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: Germany Overpowers Sweden In A 4-1 Win In The Round Of 16

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It’s the Round of 16 and we started off with a good one – if you are a fan of the Germans. The sell out crowd at the Lansdowne Stadium in Ottawa were treated to a strong German performance starting from the first whistle. Literally seconds into the match, Alexandra Popp had a shot on goal! And their first corner was taken in minute three. Yes, three. I actually caught myself saying “Finally” when the Swedes took their first shot in minute 9. Finally?? Yeah, Sweden was in for a long night.

2015 WWC: The Shwapsies!

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Well into the second week of the Women’s World Cup and I still haven’t located a sticker album locally. What’s up with that? Is there anyone out there who has procured one? I kinda feel they are a myth, a myth perpetuated to mess with my head. Uh huh.

2015 WWC – Group B: Catching Up

Just a quick recap of the action in Group B.