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I'm a fan of women's soccer, but I've been pretty unimpressed with the World Cup so far. Part of it is the play, which has been pretty mediocre at the supposed highest level. I've only seen the games that fall on the weekend, but the teams being called favorites that I've seen (France, England, Norway) have looked error prone on the back line but don't have much dynamic offense either.
I also think the operational side of the World Cup has been poor. The referees have been weak and the VAR has made some questionable calls (the France goal taken away yesterday). Also, the stands have been empty for every game other than France, and even the France/Brazil game didn't look full. Even the scheduling seems off. Why would you have the US and Canada playing on Monday during the day (locally) when you could've had them on a weekend while the European teams play on Monday at night (locally)?
Maybe I'm "misremembering" the last World Cup(s), but this one just seems like a step back.
I also think the operational side of the World Cup has been poor. The referees have been weak and the VAR has made some questionable calls (the France goal taken away yesterday). Also, the stands have been empty for every game other than France, and even the France/Brazil game didn't look full. Even the scheduling seems off. Why would you have the US and Canada playing on Monday during the day (locally) when you could've had them on a weekend while the European teams play on Monday at night (locally)?
Maybe I'm "misremembering" the last World Cup(s), but this one just seems like a step back.
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