2015 WWC: Japan 2 – England 1: Heartbreak For The Lionesses

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This picture kinda sums it up, doesn’t it?

2015 WWC: It’s Award Time!

FIFA recently announced the shortlists for the three (3) major Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 award categories. These lists were created the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG). Why am I telling you this? It was the TSG which determined Messi was the best player and Neurer the best goalkeeper at last year’s World Cup. Uh huh. Still rolling my eyes hard about those selections.

2015 WWC – Group C: Japan Vs. Cameroon (2-1)

Rumi Utsugi of Japan and Francine Zouga of Cameroon

Japan beat Cameroon (their first time facing an African team at the WWC) to be the first team to qualify for the round of 16. But the scoreline doesn’t reflect the fight that Cameroon put up. They certainly didn’t make it easy on Japan. 

2015 WWC Group C Update: Day 1

How did you celebrate your 23rd birthday? Well, if you’re Gaëlle Enganamouit, you scored 3 of your team’s 6 goals in their first ever World Cup game and had a hand in creating the other 3. ::mic drop to end all mic drops::