FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

Group A: New Zealand | Norway | Philippines | Switzerland

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25 Jul 05:59 · edited 25 Jul 06:00 · History
Disappointing start. Players look nervous. Hopefully that spurs them on. Get control of that midfield.
25 Jul 06:07
They’re rushing everything 
25 Jul 06:24
I really can't believe how poorly we're set up to play against a much smaller team. 

Wilkinson also lacks almost any creative output, need fresh vision up front.
25 Jul 06:43
Ranix
Bring back the alternative commentary

Apparently there’s a button you can press to get it if you’ve got Sky?


25 Jul 06:46
Ferns looked a bit flat in the first half. Lacking a bit of accuracy in the final third. They have now got to try and break down a team which is parking five at the back with another line of four in front. Crowd sounds really quiet on TV. 
25 Jul 06:49
Not used to playing with so much possession?..playing Norway suited the hassling closing down style.  

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 06:55
unlucky

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 06:59
yesssssssssssssssssssssss

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 06:59
Hand!!! 
25 Jul 06:59
Think Chance has been very, very poor so far. Stops play whenever she’s had the ball and some poor decisions
25 Jul 07:00 · edited 25 Jul 07:02 · History
VAR..tight but gosh VAR gets down to margins these days

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:01 · edited 25 Jul 07:02 · History
Oh FFS. Shark camera angle there. Barest of margins surely. 
25 Jul 07:02 · edited 25 Jul 07:04 · History
Robbed! 

Gutted for Hand, twice denied a goal by less than 3cm
25 Jul 07:04
Playing like a group of individuals and not as a team. WTF, Offside? VAR again. In this case, I think that it is very debatable.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

25 Jul 07:04
Goal to Hand……no, off side. Wow that’s a very close call. Ferns on top now but they are running out of time. Wilkinson heads over with the goal open, Hand hits the post, goal disallowed. Don’t think this is going to be our night
25 Jul 07:05
Lol off by not even a shoulder, really gaining a big advantage there. 
25 Jul 07:10
yeah..hand out front is natural place when you are running..should be feet or shoulder even

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:10
I'd bring Chance off. Put Satchell on. The Last Chance Saloon?
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

25 Jul 07:12
Hate those off sides by a couple of centimeters. Have to get at least a point. Go you Ferns!
25 Jul 07:13
dont shoot pass

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:14
LG
I'd bring Chance off. Put Satchell on. The Last Chance Saloon?
Subbing a sub the ultimate taboo but hard to disagree, nothing coming off for her. 
25 Jul 07:17
NZ 12 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Lots of good play but no finishing….history of NZ football
25 Jul 07:18
Odds of 8 minutes of injury time??
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

25 Jul 07:20
On the basis of the Norway added time, 9 minutes with not many stoppages to merit it, can we please have 15 or so here Gianni. Thnx. 
25 Jul 07:22 · edited 25 Jul 07:23 · History
5 minutes. Lol. 
Gotta pay them insurance premiums prior to the match. 


25 Jul 07:24
I don't know why the crowd is booing. If the roles were reversed, we'd be cheering on the Keeper.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

25 Jul 07:25
waster of time shooting..just gave back possession

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:27
crashing back to earth....now we want Switzerland to beat Norway and then we beat them!

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:27
What a game full credit to Phillipines and what an excellent keeper! wow unbelievable 
25 Jul 07:28
Well done Philippines. Fair reward for them. Next game, no more route one to Wilkinson's head. It didn't work.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

25 Jul 07:29
Its always the same, when everyone expects us to win we dont.
25 Jul 07:29
What is it about Wellington. Doesn't matter what the sport. But our National teams lose alot in the capital.
25 Jul 07:31
Well that was an absolute downer. This was the game where I thought we'd get some points out of for sure.

Hats off to the Football Ferns though, you can't say they didn't try. They threw everything at it but were unlucky in the end.

BTW that was no offside on HW before the goal. Surely not
25 Jul 07:32
The nation gets that other experience of football fandom- the agony of VAR, of some amazing saves and of some marginal calls on shoulders and injury time to lose where they were expected to win…


25 Jul 07:33
Pre start this was targeted as the likely win..funny old game football

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:34
Well that’s sucks. Philippines are no mugs. They are limited but well organiséd especially on defense. So now there are three teams on three points. Ferns now 100% have to beat the Swiss. Disappointed by some aspects of the Ferns tonight. The defense was very poor, they defended badly for the goal. The distribution from the back was often poor, Stott hit at least five bad passes in the first half hour. But we lost because we just could not put the ball in the net…..something that has dogged this team for ages.
25 Jul 07:34
ouch.."they wanted it more than us"...really

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

25 Jul 07:34
martinb
The nation gets that other experience of football fandom- the agony of VAR, of some amazing saves and of some marginal calls on shoulders and injury time to lose where they were expected to win…
 Yup exactly, that's football sometimes
25 Jul 07:37
We want a Norway Switzerland draw, that means a win over Switzerland in the last game wins us the group, provided Norway don't then lose to the Phillipines by 2 goals. 

Ferns played really well in the second half, were so unlucky. They didn't choke, they look like they're capable of scoring and I think a win vs Switzerland is very much possible. Just not their night tonight. 
25 Jul 07:45
Gee that was more keeper sharkhousery than Oli.

Brutal.  CMS from a goal twice and a brutal offside call.

Also the Phillipines goal looked like one we should have comfortably swallowed.   Another night and we could be 3-nil up.

Football us a brutal mistress.