# FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 4, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647 "2015-06-04T17:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/342 "2015-07-05T23:03:41Z")
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/343 "2015-07-05T23:07:16Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!! x2 ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/344 "2015-07-05T23:07:26Z")
That’s why the US team had problems finishing earlier in the tournament… they craftily saved it all up for this game. Holy crap. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/345 "2015-07-05T23:09:28Z")
As a neutral this is kind of a bummer. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/346 "2015-07-05T23:14:22Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > As a neutral this is kind of a bummer. On the other hand root for the first Japanese goal. I can understand how, as a nuetral, the USA crowd can be annoying. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/347 "2015-07-05T23:16:10Z")
WTF is going on here? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/348 "2015-07-05T23:17:50Z")
Those last 2 goals were great ones. Japan 0 - USA 4 after 17 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/349 "2015-07-05T23:18:08Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > WTF is going on here? Atrocious defending. Going to rewatch the Copa America final. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/350 "2015-07-05T23:21:27Z")
Japan needs a standing 8 count!! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/351 "2015-07-05T23:23:44Z")
They need to give Lloyd a 30 minute break. Maybe she can come back and score 3 more. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/352 "2015-07-05T23:26:09Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > They need to give Lloyd a 30 minute break. Maybe she can come back and score 3 more. Need a like button here. im starting to feel bad for Japan. There isnt much to root against and I hate to see them embarrassed ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/353 "2015-07-05T23:29:53Z")
Well, at least it is turning interesting. Japan 1 - USA 4. at 25 minutes There is still a lot of time left. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/354 "2015-07-05T23:31:14Z")
Credit to Japan for not crumbling like Brazil men did vs. Germany. As long as the US don’t get complacent they will be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/355 "2015-07-05T23:47:35Z")
That first half was outrageous. The Japanese forgot to show up. They started to play later, but coming back from 4-0 is virtually impossible, especially with Lloyd still attacking. She could easily have had 5 right now. And you can’t blame Hope Solo for not making that save. She was teed up from 5 meters by an open player. She did well just to get a hand on it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/356 "2015-07-05T23:49:26Z")
Wonder how the shadows and sun will play in the second half. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/357 "2015-07-05T23:55:24Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Wonder how the shadows and sun will play in the second half. The way it was disappearing in the first half, I would think the whole field should be in shadow by the second half; might be a bit of sun around the goal, so good defense the first 15 minutes should see the field clear. About as good a 15 minutes that you could ask for; now they need to get another early in the second half to re-establish the 4-goal cushion and get Abby into the game. Oh, and from a referee’s standpoint, best officiating crew I’ve seen all tournament. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/358 "2015-07-05T23:56:54Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lad4_T0C68o/hqdefault.jpg "2003 Cubs Steve Bartman Game") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lad4_T0C68o) Hope there isnt a Japanese Steve Bartman 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/359 "2015-07-06T00:00:32Z")
Is it just me, or does anyone else find the announcers just freaking horrible? They all sound like John Madden with a head injury. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/360 "2015-07-06T00:03:52Z")
JP Dellacamara was fired from ESPN soccer coverage. Totally agree. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647/361 "2015-07-06T00:11:19Z")
Looks like the sun is playing a part. Keeping possession is going to be key to keep the big lead. Oh, and scoring more, like they just did 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-womens-world-cup-2015/721647.md?page=19)