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Women's World Cup 2023 Australia/New Zealand

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Captain Ron

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We have a thread for the USWNT, but I think the World Cup should get its own thread. And this thing kicks off Thursday.

There are a lot of storylines going into this World Cup. Most obviously is the US and their quest for a 3rd straight title. But England, Spain, Germany and France are right there looking to knock them off. There are also a ton of injuries going into this world cup, so a lot of teams are short handed.

Group Stage July 20-Aug 3
Round of 16 - Aug 5-Aug 8
Quarter-Finals - Aug 11-12
Semi-Finals - Aug 15-16
Final - Aug 20

Being hosted in 2 countries they have the groups arranged per country to minimize travel: Groups A-C-E-G are in New Zealand, Groups B-D-F-H are in Australia. Once the tournament enters the KO round, it's a little more jumbled, though a little more tilted toward Australia.

Here are the groups:

GROUP A
New Zealand
Norway
Switzerland
Philippines

GROUP B
Canada
Nigeria
Australia
Rep. of Ireland

GROUP C
Japan
Costa Rica
Spain
Zambia

GROUP D
England
China PR
Haiti
Denmark

GROUP E
United States
Netherlands
Portugal
Vietnam

GROUP F
France
Brazil
Jamaica
Panama

GROUP G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina

GROUP H
Germany
Colombia
Korea Republic
Morocco

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I certainly have more belief in this younger US squad than the group of old ass has-beens we sent to the Olympics in Japan, but several European teams have finally caught up to the US and the US will be without their most reliable scorer, Mallory Swanson, due to injury. My prediction is a 3rd place finish for the USA this go around but I’m hoping for a 3 peat of course 

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As best I can tell, here's the date/time for US games:

Group stage:

  • Friday 7/21, 8pm vs Vietnam
  • Wednesday 7/26, 8pm vs Netherlands
  • Tuesday 8/1, 2am vs Portugal

If we win Group E:

  • Round of 16: Saturday 8/5, 9pm
  • Quarterfinals: Thursday 8/10, 8pm
  • Semifinals: Tuesday 8/15, 3am
  • 3rd Place: Saturday 8/19, 3am
  • Final: Sunday 8/20, 5am

If we get 2nd in Group E:

  • Round of 16: Sunday 8/6, 4am
  • Quarterfinals: Friday 8/11, 2:30am
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7 hours ago, tokamak said:

As best I can tell, here's the date/time for US games:

Group stage:

  • Friday 7/21, 8pm vs Vietnam
  • Wednesday 7/26, 8pm vs Netherlands
  • Tuesday 8/1, 2am vs Portugal

If we win Group E:

  • Round of 16: Saturday 8/5, 9pm
  • Quarterfinals: Thursday 8/10, 8pm
  • Semifinals: Tuesday 8/15, 3am
  • 3rd Place: Saturday 8/19, 3am
  • Final: Sunday 8/20, 5am

If we get 2nd in Group E:

  • Round of 16: Sunday 8/6, 4am
  • Quarterfinals: Friday 8/11, 2:30am

I always enjoy the womens World Cup and Olympics, but these match times pretty much zapped half my interest 

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21 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Yeah, that was deserved. The first half was pretty slow, but it turned out to be a pretty good match.

I turned it on in the 60th minute and was entertained. Credit Nigeria for trying to win when in reality they’re probably thrilled to get a point. 

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5 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Swiss starting to dominate. Don't like the Penalty call. yeah, she got kicked, but she also laid out and there was nothing the defense could do to miss her. 

The Philippines player was out hustled to the ball. It’s kind of soft, but about as clear of a penalty as you will see. 

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7 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Love the names of the Filipinas! Yeah, their dad's had some fun at Subic Bay. 

18 of the 23 ladies on Philippines are American born. Their goal keeper is a white blonde woman who probably has 0% Filipina blood in her. Maybe her 23 and Me result said she was 1% Filipina so she got the call up to the team 

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3 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

18 of the 23 ladies on Philippines are American born. Their goal keeper is a white blonde woman who probably has 0% Filipina blood in her. Maybe her 23 and Me result said she was 1% Filipina so she got the call up to the team 

At the 2023 Women’s World Cup, there are 53 American citizens who will be representing 13 teams outside of the United States.

 

American dual nationals dominate Women’s World Cup rosters - Stars and Stripes FC

 

We are competing with ourselves 

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1 minute ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

At first I thought Vietnam was just kind of clumsy, but they are straight playing dirty.

And the ref is letting them get away with it. I've seen several times where a yellow card should have been given

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