# US Women's soccer **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 8, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022 "2018-09-08T20:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/1 "2018-09-08T20:49:49Z")
Just thought I’d mention that Portland Thorns FC trounced Seattle Reign FC last night 3-1 to take second in the division and home court advantage for next week’s semi-final against the same team, who is in 3rd. Portland took it all last year and will hopefully repeat. Despite the score, it was a hard-fought match. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/2 "2018-09-08T23:50:36Z")
I’m cheering for Portland as well, but NC Courage has been a destroyer of worlds all season (most GF, fewest GA, 1 loss all season, etc.). However, (1) the final would be in Portland, and (2) McCall Zerboni will be out for NC (who people smarter than I rate a lot more highly than I do). At any rate, fingers crossed! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/3 "2018-09-09T14:30:47Z")
> [@Kimble](#): > > I’m cheering for Portland as well, but NC Courage has been a destroyer of worlds all season (most GF, fewest GA, 1 loss all season, etc.). However, (1) the final would be in Portland, and (2) McCall Zerboni will be out for NC (who people smarter than I rate a lot more highly than I do). At any rate, fingers crossed! The Portland fan base is massive and rowdy. They sell out all 21,000 seats for every game and have a lunatic fringe cheering section complete with drums and horns. It’s quite the spectacle. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/4 "2018-09-10T01:43:35Z")
I’m rooting for AD Franch and still don’t understand why she isn’t getting more call ups to the USWNT. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/5 "2018-09-16T23:33:44Z")
Portland comes back to win the semi-final 2-1 after a terrible offside call against them! The final is next week, and we’re too late to get tickets. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/6 "2018-09-16T23:45:23Z")
due to the storm the #1 seed NC courage cannot host their home playoff game and are forced to play Tues in Portland vs. Chicago ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/7 "2018-09-19T14:14:44Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > due to the storm the #1 seed NC courage cannot host their home playoff game and are forced to play Tues in Portland vs. Chicago Hadn’t heard that. Good news: we scored tickets for Saturday! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/8 "2018-09-19T14:30:12Z")
Anyone wanna come down and coach the Pride? We have world-class players (arguably the two best in the world) and we can’t seem to win shit. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/9 "2018-09-19T14:55:01Z")
> [@Kimble](#): > > I’m cheering for Portland as well, but NC Courage has been a destroyer of worlds all season (most GF, fewest GA, 1 loss all season, etc.). However, (1) the final would be in Portland, and (2) McCall Zerboni will be out for NC (who people smarter than I rate a lot more highly than I do). At any rate, fingers crossed! The good news for the North Carolina Courage is that they are undefeated on the road (their 1 loss was at home) ;). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-womens-soccer/821022/10 "2018-09-23T00:02:54Z")
> [@Kimble](#): > > I’m cheering for Portland as well, but NC Courage has been a destroyer of worlds all season (most GF, fewest GA, 1 loss all season, etc.). However, (1) the final would be in Portland, and (2) McCall Zerboni will be out for NC (who people smarter than I rate a lot more highly than I do). At any rate, fingers crossed! Well, they certainly destroyed Portland today, 3-0. Outran them, out played them, and put up a really tough defense. Don’t know what Franch was thinking, coming so far out of the box. It cost them two goals.