A very subjective look into AWFC

Not only have I mentioned a few times that I’m not an expert or an authority on women’s football, but I continue to prove it in so many ways, every single day. I mispronounce names of players, forget what teams they play for and also learn in real time that X player plays for X nation. Yesterday was a perfect reminder that I know absolutely nothing about this sport compared to you all. I did a little preview post / podcast which I thought was pretty thorough and watching the matches the last couple of days proved the opposite.

I never mentioned Lacasse or D’Angelo for Canada… I also didn’t mention Noelle even though I clearly know who she is hahaha. I also forgot to mention Engen, Buchanan, Bachman, Oshoala, maybe even Carpenter… criminal to have omitted them but it wasn’t on purpose. So, I have to apologize for not reviewing and doing better research for you, not that you need me as a reference but I know at least 2 people read this and were curious haha. This is all such a great learning experience for me and its data that proves that said data needs to be more robust. I need to be way more on top of this and at the very least read up more on the players, coaches and so on.

I love learning, I love finding that I should be more invested in teams that I wasn’t. Canada is great example… because I totally forgot about our players there, maybe because I just don’t have any attachment to them whatsoever, I was not invested at all other than wanting them to not win so that Ireland would have a better chance at getting out of the group, which I still think will happen. Curious what other “surprises” are in store for me.

Lastly for today, even though I hinted at it yesterday, I have to mention how amazing it is to be an AWFC fan and seeing 3 players already captain their sides… obviously its just luck of the draw and there aren’t many more to see do this but it was absolutely amazing. Had Leah and Viv been there we could’ve had two more.

Hope you are enjoying the tournament as much as I am!

d ❤

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