Women's World Cup

[mhall]

I to was sorry the girls lost however was very happy to see Japan win at the same time. That country is suffereing horribly still, sometimes something like this can really help..

[RoadToad]

Yes, this victory will be a tremendous boost for them. Some have compared it to when we beat the Russians in hockey, except of course there isn't the hostility between us. So yeah, I wish we'd won it, but it's nice to see Japan have something to celebrate for a change.

Did any of you watch it? We had a bunch of scoring chances early in the match, and either hit the post or missed a wide open net. But you have to give those Japanese girls a ton of credit; they stuck to their game plan, and absorbed all of the US's aggression, and in the end solved their defense just enough. It was almost like a case of rope-a-dope, they played a defensive, possession game, and by the time it came down to the penalty kicks, our girls were just worn out. But they should hold their heads high, they played their hearts out.

[elnutsmalljaws]

I watched the whole game and the US lost the game in the first 20 minutes. They easily could have had a 3-0 lead and the game out of reach but it was not to be. I think it was like 13-3 shots on goal in the first 20 minutes or so of the match. One thing is for sure with Germany, Brazil and the US being the 3 most dominant and best womens soccer teams and the US beat Brazil, Japan beat the host Germans and then beat the US, Japan certainly deserves the Cup. Hope Solo will make an absolute FORTUNE if she chooses because of this and the fact that she is beautiful. She would have made more if they had won but still will make millions.

[RoadToad]

Yup, she's a beautiful girl. Neat name, too.