A team that got humped 4-0 a week ago could end up World Champions.

Maybe not...

Could be..

Fuck off! Plucky Spain 

so if we get past england, i'm going to be outnumbered by spaniards at my own house party

Not saying we can beat Spain. Or England. Not counting those chickens.

But we would've gotten smashed by Sweden in the final if it were to be.

Spain were the better team, you can tell Sweden were relying on their height for chances especially with the goal they scored but Spain played the better football.

It sets up tomorrow night's big game in Sydney. 

What aspects of Sweden's game make you think that? They seem well structured and organised and we struggle to break that down.

Glad Sweden lost, they don't add anything to the development of women's football.

That's mostly it. They're quite disciplined in approach and don't lose cohesion all that easily. Up against that, we would struggle to punch through that and I think the crowd and emotion behind us would transform to frustration. Overriding all of that is that Sweden seemed to have enough technical ability that they could pierce through us at some point and the flood gates would open. Trust me man I dreamed this shit all over.

I think we would have matched them in physicality which seems to be a major part of their game.... Agree they were well structured but switched off for both goals... was a very entertaining last 20 mins or so last night but Spain justly got the win....

No fluke either they were comprehensively out-thought and out-played. I'm counting on natural law they'll be runners-up

yep its just on the day, even though shipping 4 is huge (the divide at womens to date can vary alot still as well), we blew it against Nigeria, 3-2 was big, what did we think when the Saudis beat the eventual WChamps 2-1 Grp stage @ Qatar.
Talk about turning that up.
Thats the beauty of a tournament, you can afford a banana skin.

the pre match presser, loving it!

"do you get a sense of the connection between England and Australia?"



"not really to be honest"

World cup final day!

Prince of Wales despite being royal patron of the football association won't be in attendance, not will the UK prime minister 
If this was the men's world cup final you could guarantee both would be in attendance.
Mysosongy all round 

It'll be interesting to see how England go at getting the ball as Spain will just hold it.

How on earth do Spain not score there?

Very, very entertaining first half. Spain play beautiful football and they took over in the second half of the first half and well deserve their 1-0 lead. 

Ouch. Hannover got a penalty like that yesterday but this one was less than that. 

Well. That save cancels all that controversy out.

Keeper was off her line. Not called out for it for some reason.

What's the law? 1 foot needs to be at least on the line? Her right was way behind but the left was off.

One foot must be behind the line when the kick is taken. Fairly sure that was the case.

Spain the better team in the final, especially the first half, with a well deserved victory.

I thought both had to be. My mistake.

Thought it was pretty clear, she ran forward straight into the ball. Was more hand to ball than the other way round. Spain miles too good anyway, how did Japan beat them 4-0?

I could be wrong but I think it is only one foot.

Basically when you have a plan to counter attack and swarm teams like Spain or Pepball, they have no other way to play. You've got to ruthlessly swarm and attack. England were harmless and passive. Japan got it right to a tee.

"There's nothing that's gonna compete with the Spaniards"

Japan says Kon'nichiwa!