Olympic football thread

[GIMH]

Women play football?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Women play football?

Yup. In fact, Tranmere's women is on a higher tier than the men.

 

[Johnners]

China is actually 8 hours ahead of Greenwich tbh (unless they're on daylight savings atm?). It's the same as Perth time, and Perth is 2 hours behind Brisbane, Melbourne & Syndey who are +10 GMT.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

China is actually 8 hours ahead of Greenwich tbh (unless they're on daylight savings atm?). It's the same as Perth time, and Perth is 2 hours behind Brisbane, Melbourne & Syndey who are +10 GMT.

The UK is on daylight savings and China (and Australia) are not, so it's seven hours between them.

 

[33/3from3.3]

Women play football?

New Zealand play football?

 

[Craig]

New Zealand play football?

Apparently so. There is a fellow by the name of Ryan Nelsen at Blackburn as well.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

And the NZ women lead 1-0 over Japan at half-time and could reach the quarters.

 

[Johnners]

The UK is on daylight savings and China (and Australia) are not, so it's seven hours between them.

Ah, makes sense

 

[Craig]

And the NZ women lead 1-0 over Japan at half-time and could reach the quarters.

Haha good stuff.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha good stuff.

Now 2-0 after a penalty.

The referee is apparently rubbish.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Argentina 1 Canada 2
Germany 0 Brazil 0 (couple of big chances wasted by Brazil apparently)
Japan 2 New Zealand 2 (and there goes both teams' chances of qualifying...can't see either taking points off Norway or US)

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Norway 1 US 0 after 1 minute

Edit: 2-0. Wow.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Norway win 2-0 over the world's top team

Should make the semis now, easy opposition from here till there. Then it's a 75 % chance of a medal. (Y)

 

[Steulen]

Norway win 2-0 over the world's top team

Should make the semis now, easy opposition from here till there. Then it's a 75 % chance of a medal. (Y)

Like the Dutch in Euro 2008, eh?

 

[Burgey]

Women play football?

You should know that, as an Englishman. Your men's team has been playing like women for decades

 

[Simon]

You should know that, as an Englishman. Your men's team has been playing like women for decades

bit harsh, some of those women's teams are pretty good.

 

[Craig]

Barcelona have won an injunction to prevent Lionel Messi for playing for Barcelona while Argentina have given Barca the two fingered salute and refusing to release him. I don't know why these people in charge at FIFA and the IOC can't make it an official event just to stop this fighting, it could be done so much more easier, but oh no these dumb ***** don't want it like that

 

[ripper868]

1-1...poor defence on the corner costs australia much of a chance.need to beat ivory and hope that serbia draw or lose to them...argentina to go through undefeated.

 

[Johnners]

Fair effort for Australia to keep Serbia to a 1-1 draw, especially given how much Serbia dominated the match.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

New Zealand currently leading over China. Could conceivably end up with more points than Oz.