2007 Women’s World Cup
Is there any love for women’s Team USA soccer? Possibly the best athletes this country knows nothing about, the US national team currently has a 1 win (Sweden) 1 draw (North Korea) record in the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup right now. Most of the games have been on in the wee hours, but I most recently managed to catch Australia v. Norway since I was up pretty early this morning. The US team is ranked 2nd in the world right now, and unlike last year’s men’s team, will probably finish at or near the top of this cup according to enthusiasts. I can’t say I know a whole lot about women’s soccer, but it is refreshing to see a competitive international sport expressed through pure athleticism on the field; as opposed to the drunken antics, excessive ego-mania, over the top jingoism and all around buffoonery that unfortunately seems to plague men’s soccer at times.
The US team plays Nigeria on the 18th in the group stage round. Besides the US and North Korea, the other real powerhouse to watch out for is Germany - which handed Argentina an 11-0 (!!!) loss in its first game.
The Comments
jwiltshire September 16, 2007 at 3:42pm
I’m pulling for the plucky Chinese squad myself, despite the fact that they got their arses handed to ‘em by Germany the other day (though admittedly, not nearly as bad a loss as Argentina).
Neal September 17, 2007 at 8:36am
Are there any Nebraska alums on the team?
Mr. Wilson September 17, 2007 at 8:57am
@Neal: I don’t see any Huskers listed here.
Mr. T September 17, 2007 at 7:25pm
I usually watch cable news when I wake up in the morning, but tomorrow we play Nigeria at, ugh, 7am.