New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:36 pm

Imagine if Switzerland were to win tonight

France will blow Germany out of the water. I'd have been happy for England to play Germany in the QF's had it not been for Spain in the semis

Not that it matters now that England have got past Sweden.... somehow
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:46 pm

It does say something that this England team are into a third consecutive SF, with a real chance of making a 3rd consecutive final, despite having the slowest and least mobile defence in the history of the world.

A quick check reminds me that England have made at least the semis of every Euro and world cup since 2015. 6 consecutive SF's
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:10 pm

That pen was as bad as any last night.
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:27 pm

worse!

Spain getting frustrated here. Starting to chunter a bit. Swiss doing okay
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:29 pm

You going down your allotment on Tuesday?
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:46 pm

it's going to rain, I think

Carmona likes a tug back, doesn't she?
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:49 pm

Spain are knocking on the door but not creating much.
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:54 pm

yes, they are doing okay at disrupting Spanish play, the Swiss

Spain don't seem to be quite on it tonight. Switzerland showing everybody else what not sitting back and letting Spain play it their way looks like. The ref ignores all the Spain shirt pulling, but equally isn't much interested when Spain go down easy. I always get the feeling that if the Spanish players are chuntering at the ref, then the ref is probably doing a pretty decent job
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:56 pm

Yeah the ref is stating strong and needs to. Having had two years of refereeing, it's easy to give one or two decisions to teams who keep moaning.
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby sussexpob » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:03 pm

The Swiss hanging in there like Tyson Fury did in round 12 v Wilder. Ain't offering anything but staying just about horizontal....

Would love them to knick a goal, but reckon as they tire this could get dark for them.
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:21 pm

post hit twice in a couple of seconds and then a tight offside the other way

this is boiling up nicely
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:23 pm

As they say 'it's been coming'
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:26 pm

Swiss hearts broken

Pilgrim looks like a handful
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:27 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:Swiss hearts broken

Pilgrim looks like a handful


She's wandered off-side a couple of times.
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Re: New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:29 pm

all about how many, now
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