The Official 2015 Women's World Cup Thread

[CoopKill]

I am shocked! I must revisit as I was not struck with this trauma.

[j2k4]

I am shocked! I must revisit as I was not struck with this trauma.

Oh, it was horrible.

Looks like it would open all by itself and mangle you if you came within snatching distance...

[93STLTH]

Oh, it was horrible.

Looks like it would open all by itself and mangle you if you came within snatching distance...

If Hope's can be that bad, can you imagine Amy Wambach's??

[Echo419]

If Hope's can be that bad, can you imagine Amy Wambach's??

I'd rather not.

[j2k4]

Warrior Snatch is supposed to strike fear into the opponent.

I'm sure Carlos can give us chapter and verse on the subject...

[IPD]

game is on in 30. finally rooting for sweden. kick germany's ass!!!

[IPD]

sweden forgot how to play offense.

[IPD]

cameroon needs target practice more than anything else.

[IPD]

fuck you brasil. buh bye!

[IPD]

A LOT of gamesmanship from Colombia. Might well be a record for most free kicks in any WWC match ever. Obvious bullshit yellow cards on Holiday and Rapinoe. Red-carding the goalie was entirely deserved, as she didn't even make contact with the ball, and instead just barreled into Morgan. Disappointing for Wambach to tie the all-time record for WWC goals, but we'll see what the future holds. She said this is her last WWC though.

I'm a bit worried about the next match vs. China. O'Riley will probably do fine replacing Holiday, but Press just doesn't have the skill on the wing that Rapinoe does (actually, few in the world do). That's also because Press is still a forward--and relatively young--which makes adapting to winger a bit tricky. She also looked a bit sketchy on some of her passes early on, but hopefully she settles.

Beyond 2015, it's going to be interesting to see what forward combination the US will run with in the future. We have several quality strikers, but the Morgan/Wambach combo has worked supremely well (when it's clicking). And while it's good to have depth in the roster--and get everyone play time to remain sharp--tandem play is where you begin to be able to read your teammate without communication. (Hey, it worked for Manning/Harrison). And that kind of instinctive knowledge of each other is what the USA needs to win at this level. Here's to hoping that Leroux and Morgan (or maybe press) can develop that kind of bond.