I’m calling it now. I think Spain beats France in the semis. Their midfield is so good. I think they’ll be able to control the ball and not let France’s firepower touch the ball enough.
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Spain is my champion in my family's bracket pool. My wife has France.
Really, Belgium doesn't look bad. Spain is just clicking right now.
Spain/France semi could be great, but I fear we could be in for a total snooze-fest there. Spanish style plus Deschamps tendency to go slow/controlled tempo in big games and we could be really let down considering how fun it sounds in theory.
Good job not googling ticket sales which are a leading indicator of how likely the league remains. FFS you are obtuse. If you wanna argue this let's go direct so you don't abort the World Cup with your volleyball weirdness.
Regardless of the multiple US leagues' stability, your original premise that there are two avenues for women to play a professional sport, basketball and soccer, is wrong. There are many professional European volleyball leagues, not to mention golf and tennis which have been brought up. I don't want to argue, just trying to educate the ignorant.
Absolutely brutal spill by the Belgian keeper
Just brutal. As soon as Courtois went off, you had to know keeper could be an issue.
Spain should play that guy more often, one goal every 2-10 minutes, every game would be over within the first 30 minutes.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
|---|---|---|
| FRA 1, PAR 0 | ||
| France 2, Morocco 0 | ||
| MAR 3, CAN 0 | Tue 7/14, 2:00 (Dallas) | |
| ESP 1, POR 0 | France vs Spain | |
| Spain 2, Belgium 1 | ||
| BEL 4, USA 1 | ||
| NOR 2, BRA 1 | Sat 7/11, 4:00 (Miami) | |
| Norway vs England | ||
| ENG 3, MEX 2 | Wed 7/15, 2:00 (Atlanta) | |
| ARG 3, EGY 2 | Sat 7/11, 8:00 (Kansas City) | TBD vs TBD |
| Argentina vs Switzerland | ||
| SUI 0, COL 0 [SUI 4-3] |
