World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Latest draw from the simulator:

Spain
USA
Morocco
Australia

Canada got a big oof in mine:
Belgium
Germany
Japan
Canada

Link

I finally got a good one this time (last time had Brazil, Sweden, and Wales).

Group A: Qatar, USA, Morocco, Wales

Canada also did not fair well. Group F: England, Germany, Canada, Tunisia.

[Jimjamesak]

There's a new world record for attendance at a women's soccer match: 91,553 at Barcelona v Real Madrid in the UEFA Women's Champions League

(Barcelona Femeni won 5-2, 8-3 on aggregate. They've yet to lose or draw a match in all competitions this season.)

[Kepler]

So how did Barca get to be as good as Barca? Spending? Are the F and M teams connected businesswise or completely separate entities?

[Jimjamesak]

So how did Barca get to be as good as Barca? Spending? Are the F and M teams connected businesswise or completely separate entities?

FC Barcelona Femeni is a part of the same business as the Mens team since 2002 (the club also has, among many others, a successful basketball team as well).

It really just seems like internal development has helped them immensely. They have a few foreign players (Lieke Martins is a notable one) but they’re largely a domestic based team.

The womens game in Spain has really grown since they went full professional in 2015. It’ll be interesting to see them at the Women’s Euros this summer and the World Cup.

[Jimjamesak]

New Zealand beat Solomon Islands and move on to the Intercontinental playoff against the CONCACAF team.

[Jimjamesak]

From the announced lineups it looks like it wasn't s-thousing from Costa Rica, they've put in some backups. Berhalter going for the kill though, Pulisic, Weah, Musah, Adams, Pepi all in the lineup.

Pulisic doesn't surprise me, he was on the field in Couva and has taken hard, he'd have to be dead or dying to be off the field with a World Cup spot on the line.

[Jimjamesak]

Goalkeeper for Costa Rica Keylor Navas is the best player in CONCACAF zero debate, and yes I know Pulisic and Davies exist.

Real Madrid
PSG
3 Champions League titles
4 Club World Cups
La Liga and Ligue 1 titles
2 World Cup appearances (Quarterfinals in 2014)

There's a reason Costa Rica is still alive and he's a big part of it.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Mexico up 1-0 early at Azteca.

[Jimjamesak]

30' at San Jose and it's 0-0.

[Jimjamesak]

Halftime
0-0

[Kepler]

So, don't give up 6 in 45.

[Jimjamesak]

Costa Rica scores, 1-0.

[Jimjamesak]

Costa Rica scores again, 2-0.

30 minutes left.

[Jimjamesak]

Panama leading Canada 1-0
Mexico up 2-0 on El Salvador
Jamaica up 2-1 over Honduras (though that match has zero implications)

[Jimjamesak]

10 minutes to go.

Still 2-0 Costa Rica.