Football Ferns

England vs Canada

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/23/en...

The fact the hosts are coached by John Herdman, a 39-year-old Newcastle United supporter from Consett in County Durham only adds to the fascination of a game Sampson hopes can “inspire the next generation” of female footballers in England.

All of these look pretty tasty, but will be busy over the weekend so won't be able to follow these

(All NZ times)

Saturday 27/06/2015

08:00 Germany vs France  

11:30 China PR vs United States

Sunday 28/06/2015

08:00 Australia vs Japan

11:30 England vs Canada

From the Guardian:

Japan through.  Be great if Aus/NZ got to host this tournament.

Expect a bid for the 2023 finals from this area of the world. Oz are very keen, and we were among the initial contenders for 2019 before withdrawing from contention - too close to NZ 2015.

The WWC Finals hosts also host the FIFA U20 WWC Finals the year prior, similar to how the WC hosts have the Confederations Cup the year prior. 

France has already been confirmed as hosts of WWC 2019.

Cheers from Montreal,

JR

Farken hoping England cause an upset here. 

Viewing figures in UK for game v Canada over 1.5 mill despite midnight k.o. What number if they make the final?

Cracking US win (2-0) over Germany. Alex Morgan can put her boots under my bed any time she likes.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/30/se...

"Their shorts weren't tight enough" said Mr Blatter. 

"shorter shorts, tighter tops (required)"

Can be a cruel game for sure....

Are there any other ways England could lose a football match?

If you couldn't think refereeing could get any worse than the A-League, just remember that there are female refs out there ..

Idiot.

There's no place for sexist abuse like this on these forums. Have some time off.

What A Cod.

Absolutely gutted for England.   Not sure what team to root for now. 

Japan. Never USA.

Hate to say it but ....http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2015/06/02/alex-morgan-sports-illustrated-cover-us-womens-soccer

SI beat me to it.

Massive hypocrites. You condone other forms of abuse, particularly personal online abuse directed at other members (which i see nearly every time I'm on here). I don't understand why you remain selective in what forms of abuse to punish.

And lol at you all lining up to 'this' those replies like a bunch of goody do gooders.

Ahhhh of course, someone did something else bad. that makes it alright then

Lool

Why don't you stand by what you originally wrote before you edited it away?

England ‏@england

21h21 hours ago

A peak audience of 2.4m watched last night’s @FIFAWWC semi-final with Japan on BBC 1. An average audience of 1.7m viewers watched the match.

Ok. Here's what I said...

I posted what I did knowing it was stupid and that it would get a reaction. But what I find funny is that only some forms of abuse get punished, whiles others don't. Sexism, racism, cyber bullying in general should all be punished here, but they're not.

happy now?

Aj13 time to put down the shovel I think.

No hard feelings but you don't have a leg to stand on. 

We should also punish self-abuse.  Apart from making you go blind it also makes you vote for the Conservative Party.  Or so I've been told.

Is the off season going to be all like this?

Mods take control.

If you don't like the community here then feel free to not be a part of it anymore.

I don't think Mods should let their personal bias interfere with their role. What AJ said was pretty innocuous really. I don't think many took it seriously did they? Just the usual suspects [see the W League thread].'

Mods will no doubt remove posts based on their personal values (rather than bias as such).  I don't find their responses too harsh (I've sailed close to the banstick on a few occasions), but then others might do so if they hold different values.

I usually don't take AJ13's posts too seriously - most of the time they are taking the piss. But why post a deliberately inflammatory post earlier and then follow it up with "I posted what I did knowing it was stupid and that it would get a reaction."?

That's just like saying I deliberately posted a racist/sexist/anti-semitic rant to get a reaction.  Sometimes even a smiley face at the end doesn't make it appropriate.

:-)

I shouldn't but I will.

Zhao Lina FTW.

soz.

;-)

Casual racism is still racism, and by the same token, causal sexism (like the joke) is still casual sexism.

I won't be making any more comment in this thread on the matter (let's keep it on topic), head to the Whining about Mods thread if you still have an issue.

Germany v Eng-gur-lund tomorrow @ 8:00 am

Will see if I can find a dodgy stream to watch the Lionesses pick themselves up and clinch 3rd place.

#channellingthespirtoftheessexlion

70 mins gone and still 0-0 in bronze medal play off.  Come on Englerland!

England win with a penalty kick in extra time.  Good stuff.