All I Have to Say Is…
July 19, 2011
So I was really hoping to be writing about the US Women’s National Team winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but all I have to say is
Well, I think a picture, in this case, says a thousand words.
It was definitely a depressing and heartbreaking game, over and over and over again. I felt the worst for my mom. She was watching the game and it was 2-1 to the USA in the first half of extra time and she fell asleep. She woke up and saw Japan celebrating, lifting the trophy, confetti everywhere. She thought for a minute and realized that the USA wasn’t wearing all blue and they definitely weren’t Japanese. She asked WHAT HAPPENED? Yeah, that was my reaction too, Mom. I just couldn’t believe we let two leads slip and then couldn’t put away the penalties. I get having one saved and maybe two, but we missed three, and one we actually missed, as in totally missed the entire goal.
If anyone deserved to beat the USA and win the trophy it would have to be Japan, hands down. After everything their country has been through, and being real underdogs in the tournament, I definitely tip my hat to them. They played a great game and obviously had more fight than the USA did. They came back every time and defied all odds. They had to beat hard teams to make it to the Final, just like the USA. They knocked out Sweden and Germany, whereas the USA knocked out Brazil and France. It was no easy road for either team, but I would have to say that the USA couldn’t close out the match. I honestly don’t know what happened. It was a sad sad day, but the only thing that brightened it was knowing that a small island country like Japan who had just experienced one of the most tragic things their country has ever seen, just won their first Women’s World Cup. It was almost surreal.
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