France FIFA U-20 Women‘s World Cup 2018

@FanOfFutbol, I can't follow this thread while the traffic is so high on Nadeshiko Japan's thread: join us there for 2nd half!!!

 

Japan scores after Endo makes a great play that will mostly go unnoticed. The ball was effectively lost and Endo steals it back and make the only dangerous pass available and the result GOAL!!

Spain is applying a lot of pressure but Japan responds and prevents the fast answer.

 

I guess I'll try that in the second.

 

Ok: just give a look at how much we wrote from the beginning of the match there, and you'll get a rough idea.

I guess anyway Endo managed to leave her mark on the game, so far, didn't she? That obstinacy in the goal action!!!

 

For sure it was noticed by me!!!

 

Nagano did.

 

Miyazawa actually.

And Endo assisted anyway!

 

I didn't think about goal.

 

Kakeru sums up the past 26 minutes (in Nadeshiko thread)

No Andy Townsend?!

It's 3-1 now

GOOOOAAAL for Spain!🇪🇸
71' - ANDUJAR pic.twitter.com/JIFsQsy4Ly

— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 24, 2018

 

FIFA usually call their people to provide solo commentary, but Clive is more than good enough to provide a quality one if asked. He used to work for the BBC, who are kings in that domain.

 

That last contact is more of a yellow card than what Endo did earlier.

 

Hey! If that was not a yellow card against Eva Navarro for unsportsmanlike conduct, I don't know what it is.

 

Are you aware that you're not anymore on Nadeshiko Thread, yes?

 

Oh, dear! Hayashi took a strong shot, but the goalkeeper Cata stopped that.

 

Yeah, I saw the switch. Anyway, I'm providing live feedback on what I see.

 

That's it! Well done, Little Nadeshiko Japan!

 

Yay, Japan!

 

I was close, FT 1-3 Japan.

All the jinxing against us didn't work: Nadeshiko Japan is U-20 World Champion!!!!

 

I guess I was close as well. (I had 4-2 Japan) Does close count in this contest?

 

Guess so: we don't need to actually score goals.

And then we both correctly guessed the winner!

 

You may have been guessing but I was...

 

Congrats to Japan.
I knew they were going to win it when 5 of the last 6 teams left were from UEFA.
In the first day of Quarterfinal matches, Nigeria and North Korea lost.
5 of 6 teams remained going in to day 2 of QF. It was Japan vs. all of UEFA.
And you just knew that UEFA was going to choke again in a major tournament.

Since 2011:
Here are the major "international" tournaments in which UEFA failed to win:

2011 Women's World Cup = Japan
2012 Olympics = USA
2012 U-20 WWC = USA
2014 U-17 WWC = Japan
2015 Women's World Cup = USA
2016 U-20 WWC = North Korea
2016 U-17 WWC = North Korea
2018 U-20 WWC = Japan

*3 titles for Japan, 3 for USA, 2 for North Korea
**USA is the only team to win one of each: WWC, Olympics, U-20
***Japan's 3 titles included a U-17 title, but did not include Olympic Gold


UEFA, here are the only major "international" tournaments they won since 2011:

2012 U-17 WWC = France
2014 U-20 WWC = Germany
2016 Olympics = Germany

UEFA has only won 3 of the 11 major tournaments since 2011, for World Cup, Olympics, U-20, and U-17.

UEFA seems to have the most teams ranked #2 through #16 in the world, by far.
But they often fail to have the #1 team, in the rankings, or on the podium.

Once again, congrats to Japan.
They won every knockout stage match in this tournament by multiple goals.
They just didn't beat UEFA. They DOMINATED UEFA.

 

Mission accomplished.