# Japan - USA Olympic Final

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-usa-olympic-final/630991
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [August 9, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-usa-olympic-final/630991 "2012-08-09T19:31:03Z")
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### Author: ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-usa-olympic-final/630991/13 "2012-08-10T00:38:03Z")

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> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#):
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> Not just the men’s game. It was a solid but unspectacular save - she’d be being crucified if she missed it. The Japanese striker had the corner, but either was too conservative, or just missed the shot. Put it in the side netting and Solo had no shot at saving it.

Didn’t watch the match, as I admit I am not interested in woman’s footie – but to hear you tell it, it was more of a striker’s miss than an “spectacular save.”

Just confirms what I’ve always suspected – the US woman’s team is successful; therefore they are “awesome football players.” No actual football knowledge needed.

Need any confirmation?

> [@Knorf](#):
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> I’ll not speak for Airman Doors, but I will say that as much as I love soccer played by men, women’s soccer does offer an overall cleaner game with fewer fouls, almost no diving, and a lot less whinging on the field in general, and all this nowadays without sacrificing anything in the way of athletic excitement.

There you go.

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Meanwhile, in the real world:

[Casillas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4rP4MKhqVc)

[Buffon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S2m2Mcy49E&feature=related)

Yup: “all this nowadays without sacrificing anything in the way of athletic excitement” :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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