We've talked plenty during the course of this FIFA Women's World Cup about parity, about the overall improvement in the women's game, and about the overall quality of the goals.
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In a way you could argue it's more surprising that the United States is through to the FIFA Women's World Cup final than Japan.
The Americans could easily have gone down to defeat against Brazil at the quarter-final stage, and they were definitely the second best team despite beating France in their semifinal match-up.
Make no mistake about it - France dominated a lethargic American team while outshooting them 25-11. Read more »
The Americans could easily have gone down to defeat against Brazil at the quarter-final stage, and they were definitely the second best team despite beating France in their semifinal match-up.
Make no mistake about it - France dominated a lethargic American team while outshooting them 25-11. Read more »
What we were becoming convinced of at this Women's World Cup we are absolutely sure of now.
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Heading into this year's FIFA Women's World Cup we all knew Brazil was a
contender - and yet the South Americans have always a bridesmaid, never
as bride, as my colleague Kara Lang put it. Read more »
So, where did that come from? None of us could have seen that coming, could we?
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There was a time, not so long ago, when the cream of the crop at the
FIFA Women's World Cup would absolutely smash the lesser lights. Read more »
Ten years can pass in the blink of an eye.
Yet, it's eleven years since the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship awakened this country to women's soccer.
Read more »About the Author
- Gerry DobsonYou name it, Gerry Dobson has done it during his broadcasting career. Rogers Sportsnet's launch in 1998 and its subsequent designation of soccer as a priority led to his latest career path. But he’s a sports fan first, and has covered golf tournaments, and rowing and biathlon events at the Winter Olympics. Sports is the ultimate reality television show, and with the exploding growth of soccer in Canada, the best is yet to come from Gerry.
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By Gerry Dobson Jul 3, 2011 | 7:57 PM - Canada simply lost to a better team
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