One of my favorite teams in this year’s Women’s World Cup has been France because of the
One of my favorite teams in this year’s Women’s World Cup has been France because of their exciting, stylish approach to the game, spearheaded by the lethally creative playmaking of Algerian French midfielder Louisa Necib (pictured here doing what she always does, running the ball into the danger zone), the precision striking of Gaëtane Thiney, and the explosive speed of Élodie Thomis. They actually controlled most of their match against the USA, but they were unable to get the ball past Hope Solo at crucial moments and when the USA struck, they made it count. At the elite levels of sports, sometimes the difference between winning and losing comes down to slivers of good fortune. France will meet Sweden in the bronze medal match, while the USA and Japan square off for the championship on Sunday. -- source link