The Ref Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Highlights of Germany's 2-0 win vs North Korea NK had a few chances http://tv.dfb.de/index.php?view=3334 Thanks for the link. Great open soccer. Gerefrakes still one of my favorites in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Candace Chapman is injured. Unsure how serious of where exactly she's hurt but she was put on the WPS injured list. I really hope it's minor 'cause she's crucial to our back line success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-collins Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 That's worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Thanks for the link. Great open soccer. Gerefrakes still one of my favorites in Germany. I hate her guts since she is with the enemy. (Good player though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Canada beat Holland 2-0 in a closed friendly. Game report here http://bit.ly/dNX8Oq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 From BS: Canada will travel to Hungary for a friendly against Hungary WNT on 7th June in Telki. It seems they may also play North Korea in a final friendly match before the World Cup, but I'm not sure of the date and venue for that match. Hungary is 30th ranked. The last team in the tournament to play them was the Swedes who beat them 6-0 in Hungary a couple years ago. Hearing our matches and opponents from posters on a U.S. forum isn't great form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Canada beat Holland 2-0 in a closed friendly. Game report here http://bit.ly/dNX8Oq I like that Julien can come of the bench and make a quick impact by scoring.... a nice weapon to have a sub who comes on and hits fast and scores... it can be devastating to the opposition when such player comes on and opens the game up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I like that too. Watch out for Jonelle Filigno too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Canada to play Hungary tomorrow in Budapest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey guys, I tweeted yesterday that the ladies will be playing Hungary today in Budapest. The game will actually be played Tuesday June 7th in Telki. Sinclair, Chapman (although not sure how healthy she is) and Parker are back with the squad. The team will return back to Rome after the game until heading to Germany. Canada has never faced the #30th ranked Hungarian side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Canada's starting XI vs Hungary: Leblanc, Booth, Moscato, Gayle, Wilkinson, Kyle, Matheson, Schmidt, Julien, Filigno, Timko. Brittany making her 100th appearance for Canada. Wearing captain's armband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Germany wacked Holland 5-0 http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Canada won 1-0 thanks to a Matheson goal at the 87th minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Canada won 1-0 thanks to a Matheson goal at the 87th minute. Big thanks from me to Diana had $50 on the match GER Canada win and thanks to Karina and the D for the clean sheet.....had another $5 there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer9 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 1-0, ONLY? So were we holding back or trying some special formation/system etc. If not, we seem to be short on goals these past few times out against weaker opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 My exact thoughts, Soccer9. http://bit.ly/dNX8Oq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Germany defeating (killing) Netherlands http://tv.dfb.de/index.php?view=3419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Couple of nice strikes in those highlights from Popp and Grings. Kulig has pretty good feet for someone so big and powerful. We usually use Kyle to play the heavy and set the tone and win balls in the middle but she's out of her weight class - and Kulig isn't there for her size. The Dutch women in general seem to have mastered the defensive art of standing still. Sometimes their box looked like general admission at a concert or waiting in line at the bank. If we win the World Cup I don't think anyone will care if we lost 10 straight going in. Germany is a team that beats everyone by a touchdown. That's not our style. We're not a powerhouse built to run like a race car. We're built around rope-a-doping good teams and winning close low-scoring games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Today is roster day, not sure if the deadline is Swiss time or not. Pretty much every prediction I've seen or heard has the same 19 names. Under the full-time job approach roster announcements are always pretty anticlimactic. It was that way under Pellerud and the American programs when they were long-term as well: when both parties are investing so much in each other you have to go with the players that have been with you all year. A good example of the alternative right-here/right-now approach is the wildcard Australian team that was announced Wednesday. Matildas coach Tom Sermanni said his team's recent training camp on the Gold Coast had presented him with several tricky decisions. “This has been one of the toughest selection processes I have ever had to go through,” Sermanni said. "The camps have been incredibly competitive and players have emerged during this process that were not even on my list when we won the AFC Women's Asian Cup last year." Sermanni selected seven teenagers, including a bunch of 16 and 17 year old's. In Women's World Cup terms this is madness. For example, Canada like most teams will have no teenagers. The prime age for a female soccer player is 26/27 and teams sometimes have rare young phenoms in the Cup but that's about it. The Australian government and federation do it as well as anyone on the planet - they invest heavily in women's soccer player pool development at the youth, amateur and professional levels. They're also dealing with some retirement and a bunch of major veteran knee injuries in the past few months (Gill, Walsh, Slatyer). It will be interesting to see if these kids really are that talented or if they're simply ground zeroing and continuing their investment in the future and setting themselves up for the next 2-3 cycles. But regardless even in their worst-case scenario where they don't get out of a tough group they've managed to build-in some positive upside. Something they couldn't do in a more rigid selection process. Either way one things for sure though; if Sermanni say's they have pace - the Brazilians and Norwegians better tie their shoelaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Updated average odds to win the Cup - FIFA rank in (): 1. (2) Germany: 2.21 2. (3) Brazil: 5.92 3. (1) USA: 6.43 4. (5) Sweden: 14.75 5. (4) Japan: 15.07 6. (9) Norway: 17.00 7. (10) England: 18.71 8. (7) France: 22.71 9. (8) North Korea: 26.00 10. (6) Canada: 31.67 11. (11) Australia: 49.00 12. (31) Colombia: 73.00 13. (24) New Zealand: 104.00 14. (27) Nigeria: 127.75 15. (61) Equatorial Guinea: 501.00 Not sure why Mexico has no odds. Opening matches: Sunday, 26/06/2011 14:00 Nigeria - France 14.00 7.00 1.15 [B][COLOR="red"]17:00 Germany - Canada 1.15 7.00 14.00[/COLOR][/B] Monday, 27/06/2011 14:00 Japan - New Zealand 1.20 7.00 11.00 17:00 Mexico - England 4.70 3.50 1.75 Tuesday, 28/06/2011 14:00 Colombia - Sweden 5.00 3.60 1.70 17:15 USA - North Korea 1.50 4.00 6.30 Wednesday, 29/06/2011 14:00 Norway - Eq. Guinea 1.05 12.00 20.00 17:15 Brazil - Australia 1.20 6.00 10.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Updated average odds to win the Cup - FIFA rank in (): Not sure why Mexico has no odds. Opening matches: Wednesday, 29/06/2011 14:00 Norway - Eq. Guinea 1.05 12.00 20.00 http://www.oddschecker.com/football/more-football/womens-football/international/womens-world-cup/winner Note this changes daily Mexico are 101 to 1 as per bet 365 and other betting sites range from 51/1 to 114/1 Now does anybody believe that Norway won't win in their first match? any easy 5% return. I'm loading up as betting sites limit the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer9 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Odds: France above Canada?? I dont see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Meh, it's ok, we'll just let 'em think we're the underdogs. Also I thought the deadline was June 13th. I hope I'm wrong 'cause I'm really curious to see if Parker will make the final 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Parker is actually one of the best players we have. Thanks Steve, those odds on Mexico sound about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwntfan Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Thank you Vic! I've been saying that from time now. Even though she plays as an attacker in the WPS I think she fares best as an attacking mid. 15 days till we take on Germany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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