7.19pm BST19:19 Controversy No. 3: The heat Tom Lutz informs me that, contrary to what I said previously, our sun cannot go supernova. That will be of little comfort in France, which just saw a record temperature of 45.9C. That’s nearly 115 degrees in US temperatures. Or, as we sometimes […]
Women’s World Cup 2019
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7.27pm BST19:27 I want to commend the excellent musical stylings of Fifa’s resident DJ, who has been blasting AC/DC all afternoon from the stadium’s PA system. My only complaint is that, during the men’s World Cup in Russia, each team had a ‘national’ song played before kick-off. The Socceroos enjoyed […]
4.56pm BST16:56 Giugliano gives a wink to the camera during the Italian national anthem. Lovely stuff. 4.53pm BST16:53 The players are out on the pitch, greeted by a decent enough crowd but there are plenty of empty seats. Now the anthems. 4.50pm BST16:50 The BBC are kindly taking us around […]
1.39pm BST13:39 Shelley Kerr on picking Jane Ross: “Jane’s a top goalscorer. We need that threat today, you can’t sit behind the ball for 90 minutes. She provides an attacking threat, and we hope she can link up well with Erin Cuthbert.” 1.31pm BST13:31 Here’s an intriguing deep dive into […]
4.19pm BST16:19 Line-ups Here are the line-ups: Australia (4-3-3): Williams, Kellond-Knight, Catley, Kennedy, Carpenter, Logarzo, van Egmond, Yallop, Foord, Kerr (c), Gielnik Brazil (4-1-4-1): Barbara, Thaisa, Tamires, Andressa, Formiga, Debinha, Marta (c), Cristiane, L Santos, Kathellen, Mônica Updated at 4.20pm BST 4.14pm BST16:14 And Parkin’s preview of today’s encounter. As […]
In the leadup to the eighth ever Women’s World Cup, there’s been a lot of hype surrounding women’s football. Record crowds and ticket sales have set the stage. Even Hermione Granger’s on the hype train. Look! It’s innocent young me kicking a football 10 years ago. Stefan Postles/Getty Images I’m […]
5.14pm BST17:14 13 min: Another long sequence of passes until Magdalena Eriksson decides she’s had enough of this and strikes a ball from the left 25 yards out. It’s actually awkward for Endler, who has to backpedal all the way to her line to catch the high shot. 5.11pm BST17:11 […]
8.00pm BST20:00 Peeeeeeeeeeeeep! Canada get the ball rolling in Montpellier. 7.54pm BST19:54 Canada and Cameroon trot out to the sound of Seven Nation Army, and we are just the national anthems away from kick-off. Updated at 7.55pm BST 7.51pm BST19:51 Any pre-match thoughts, prediction or things to get off your […]