Women’s World Cup France 2019, 7 June - 7 July

italy scores! giacinti starts and ends the movement by robbing the chinese right back then after a goalmouth scramble stabs it home

left back even

I've only caught the last 15 but I'm gagging for China to score here

italy looked much better first-half but seems to be all china now. not sure they'll be able to make up the 2-0 deficit though,

Yeah they're like 80% good but I also wouldn't be surprised if they don't score

Nothing happens when China are in or near the 16. Bad decision after bad decision.

Strong Italian defense, and China keeps fiddling around trying to create JUST the right shot. Need to put down the scalpel and pick up a hammer, but I think it's too late now.

xp yep

China a team who seem to do most things right and can boss midfield for spells, but you ultimately feel you could probably get away with putting an outfield player in goal against them

have i found my wwc team so

Commentators more interested in talking about the England team than the game they're supposed to be commentating on - may as well do it in the women's football too.

Nice goal. Tournament will be awfully European if Japan go out here.

Game on. Lovely chip.

Beautifully worked

O!

Should be 2-1 seconds later! Really nice Japan goal.

Stodgy lot, this Dutch team.

They’ve been impressive the whole tournament but they seem to be playing at half speed today.

Bar!

Japan fitter, happier. They're cranking it up a notch now.

Dutch hanging on.

So unlucky not to be ahead.

Excellent save!

Yeah she's keeping them alive rn

huh

Never a pen

Oh ffs

(but we've said that before)

Just make them wear straitjackets.

Yellow and a penalty, and she's not re-watching? Fuck this shit.

Correct interpretation of an abysmal rule.

Fucking booked too, it's ridiculous.

WWC 2019: Rudimentary peni

This opens the way to 'arm searching' the way hockey players started looking for the opponents foot.

Definitely.

As I said upthread, it's a very European looking last 8.

this hand-ball patter is ridiculous

Luis Suarez asking for a penalty because the goalkeeper touched the ball with his hand pic.twitter.com/1EFBvBPGSy

— Troll Football Media (@Troll__Footbal) June 25, 2019

Suarez a pioneer, as ever.

Amazing to see really, the pace of his pavlov reaction (eyes see hand touch ball, brain goes: appeal! appeal!). He's pure evil.

engerland

two of the most god awful first touches in that norway move, good control either time and it's a clear goal-scoring opportunity

both teams are making so many bad errors

norwegian manager looks like he's came to the game straight from an after hours party.

oof, the lionesses ave only gone and it the bloody poast innit

dare i say it i think she's hit it too well there

should've been a penalty for norway there as an england defender had the temerity to have arms in the box and the ball hit off her leg and into one of them

given the bullshit that's gone down I am astonished that wasn't given

david beckham's hair looking darker than I've ever seen it. just for men sponsorship awaits?

best move of the tournament

i missed it doing bloody work

sorry for bad pun but Jill Scott does look a bit like a heron.

Can’t do much about that. Great hit.