F52: USA v. Netherlands, 7 July

Discussion in 'Women's World Cup' started by soccernutter, Jul 4, 2019.

  1. Slowpokeking

    Slowpokeking Member

    Jul 18, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Oh what a pity, I think it's still a big achievement.
     
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  2. luvdagame

    luvdagame Member+

    Jul 6, 2000
    huh?

    this sounds like an old rationalization.

    france, the netherlands and sweden seem as big as the u.s.

    now japan vs the netherlands. that was like watching a team of 13 year olds and a team of 16 year olds - and the 16 year olds, most seem to agree, were given the run around despite winning.
     
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  3. Smallchief

    Smallchief Member+

    Oct 27, 2012
    Club:
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    I agree. Until After World War II Americans were probably the tallest people in the world, but that's no longer true. American woman average around 5 feet 4 inches in height. Swedish women are 5 feet 5 inches; Dutch women are 5 feet 6 inches tall on average -- just to mention two of our World Cup opponents. .

    A lot of European countries have women as tall or taller than the U.S. My limited and unscientific observation is that the Dutch are the tallest people in the world. I'm 6 feet 1 inch, and that doesn't seem very tall in the Netherlands.

    Japanese women average 5 feet 2 inches in height.

    It may be that the U.S. WNT is still the biggest team in the world because we tend to favor bigger and stronger players and play a more physical game -- although that may not be true anymore either.
     
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  4. JanBalk

    JanBalk Member+

    Jun 9, 2004
    The statistics seems to agree, at last have all reports I seem over the tallest people had Netherlands on top followed by the Scandinavian countries in some order.
     
  5. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A participation parade?
     
  6. Slowpokeking

    Slowpokeking Member

    Jul 18, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    USWNT doesn't just have the physical size, we have very good technique and tactic as well.
     
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  7. luvdagame

    luvdagame Member+

    Jul 6, 2000
    • i was talking just about what the teams looked like on the field. they certainly didn't look like the top euro teams were 13 year olds playing against american 16 year olds. i'd like to see a height/size comparison of the u.s. & french, dutch, & swedish heavily utilized players.
     
  8. Chizzy

    Chizzy Member+

    She/Her
    United States
    Aug 7, 2003
    Upper Left, USA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Act like you’ve been there.
     
  9. Slowpokeking

    Slowpokeking Member

    Jul 18, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I just can't understand why did many ppl say USWNT is only good at physical level. They have very good technique and pass combination.
     
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  10. Metropolitan

    Metropolitan Member+

    Paris Saint Germain
    France
    Sep 5, 2005
    Paris
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Sorry I'm not a native English speaker and from what you say I probably didn't use the correct word. To me the gap was a matter of athleticism, of power/muscle. I didn't mean height.

    In French we talk for that about "jeu physique" which I believed could be translated in English as "physical play".
     
  11. Slowpokeking

    Slowpokeking Member

    Jul 18, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    France is a very physical team now, especially in this WWC.
     
  12. zdravstvuyte

    zdravstvuyte Member

    Aston Villa
    United States
    Jul 26, 2018
    Back on tour !!!
    Looking for a torrent or you tube of the full march.

    Anyone ?
     
  13. zdravstvuyte

    zdravstvuyte Member

    Aston Villa
    United States
    Jul 26, 2018
    Back on tour !!!
    Thank you BigJbaz
     

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