FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

The champions will be?

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Poisoned Slice

Poisoned Slice

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A joint venture by @Federer and Del Potro and I. Poll to be added some time in the next week. 8-B

USA back to defend their title. They won the previous edition, beating Netherlands 2-0 in the final. (I want to go to Holland.)

England has the mad hype behind them once more. This time it could be justified. They won the European Championship last year, beating Germany in the final 2-1.

The FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia & New Zealand 2023, which is the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and hosted in the Asia-Pacific region, will feature 32 teams, eight more than the previous edition in 2019, and will comprise 64 matches kicking off on Thursday, 20 July 2023.

Why is it happening so late in the Summer?

Why is the Women's World Cup 2023 starting so late?​

With Australia and New Zealand such a long distance to travel for the majority of teams, FIFA wanted to ensure players received adequate time to recover from their club seasons before beginning their preparations for the Women's World Cup.


This was further exacerbated for the 12 European nations competing due to an agreement brokered by FIFA, the European Club Association and other leading stakeholders, that stipulated players would not be released by their clubs until June 23.

Several European club sides privately voiced concern about the lack of a break between the end of the domestic season and the beginning of the World Cup, suggesting part of the reason FIFA initially chose the July and August dates was to placate prestigious teams - though the tournament hasn't been pushed back since the dates were first announced in December 2021.

In 2022, French publication L'Equipe claimed that FIFA contacted several European football federations about the possibility of postponing the Women's World Cup for a number of months, in order to ensure the tournament fell in Australia and New Zealand's summertime.

Cities such as Melbourne have up to just 11 hours of sunlight during the winter, hence FIFA's musings about possibly changing the schedule to ensure more games were played in natural light, with more favourable weather a factor, too.

However, that was soon dismissed, with the original July 20 - August 20 dates kept.

Regardless, FIFA have never explicitly released details on why the Women's World Cup is taking place in July and August, though the aforementioned reasons suggest keeping players fit and firing plays into the factors.
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Federer and Del Potro

Federer and Del Potro

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"You like Jerky?"

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Poisoned Slice

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Sarina Wiegman FTW.

''Sarina will be forever remembered in English football history, after becoming the first coach to lead the Lionesses to a major title when England won UEFA EURO 2022 on home soil.

Not only was it historic for the Lionesses, but also for Wiegman as she became the first coach to win back-to-back tournaments having led her native Netherlands to the EURO 2017 title five years earlier.''

Treble could be on. I quite like the sound of this one.
 
Poisoned Slice

Poisoned Slice

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Time for the women to show the men how it is done once more. USA to dominate? Only time will tell, Gorilla.
 
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Poisoned Slice

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Opening day shock as New Zealand beat Norway 1-0. :eek: Yeah

Australia defeat Republic of Ireland 1-0. Managed to do it without star player Kerr.
 
LuckyR

LuckyR

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Team USA looking pretty bad. I'd be happy if they can make it to the quarters.
 
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Kevin T

Kevin T

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I honestly never paid attention to soccer until having kids that play soccer. :) I'm still very much a newbie but after watching my daughter play at a high comp level for many years, it's obvious this US team lacks the skill and creativity, particularly in the midfield, vs the better European teams. The US women have dominated by sheer athletic ability and the fact that the women's sides from Europe and elsewhere didn't enjoy the same support. That seems to be going away.

1. unless Rose Lavelle is in the game, our midfield looks totally lost and overmatched.
2. Sophia Smith has a great nose for the goal, is a great athlete and is obviously our media's choice for the darling of the World Cup. But she holds onto the ball for WAY too long (like every American forward in youth soccer) and never looks to pass or set up her teammates.
3. See number 2 for Trinity Rodman.
4. Lynn Williams should be starting up front. She's just as good, if not better, offensively as Smith and Rodman, is a great passer and will actually help and challenge on defensive transitions. They barely targeted her side of the field in the Portugal game and she was still mixing it up and trying to make things happen.
5. Alex Morgan is long in the tooth and showing her age. I'd even consider bringing her in off the bench or at least subbing her out.

The US will be in trouble in the years to come. Any parent with kids in soccer sees it. Like most sports, we value winning early and often over player development. I saw a recent article (can't remember from who) about youth soccer development basically saying we need more Rose Lavelles and fewer Alex Morgans and I agree completely.
 
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