solo). Possible USA vs Brazil grudge match in the semifinals, assuming Brazil gets past the tough Aussies. The other goal was also a serious mistake from Solo, trying to punch-clear a fast ball curving at the net instead of getting fingers on it. The Columbia keeper, on the other hand, played amazingly with some magical saves. Time to bench Solo and bring on a backup, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/29 "2016-08-10T19:04:58Z")
It’s a shame that Australia didn’t manage to punish the Germans by overtaking them on goal differential. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/30 "2016-08-12T17:21:42Z")
Sweden up 1-0 on the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/31 "2016-08-12T17:31:48Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Sweden up 1-0 on the USA. Yeah, got caught cheating up. Not sure why the US defense didn’t opt for a professional foul when Sweden was 40 yards from goal. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/32 "2016-08-12T17:35:44Z")
Equalizer. Sweden will be pissed for the US not playing it out. Too bad, that’s the ref’s job to stop play. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/33 "2016-08-12T17:39:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Sweden up 1-0 on the USA. 1-1. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/34 "2016-08-12T17:43:49Z")
Rapinoe is putting too much mustard on those corners. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/35 "2016-08-12T17:44:58Z")
Bullshit offsides call. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/36 "2016-08-12T18:26:04Z")
Sweden just got completely fucked on that goal. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/37 "2016-08-12T18:32:10Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Sweden just got completely fucked on that goal. … That wasn’t even close to offside. I don’t know soccer well enough to say whether the foul that cancelled out the American goal was legit, but Sweden was clearly onside on theirs. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/38 "2016-08-12T18:41:25Z")
Hell of a save by Solo. I’ll be conflicted if the US wins. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/39 "2016-08-12T18:47:42Z")
Karma for the shitty call earlier. The US was clearly the better team though. Don’t feel bad at all for Solo, but what a disappointment for the rest of the team. Pugh might have 4 more Olympics in her; she’ll get at least one gold. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129/40 "2016-08-12T18:51:21Z")
And the US is out on PKs, 4-3. First time in any major tourney we’ve ever failed to make the semis, I believe. Extra frustrating because our 5th kicker kicked it over the bar. Come on, gotta force them to at least make a save. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129.md?page=3)