# Women's world cup 2019
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246 "2019-06-09T11:16:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 17
### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/322 "2019-07-07T15:27:55Z")
Holy shit.
Still van Veenendaal:)
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/323 "2019-07-07T15:34:30Z")
The US is really pushing now.
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/324 "2019-07-07T15:35:32Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> It would be a good day for Holland indeed what with the heroic effort in the tour to hang on to the yellow jersey for another day.
Didn’t see the Tour today; thx for the heads up!
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/325 "2019-07-07T15:45:38Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#):
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> Didn’t see the Tour today; thx for the heads up!
Sorry for the spoiler.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/326 "2019-07-07T15:49:29Z")
US having most of the possession and all of the chances, but it’s still 0-0. Anything can happen.
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/327 "2019-07-07T15:57:55Z")
Something always does. 😉
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/328 "2019-07-07T16:19:01Z")
Oh piss off!
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/329 "2019-07-07T16:20:10Z")
The first time the VAR wakes up they’re fucking wrong.
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### Author:  [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/330 "2019-07-07T16:23:50Z")
Excellent call. That boot had no business being that high; in fact it was likely intentional. Dutch have been playing extremely dirty, and finally paid for it.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/331 "2019-07-07T16:24:47Z")
That’s a super easy penalty call. VAR got it right.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/332 "2019-07-07T16:27:05Z")
Morgan looks slow, killed two attacks in the last 2 minutes.
Shoot the ball Dutch forward that I can’t spell! Great opportunity there for the equalizer.
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### Author:  [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/333 "2019-07-07T16:28:09Z")
Didn’t see the call, but this official’s been letting them play for most of the first half that I saw. Calling fouls in the right spots when things were starting to get chippy. I’ve been impressed.
If she finally called for a penalty, I’m inclined to think it was deserved.
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/334 "2019-07-07T16:28:12Z")
Well fuck me.
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### Author:  [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/335 "2019-07-07T16:30:27Z")
That’s a goal worthy of a World Cup Final.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/336 "2019-07-07T16:30:56Z")
Dagger.
Lavelle is a baller. She’s been great the entire tournament.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/337 "2019-07-07T16:51:23Z")
The US has been awful on the break. They probably would have scored 3 more if they were tidier without a handful of heavy touches and a little more foot speed.
_eta_ Also, credit to the Dutch centerbacks, they’re playing the breaks well as they must to have any chance.
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/338 "2019-07-07T16:55:08Z")
Congratulations to the US. They simply were better.
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/339 "2019-07-07T17:02:51Z")
Dunn has been the player that has impressed me, attacking like she does from the left backer spot and utterly slamming doors shut on defense.
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/340 "2019-07-07T17:05:56Z")
Great match.
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### Author:  [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-world-cup-2019/835246/341 "2019-07-07T19:55:46Z")
I thought the foul was correctly called, but (despite the rules) it didn’t feel like an infraction fully worthy of a penalty shot. Outcome was more satisfying because that score didn’t make the difference.
US was clearly the better team: Dutch are game, but the difference in play today was greater than the score would indicate. Kudos to van Veenendaal, who probably deserved Player of the Match.
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