Also you can do a whole video about Aitana Bonmati. She is ridiculously good and when they call her the female Iniesta, they aren't lying. This girl is something special
She will win everything this year like alexia won in 2021 (including ballon dor and fifa poty )and she already won the wc ucl laliga and the golden ball.
I'm excited to see Spain performing at the level we are used to seeing those women perform already. Love the tactical philosophy. As a culé I'm very proud of the girls. Alexia Putellas is a beast. I hope futfem keeps getting more popular so the level keeps rising, so Liga F gets more competitive and women can make a living of the sport even in lower categories.
@@javierlandaverde4108 Japan, Colombia, and Jamaica look like teams that are peaking just in time for the tournament. They looked good, but not great in the build up. Of course, there's a chance other teams might peak through the knock out rounds.
I made this comment in a bar a few weeks ago while watching the women's WC. Too many people bash the game for not being as advanced as the men's game... seems like we forgot it had 60-70 years of development beforehand. With how fast the women's game is growing in popularity the sky's the limit. I'm here for it, more football to watch.
Yes, please more on the World Cup 2023 teams. After watching some of the friendly matches, this is going to be a very interesting cup with some surprises. I see Zambia (strong, fast) as a good candidate for the Upset Specialists in this tournament. Dunno about having 32 teams. It means more nations get to be on the premier international football stage which is a good; on the flip side, some matchups could end up being blowouts.
I think we’ll see fewer blowouts than we have in previous years. Germany in 2015 and USA in 2019 are the double digit clean sheets, I think. Vietnam may not win a match, but their defense is a lot better than Thailand’s four years ago. We saw the blowouts at the qualifying group stages. Australia 18-0 over Indonesia and then Aus crashed out to South Korea in the first knockout round.
I hope the next WWC will have 40 teams in it. It means more nations get to be on the premier international football stage which is a good; on the flip side, some matchups could end up being blowouts. ( thanks jack ) . I think the benefits of the lower teams actually ' getting ' to the finals , outweighs that they might lose 13-0. The boost it would give to the game in their home country will be worth the 3 or 4 losses. They'll go home heroes whatever the score. They'll gain so much experience and knowledge from taking part. Watching in real life the top teams in the world play and thinking ' Thats how we need to play, where we need to get to '. Will Fifa do it? Doubt it. But its what the WWC needs.
@@richard6440 FIFA is going to 48 teams for the MWC in 2026, aren't they? I think if they get or exceed their '2 billion viewers' goal for the WWC, they'll be trying to get as many nations investing in the WWC broadcasting rights as they can.
@@janthony21 Up to , but excluding Qatar , Fifa sold the broadcasting rights for man and womens WC' as a package. So Fifa decided how much went as prize money to each cup. The womens game is increasing with players , fans, and viewers. But their % of the prize money did not increase. Fia decided this time, to sell the rights separately . That, on its own, is not a bad idea. The timing however, was a disaster. They picked Australia. The other side of the world to the main fan base, Europe. Combine that with the ever increasing cost of the bids, for the tv rights to the mens WC , meant that the tv companies had spent more than they wanted, and had nothing left. A perfect storm, if you will. And the womens WC was left high and dry. I blame Fifa . And to a lesser extent, the tv companies. I didnt know the mens WC was going to 48 for the next one. I'll look that up. I havent even looked to see where the next ones are. Fifa really have to work on the tv rights. One company bid over $100 million for Qatar, and $1 million for Australia. Really? I mean Really? Wtf are you thinking?
@@richard6440 And I think that was why FIFA rejected those bids and forced them to rebid. I don't know if I would say the 'primary' audience for a the women's world cup is Europe, though. They've done an admirable job of scheduling North and South American national matches to hit decently in their home timezones. Brazil apparently shifted the standard workday start time back on mornings when Brazil is playing, and DC turned their bars to 24-hour licenses for the duration of the WWC. The worst scheduled matches for Europe and Africa appear to be when they play North or South American teams. I hope the WWC gets a large viewership, and I can't imagine why it wouldn't in England, France, and Germany. Everyone seems to be trying to maximize the potential viewership for this tournament around the world. So if it does well, then there will be a lot more arguments about TV deals and bids for the next one in 2027.
Great video! I'd love to see you analyze barca's femeni team and how they are challenging Lyon to be the top dogs in women's football. This UWCL final has been one of the best games of football I've watched in recent years where Barca women came back from a 0-2 deficit at half time to go and win the trophy, a mentality that the current men's team has yet to show on the highest level.
I loved the video! I've been waiting literally my entire life for FemFootball to become an important sport and I think this year more than ever I'm starting to see more media around the WC, not just as a curious blip on a news magazine but larger channels dedicating videos to the WC, gem football players and an excitement for then competition even from guys. I'm so happy you're covering it! Please make more videos. I love you channel!
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this WC. This is the first time my country (ARG) will have a full on professional team, and while you can tell they're still figuring things out, and I wouldn't expect them to go far in the competition, I still consider this WC to be a huge step on developing our female football, and hopefully one day giving our female players the chance we men have had for decades here.
We would love to see the same exceptional quality analysis and insights that you have provided on Barcelona and throughout the World Cup over the past year or so.
Those in the Norwegian hype train got burned at last summer’s Euros, but they still have one of the most talented sides in the Cup. (And got a new coach) Just use Maanum and Guro correctly, and they could burn down a lot of defenses.
Canadian here. I don't think so. Tough defence but low scoring.I do not think USA has the horses any more. England is wounded. Zambia is one to watch. But in the end I pick Spain.
A lot of analysis I've seen from other channels have pretty much ignored Australia, which is crazy. They have beaten Sweden, England and France in the build up, and other than France game with an incomplete squad. I agree Spain is a very strong contender, especially now with the return of some of the Barcelona squad. The US can never be counted out. A few big injuries, but they have depth and a winning mentality. I think England could be in trouble without their core spine, a worrisome backline, and Wiegmans lack of flexibility. I expect Brazil to do well, same with Germany, and Sweden
@@paulchristopher8634 they still have Foord who is in amazing form, Rasso, Fowler, Vine. Obviously Kerr is the boogey man for many teams, but I wouldn't count out Foord and Fowler.
Before Mallory (Pugh) Swanson got horribly injured, I was sure the US was going to crush. But since she's out (for probably an entire year), I'm not as confident. Don't get me wrong, Smith and Morgan are badasses but it might not be enough. We'll see.
I have been watching the Brazil team to see if they have implemented the free flowing “relational” play that the new men’s Brazil coach utilizes, a style that you mentioned in you previous video, and from what I have seen thus far, the women’s team do seem to use that style, so very interesting to watch.
Japan could be the breakout team of the tournament given that they thrashed Zambia 5-0 in the first match. I was looking out for them before the tournament, and was very surprised that this video didn't mention them, or Yui Hasegawa.
I think this is the first video of yours that I’ve seen. I only clicked on it as it was about the women’s World Cup. Ite been great seeing some of the very low ranked teams keeping high ranked teams at bay.
100k subs!!🥳🥳. Congrats bro! You must be very proud of yourself! I personally am proud to be able to say I've been here since your first video😌Many more milestones to come bro. do keep up the good work💪🏽💪🏽
really wish you featured the Japanese and norwegian national teams as honorable mentions. 2 positional play darlings, with tactically and technically astute players across the pitch. great video nonetheless fam. cheers
Groups B C F and H are going to be ridiculous. And Portugal could make Group D more insane (or Netherlands could choke and it’ll be tipsy turvy). This World Cup will be great.
Fun Fact: Group H's participants were the runners up of continental championships from 4 different confederations (Europe, Asia, South America, Africa). Don't question it!
This is the last world cup of the greatest football player (male and female) alive, Marta! I want to watch every second of it, of course I am brazilian I do have a bias. In the friendly games you could see so clearly how the whole team changed when she was on field.
male and female ? i´m sorry but you must be joking right ?! lets not forget any professional U18 national boys team from the top 100 countries in fifa ranking would win women fifa world cup with ease . with that out of the way lets say we are comparing regardless of skill disparity (which is just there and to deny it would be very ignorant) messi has 7 ballon d´ors , more than 700 goals at professional club level (and we are talking best leagues in the world and also 120 champions league goals) he has more than 100 goals for his national team , he is 2x best fifa world cup player , 3x fifa best player of the year , 4x champions league winner and the list goes on ... cr7 has similar trophy cabinet and several great players from your own country as well - ronaldo fenomeno if not for injuries would be in a debate for a GOAT for sure .
I enjoyed very much jamaica's game against france, specialy cuz now BR is the leader of the group, I hope we go far on the competition or even win our first star with our queen Marta on the team.
🎉 Tomorrow is will mark 1 year of existence of this Channel. And 100,000 "organic" fans of your work is definitely sign of your achievement. Good job, Purist! We appreciate it!
I’m going to be watching Vietnam for the time they spend, because their underdog story has been brilliant & figures like Bích Thuy & Duong Thi Van! But aside from that, I’m stoked to see Spain & Australia. US definitely has a strong chance of winning tho, wish the best of luck to Rapinoe after this.
Really good video. To your point on the USA's structure, I think the US will probably put Julie Ertz at 6 who is better at screening the centerbacks and better aerially than Sullivan (Ertz was actually their centerback in the 2015 tournament, and might have to play there if either one of their centerbacks are injured/suspended). I think having Ertz at 6 will allow them to push both fullbacks (Fox and Dunn) really far forward, although they can actually underlap quite comfortably - Dunn is a 10/8 for her club and Fox is pretty ambidexterous. Obviously it depends on their opposition, and if Alyssa Thompson comes in then one of the fullbacks will probably underlap since Thompson seems to be more effective out wide. At the end of the day, like you said the US will rely on their quality rather than positional play to generate chances.
@caterstrophe 9 hours ago Glad that they made it. Good experience for them. Chance? None. Usa , Australia , Euro teams will beat them. Simply footballing knowledge and skill.
Thank you for putting in the time to make a studied overview. Very well done! Believe it or not Lindsey Horan is a very misunderstood player among US fans. Rarely credited. It was great to see you highlight how ridiculously good she is.
probably too early to make assumptions but can you make a video on xavi's barca today and how what seems like Joao Felix fits so well and is killing it
It's really surprising to me how similar the men's teams are to the women's teams. They're different teams with different coaches but so many of them have very similar philosophies and play styles. Japan is extremely clinical and a major scoring threat even when they have less than 1/4th of possession. A good example would be the Women's Japan team beating Spain 4-0 with 22% possession. Very similar possession to the Men's version. The Moroccan women's team is also really good out of possession and great on the counter attack. Spain plays tiki-taka just like the Men's team. Germany can't get passed the group stage despite being one of the favourites just like the men's team. The Netherlands defends really well yet can score goals pretty easily just like the men's team. Those are only the teams I've watched but their is probably more similarities to other country's men's and women's teams.
Good video, not because I'm Australian as I'm interested in other countries progress in the world game, I'm wanting upsets and surprises in some match ups, i am waiting for it happen, it's exciting and where you come from its going to special to watch as i feel it's going to memorable to all countries ,good luck to all fans and countries, let's see who is the best!
Australia winning this World Cup could be one of the greatest underdog stories in sporting events aside from Japan's 2011 triumph and Leicester City's Premier League 2015-16! But I would prefer USWNT-England Final. Germany, France, and Brazil could perform well too.
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Pretty sad Brazil's got plenty of talent but no actual support for women's football. It's getting better but we are way behind those teams, hoping to get positively surprised tho 😅
Spain are the dark horses of the tournament As for the US to win the tournament…..I’m really not sure about that. They are certainly not the team they were. They are carrying a lot of old players and have a manager who hasn’t won anything
I think the USA is still favorite, but it's not >50% or anything. I think they probably have about a 20% chance to win, which is better than anyone else's.
@magnusmcgee993 14 hours ago YI'll buy your tickets. Now all i need is 10,000 to get to the other side of the world , hotel, car hire , food , and internal flights. You have tickets mate, you are SO lucky :)
@@richard6440 I'll find you a sleeping bag! Off to see Philippines vs Switzerland on Friday. Should be fun as there's both Philippineo and Swiss in our group, M
Spain would have a great chance to win, if Patri and Mapi were in the squad. That’s 2 of their 5 best players out because the federation chose to stick with a mediocre coach
I don't know the specifics, but these women protesting with their absence should consider that nothing would give them more power to make changes than winning the World Cup. If they did that first, then they could come home with a lot more leverage over their federation.
I think if Patri and Mapi Leon were there this time Spain would've had the best team but rn yeah Usa looks the best. There's a good mix of young exciting players and experienced ones who are very used to winning. Other than those 2 I think France and England have a chance of winning, and you should never count out Japan or Brazil, but I don't think this time these 2 teams will do well. Also the scandinavian Sweden and Norway are always tough to beat and they could go far, same for Canada and the surprise I think and I hope it can be Italy. Salma Paralluelo and Sophia Smith will be the stars. This is my superficial prediction
Absolutely agree with just about everything you've said. I'd add Claudia Pina and Sandro Panos to those who will be greatly missed by Spain; with these players they would be in a class by themselves. Without them they will be vulnerable to teams breaking into the huge space they leave behind them -- particularly the African teams like Zambia. Italy should do very well -- I was impressed by Roma and Juve over the last two WCL seasons and, if their national team gels, they can do real damage. I never watched women's football before the year of Barca's first WCL trophy -- that season I followed Barca religiously; I would argue that they play the best technical game on the planet (relatively speaking) -- better than ManChitty or the Barca men.. The game is transformed by professionalization and generation of teams by the men's clubs. The EUROs was a glimpse of what is to come and this World Cup could be the first view of what the women's game is to be.
@@mlsarchitect I also agree with what you said but comparing barca women to any men's team isn't correct because the reality is that barca women are far above everyone else, and this is because women's football still has to grow and doesn't have much competition. But I also think if Spain had everyone they'd be in a class of their own
@@acojone6110 You're right. Even by next season the difference between Barca and the rest will be small, perhaps gone. Still different styles and philosophies, but played closer to the limits of female athletes capacities. Interestingly, for me, the USWNT is the one that is already there and was there before Barca. What they lacked (and lack still) is the a sophistication of the culture of their football. This is why I never watched women's football before: they were the only ones worth watching and there wasn't very much to see (from a football perspective).
As Australia was defeated twice by Adriana Leon and the CANWNT in a pair of friendlies last September in Australia, I have a hard time picking the Matildas for the top three. The CANWNT then went on to perform poorly in the She Believes Cup, and that makes the Matildas look even worse, even though it surged in subsequent friendlies and the Nations Cup.
They are ranked 10th at the moment, and looked pretty toothless against Ireland without Kerr. Maybe they are a different team with her, but I wasn't that impressed by their first game.
The most convincing treams sofar. But all throu to the next stage. Australia lost to Nigeria, Spain to Japan and US draw with Portugal. We will see later on if the do better.
Cause she’s probably in the top five best center backs with an American passport. And Becky’s injured and Tierna hasn’t hit her recovery stride just yet. Gorden and Staab for some reason have never been looked at for the national team.
im tryna submit my predictions for the womens world cup and its so difficult to not predict based on how the mens team is. im basically just going off of assumptions for this one lol
Spain's obsession with possession is what doomed them back in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Their women's, however, suffers the same like men's, expect them to suffer the same failure. England, Germany, USA, France, Sweden or at least Brazil, Australia and Japan will fight for the throne.
From a purist POV odd choices #2 & 3. You understand technical football - a look at your older videos tells me that. But if we are discussing football as purists where how a team plays the modern game matters more than the result then physical teams with average game intelligence like Matildas & USWNT shouldn't have made the list. Pep said - move the man to create space. Unfortunately in physical leagues like NWSL, A-League, WSL it is still mow down the man to create space. Although I would have taken USWNT had Mal Pugh & Macario been part of the team. 2 of their best technical brains other than Rose won't be there in this WC.
USA will hit you with both physical superiority and their game iq. For some people angered over us being good at your game, you need to find a way to minimize what they've accomplished. But that's more your weakness than theirs. They understand the game just fine.
I really hope that new teams will dominante the FIFA world cup. To shut the mount of this so called expertd😂😂😂😂any of the 8 debutant teams demolish Dave yeam
United States have dominated not because of any structure per se. They’ve always been faster and stronger than their opponents. This has changed in recent years though. The technical teams they usually just outworked, are now matching their pace and power
USA structure has two advantages: 1. Title IX is a civil rights law from the 70's that required universities to offer as many athletic scholarships to women as they do men. As there's no women's version of profitable American football, the schools had to fully fund women's teams in other sports to make up for the 85 scholarships per Am. Football teams. Women's soccer/football benefited, offering aspiring players quality training infrastructure & coaching. 2. NWSL started in 2013, and we've won both Cups since. Our league is balanced, competitive, & fierce. It's a talent factory. Other countries have started to spend on club level play, but NWSL isn't matched anywhere.
Also you can do a whole video about Aitana Bonmati. She is ridiculously good and when they call her the female Iniesta, they aren't lying. This girl is something special
She will win everything this year like alexia won in 2021 (including ballon dor and fifa poty )and she already won the wc ucl laliga and the golden ball.
I'm excited to see Spain performing at the level we are used to seeing those women perform already. Love the tactical philosophy. As a culé I'm very proud of the girls. Alexia Putellas is a beast. I hope futfem keeps getting more popular so the level keeps rising, so Liga F gets more competitive and women can make a living of the sport even in lower categories.
I don’t trust Vilda not to blow it. Course I also don’t trust Vlatko not to blow it when it counts.
Putellas and cohorts at a loss to deal with the plan and execution of the Japanese, barely a shot at goal and very few chances created.
Japan 🇯🇵 has been killing it too :O
@@javierlandaverde4108 Japan, Colombia, and Jamaica look like teams that are peaking just in time for the tournament. They looked good, but not great in the build up. Of course, there's a chance other teams might peak through the knock out rounds.
I made this comment in a bar a few weeks ago while watching the women's WC. Too many people bash the game for not being as advanced as the men's game... seems like we forgot it had 60-70 years of development beforehand. With how fast the women's game is growing in popularity the sky's the limit. I'm here for it, more football to watch.
Yes, please more on the World Cup 2023 teams. After watching some of the friendly matches, this is going to be a very interesting cup with some surprises. I see Zambia (strong, fast) as a good candidate for the Upset Specialists in this tournament.
Dunno about having 32 teams. It means more nations get to be on the premier international football stage which is a good; on the flip side, some matchups could end up being blowouts.
I think we’ll see fewer blowouts than we have in previous years. Germany in 2015 and USA in 2019 are the double digit clean sheets, I think. Vietnam may not win a match, but their defense is a lot better than Thailand’s four years ago.
We saw the blowouts at the qualifying group stages. Australia 18-0 over Indonesia and then Aus crashed out to South Korea in the first knockout round.
I hope the next WWC will have 40 teams in it. It means more nations get to be on the premier international football stage which is a good; on the flip side, some matchups could end up being blowouts. ( thanks jack ) . I think the benefits of the lower teams actually ' getting ' to the finals , outweighs that they might lose 13-0. The boost it would give to the game in their home country will be worth the 3 or 4 losses. They'll go home heroes whatever the score. They'll gain so much experience and knowledge from taking part. Watching in real life the top teams in the world play and thinking ' Thats how we need to play, where we need to get to '. Will Fifa do it? Doubt it. But its what the WWC needs.
@@richard6440 FIFA is going to 48 teams for the MWC in 2026, aren't they? I think if they get or exceed their '2 billion viewers' goal for the WWC, they'll be trying to get as many nations investing in the WWC broadcasting rights as they can.
@@janthony21 Up to , but excluding Qatar , Fifa sold the broadcasting rights for man and womens WC' as a package. So Fifa decided how much went as prize money to each cup. The womens game is increasing with players , fans, and viewers. But their % of the prize money did not increase. Fia decided this time, to sell the rights separately . That, on its own, is not a bad idea. The timing however, was a disaster. They picked Australia. The other side of the world to the main fan base, Europe. Combine that with the ever increasing cost of the bids, for the tv rights to the mens WC , meant that the tv companies had spent more than they wanted, and had nothing left. A perfect storm, if you will. And the womens WC was left high and dry. I blame Fifa . And to a lesser extent, the tv companies. I didnt know the mens WC was going to 48 for the next one. I'll look that up. I havent even looked to see where the next ones are. Fifa really have to work on the tv rights. One company bid over $100 million for Qatar, and $1 million for Australia. Really? I mean Really? Wtf are you thinking?
@@richard6440 And I think that was why FIFA rejected those bids and forced them to rebid. I don't know if I would say the 'primary' audience for a the women's world cup is Europe, though. They've done an admirable job of scheduling North and South American national matches to hit decently in their home timezones. Brazil apparently shifted the standard workday start time back on mornings when Brazil is playing, and DC turned their bars to 24-hour licenses for the duration of the WWC. The worst scheduled matches for Europe and Africa appear to be when they play North or South American teams.
I hope the WWC gets a large viewership, and I can't imagine why it wouldn't in England, France, and Germany. Everyone seems to be trying to maximize the potential viewership for this tournament around the world. So if it does well, then there will be a lot more arguments about TV deals and bids for the next one in 2027.
Great video! I'd love to see you analyze barca's femeni team and how they are challenging Lyon to be the top dogs in women's football. This UWCL final has been one of the best games of football I've watched in recent years where Barca women came back from a 0-2 deficit at half time to go and win the trophy, a mentality that the current men's team has yet to show on the highest level.
I loved the video! I've been waiting literally my entire life for FemFootball to become an important sport and I think this year more than ever I'm starting to see more media around the WC, not just as a curious blip on a news magazine but larger channels dedicating videos to the WC, gem football players and an excitement for then competition even from guys. I'm so happy you're covering it! Please make more videos. I love you channel!
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this WC. This is the first time my country (ARG) will have a full on professional team, and while you can tell they're still figuring things out, and I wouldn't expect them to go far in the competition, I still consider this WC to be a huge step on developing our female football, and hopefully one day giving our female players the chance we men have had for decades here.
Since their back to back runs to the finals, I have loved watching Japan in the world cup, an excellent possession side.
Great video! Bring more content about female world cup: game analysis, player profiles, plays, etc
We would love to see the same exceptional quality analysis and insights that you have provided on Barcelona and throughout the World Cup over the past year or so.
Yus please, really wanted coverage on this! I had been hoping for Barca Femeni videos since ages too 😭
congratulations on your 100k man
well deserved
I'd be watching Norway, just because I am a big Caroline Graham Hansen fan.
For me best Norwegian Player ITW right now.
Those in the Norwegian hype train got burned at last summer’s Euros, but they still have one of the most talented sides in the Cup. (And got a new coach) Just use Maanum and Guro correctly, and they could burn down a lot of defenses.
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Caroline Graham Hansen . why do they use middle names? Is it a Norwegian thing?
Canada is a very underrated team. We won the last Olympics beating the US in the process, and I think we can go far in this tournament.
Canada has problems the pitch as well as on the pitch
Canadian here. I don't think so. Tough defence but low scoring.I do not think USA has the horses any more. England is wounded. Zambia is one to watch. But in the end I pick Spain.
so boring to watch though. very conservative playing style
England can bounce back
@@stuartbeaton-gm9xndon’t have the horses anymore, but yet they’re the only team going into it with a perfect winning streak in 2023 🥴
Bro you’re one of the best football content creators out here, so intelligent thanks for your videos I love them
Loved the take on Women's football! Glad that you covered it exactly the same way you'd cover men's
A lot of analysis I've seen from other channels have pretty much ignored Australia, which is crazy. They have beaten Sweden, England and France in the build up, and other than France game with an incomplete squad. I agree Spain is a very strong contender, especially now with the return of some of the Barcelona squad. The US can never be counted out. A few big injuries, but they have depth and a winning mentality. I think England could be in trouble without their core spine, a worrisome backline, and Wiegmans lack of flexibility. I expect Brazil to do well, same with Germany, and Sweden
The problem is that if Australia do not have Sam Kerr because she is injured or suspended will they win
@@paulchristopher8634 they still have Foord who is in amazing form, Rasso, Fowler, Vine. Obviously Kerr is the boogey man for many teams, but I wouldn't count out Foord and Fowler.
Before Mallory (Pugh) Swanson got horribly injured, I was sure the US was going to crush. But since she's out (for probably an entire year), I'm not as confident. Don't get me wrong, Smith and Morgan are badasses but it might not be enough. We'll see.
I have been watching the Brazil team to see if they have implemented the free flowing “relational” play that the new men’s Brazil coach utilizes, a style that you mentioned in you previous video, and from what I have seen thus far, the women’s team do seem to use that style, so very interesting to watch.
Ever since I got into women’s football, aitana has been my favorite player. Every touch is just pure class.
Zambia could be the breakout team of the tournament based on their last few performances in friendlies
This includes a shock win over Germany, which saw last minute winning goal for Zambia.
Japan could be the breakout team of the tournament given that they thrashed Zambia 5-0 in the first match. I was looking out for them before the tournament, and was very surprised that this video didn't mention them, or Yui Hasegawa.
Thank you for using your platform as a dude to talk about women’s football!!! More needed!!! Great to see 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I enjoyed the content, plz do more stuff about Women WC!
I think this is the first video of yours that I’ve seen. I only clicked on it as it was about the women’s World Cup.
Ite been great seeing some of the very low ranked teams keeping high ranked teams at bay.
I don't think likes alone will justify your effort, but it's high time someone addressed women's football, which is making a lot of progress.
100k subs!!🥳🥳. Congrats bro! You must be very proud of yourself! I personally am proud to be able to say I've been here since your first video😌Many more milestones to come bro. do keep up the good work💪🏽💪🏽
I watched a couple of the Japan and Nigerian friendlies and I think they'll surprise people; Canada are being slept on too.
really wish you featured the Japanese and norwegian national teams as honorable mentions. 2 positional play darlings, with tactically and technically astute players across the pitch.
great video nonetheless fam. cheers
Good watch Sir, thanks. Don't really have the knowledge of the Female Game.
Was worthwhile.
Regards & best wishes sent from Western Scotland.
Groups B C F and H are going to be ridiculous. And Portugal could make Group D more insane (or Netherlands could choke and it’ll be tipsy turvy). This World Cup will be great.
Fun Fact: Group H's participants were the runners up of continental championships from 4 different confederations (Europe, Asia, South America, Africa). Don't question it!
@@ezraezra2928 ~~Morocco won~~. Huh. Nevermind.
please do more content on this during the world cup!!! thank you for this video!
Of course we want to see more.
This is the last world cup of the greatest football player (male and female) alive, Marta! I want to watch every second of it, of course I am brazilian I do have a bias. In the friendly games you could see so clearly how the whole team changed when she was on field.
male and female ? i´m sorry but you must be joking right ?!
lets not forget any professional U18 national boys team from the top 100 countries in fifa ranking would win women fifa world cup with ease .
with that out of the way lets say we are comparing regardless of skill disparity (which is just there and to deny it would be very ignorant)
messi has 7 ballon d´ors , more than 700 goals at professional club level (and we are talking best leagues in the world and also 120 champions league goals)
he has more than 100 goals for his national team , he is 2x best fifa world cup player , 3x fifa best player of the year , 4x champions league winner and the list goes on ...
cr7 has similar trophy cabinet and several great players from your own country as well - ronaldo fenomeno if not for injuries would be in a debate for a GOAT for sure .
Even Marta herself would disagree with you
I like it, looking forward to this world cup :D
I enjoyed very much jamaica's game against france, specialy cuz now BR is the leader of the group, I hope we go far on the competition or even win our first star with our queen Marta on the team.
Your comment didn't age well 😅😢
🎉 Tomorrow is will mark 1 year of existence of this Channel. And 100,000 "organic" fans of your work is definitely sign of your achievement. Good job, Purist! We appreciate it!
Please could you do a video about the tactical evolution of luis enrique and what to expect from him in the champions league
I’m a woman, love football and your channel, nice to see people interested in Woman Football!
Please do an analysis of the PH Women's National Team "Filipinas" coming in as a first time World Cup Qualifier, looking forward to this!
Canada always has a good squad. But, there are so many talented teams this time around. Women’s football is just getting better and better.
My life will be complete when this channel dedicates a full video to Sam Kerr
sam kerr..??? who is this person..?? Do not know her
@@redbear9111 you're uncultured
@@redbear9111a person you don't watch on TV
@@Spheterix 😂😂😂
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@redbear9111
1 day ago (edited)
red bear who is this person? No one has ever heard of him .
I’m going to be watching Vietnam for the time they spend, because their underdog story has been brilliant & figures like Bích Thuy & Duong Thi Van! But aside from that, I’m stoked to see Spain & Australia. US definitely has a strong chance of winning tho, wish the best of luck to Rapinoe after this.
I would argue Zambia has the best counter attacking, but because rhey are African No knows this.
They have 3 of some of the fastest women in football.
Really good video. To your point on the USA's structure, I think the US will probably put Julie Ertz at 6 who is better at screening the centerbacks and better aerially than Sullivan (Ertz was actually their centerback in the 2015 tournament, and might have to play there if either one of their centerbacks are injured/suspended).
I think having Ertz at 6 will allow them to push both fullbacks (Fox and Dunn) really far forward, although they can actually underlap quite comfortably - Dunn is a 10/8 for her club and Fox is pretty ambidexterous.
Obviously it depends on their opposition, and if Alyssa Thompson comes in then one of the fullbacks will probably underlap since Thompson seems to be more effective out wide.
At the end of the day, like you said the US will rely on their quality rather than positional play to generate chances.
also 100k lfggggggggg
Thoughts about African teams in this world cup?
@caterstrophe
9 hours ago
Glad that they made it. Good experience for them. Chance? None. Usa , Australia , Euro teams will beat them. Simply footballing knowledge and skill.
great video, please bring more stuff from womens wc
I have fiver on Spain since last month! great vid
That’s a good bet
You know that half of their players walked out in protest way before the start of the tournament, right?
@@sebfox2194 don't really care tbh
Thank you for putting in the time to make a studied overview. Very well done! Believe it or not Lindsey Horan is a very misunderstood player among US fans. Rarely credited. It was great to see you highlight how ridiculously good she is.
I don't understand that either. She's a badass on defense and offense.
Thank you for covering the World Cup.
probably too early to make assumptions but can you make a video on xavi's barca today and how what seems like Joao Felix fits so well and is killing it
Great video! Hope you can make one about Barça femeni in the last 4 years 🎉
im glad this channel grew, i remember watching the first couple barca videos and that's what got me into the channel, congrats man !
Watching this after Spain won the WC
No mention of Japan or Yui Hasegawa? I reckon they are dark horses for the tournament.
the salma and aitana shoutout worked so good lmao
I'm going to the West Ham vs Totenham game, as well as working at the China vs Denmark game. Can't wait to compare the two matches!
It's really surprising to me how similar the men's teams are to the women's teams. They're different teams with different coaches but so many of them have very similar philosophies and play styles. Japan is extremely clinical and a major scoring threat even when they have less than 1/4th of possession. A good example would be the Women's Japan team beating Spain 4-0 with 22% possession. Very similar possession to the Men's version. The Moroccan women's team is also really good out of possession and great on the counter attack. Spain plays tiki-taka just like the Men's team. Germany can't get passed the group stage despite being one of the favourites just like the men's team. The Netherlands defends really well yet can score goals pretty easily just like the men's team. Those are only the teams I've watched but their is probably more similarities to other country's men's and women's teams.
Good video, not because I'm Australian as I'm interested in other countries progress in the world game, I'm wanting upsets and surprises in some match ups, i am waiting for it happen, it's exciting and where you come from its going to special to watch as i feel it's going to memorable to all countries ,good luck to all fans and countries, let's see who is the best!
Australia winning this World Cup could be one of the greatest underdog stories in sporting events aside from Japan's 2011 triumph and Leicester City's Premier League 2015-16!
But I would prefer USWNT-England Final. Germany, France, and Brazil could perform well too.
Thank you.
thank you so much for covering women's football, it's really on its way 😊
Nice!
211: FIFA ´s national membership associations
188; Ladies national teams, inside the FIFA World Ranking
23; FIFA ´s national membership associations, WITHOUT Ladies national teams, inside the FIFA World Ranking
UEFA
2.; Deutschland (group H)
3.; Sverige (group G)
4.; England (group D)
5.; France (group F)
6.; Espana (group C)
9.; Nederland (group E)
12.; Norge
13.; Danmark (group D)
15.; Island
16.; Italia (group G)
18.; Austria
19.; Belgique
20.; Helvetia (group A)
21.; Eire (group B)
22.; Alba
24.; Rossija
27.; Ceska
28.; Suomi
29.; Polska
30.; Cymru
31; Ukrajina
35.; Srbija
38.; Romania
40.; Slovenia
41. Magyarorszag
Portugal (group E)
CONCACAF
1.; USA (group E)
7.; Le Canada (group B)
32.; Mexico
36.; Costa Rica (group C)
Haiti (group D)
Jamaica (group F)
Panama (group F)
COMNEBOL
8.; Brazil (group F)
26.; Colombia (group H)
28.; Argentina (group G)
41.; Chile
AFC
10.; Australia (group B)
11.; Nihon (group C)
14; Chinas Mainland (group D)
17.; South Korea (group H)
33.; Vietnam (group E)
37.; Formosa
Filipinas (group A)
OFC
25.; New Zealand (group A)
CAF
42.; Nigeria (group B)
Sambia (group C)
Zuid Afrika (group G)
Al Maghrib (group H)
@maikotter9945
1 day ago
And what is the point of your post?
Good video! Hope to see more of the women’s game as I’m trying to watch more of them too
Pretty sad Brazil's got plenty of talent but no actual support for women's football. It's getting better but we are way behind those teams, hoping to get positively surprised tho 😅
What's a balanced style of possession and counter attack called?
I love watching your videos. Let them come often ❤
nice summary
Spain are the dark horses of the tournament
As for the US to win the tournament…..I’m really not sure about that. They are certainly not the team they were. They are carrying a lot of old players and have a manager who hasn’t won anything
I think the USA is still favorite, but it's not >50% or anything. I think they probably have about a 20% chance to win, which is better than anyone else's.
Spain are missing half of their best players due to a massive protest. Their team has basically been cut in half.
PLEASE CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT DE ZERBI AND BRIGHTON STYLE OF PLAY
Another team is COLOMBIA & Their young PHENOM LINDA "WONDER WOMAN" CAICEDO...❤️⚽️🇨🇴
Great video 👍
España 🇪🇸
You could have uploaded this before I got tickets 😮😂
@magnusmcgee993
14 hours ago
YI'll buy your tickets. Now all i need is 10,000 to get to the other side of the world , hotel, car hire , food , and internal flights. You have tickets mate, you are SO lucky :)
@@richard6440 I'll find you a sleeping bag! Off to see Philippines vs Switzerland on Friday. Should be fun as there's both Philippineo and Swiss in our group, M
Spain would have a great chance to win, if Patri and Mapi were in the squad. That’s 2 of their 5 best players out because the federation chose to stick with a mediocre coach
I don't know the specifics, but these women protesting with their absence should consider that nothing would give them more power to make changes than winning the World Cup. If they did that first, then they could come home with a lot more leverage over their federation.
Will probably tune into a few games on the back of this video
They have my respect for not doing the WC in Qatar and changing it to December
Our Panama team is going for the first time so looking forward to that !!!
fantastico
Bro No Zambia??? They are very exciting their only weakness is their defense
I think if Patri and Mapi Leon were there this time Spain would've had the best team but rn yeah Usa looks the best. There's a good mix of young exciting players and experienced ones who are very used to winning. Other than those 2 I think France and England have a chance of winning, and you should never count out Japan or Brazil, but I don't think this time these 2 teams will do well. Also the scandinavian Sweden and Norway are always tough to beat and they could go far, same for Canada and the surprise I think and I hope it can be Italy. Salma Paralluelo and Sophia Smith will be the stars. This is my superficial prediction
Australia?
@@1o1neymar_ they're surely a contender but I know less about them
Absolutely agree with just about everything you've said.
I'd add Claudia Pina and Sandro Panos to those who will be greatly missed by Spain;
with these players they would be in a class by themselves.
Without them they will be vulnerable to teams breaking into the huge space they leave behind them -- particularly the African teams like Zambia.
Italy should do very well -- I was impressed by Roma and Juve over the last two WCL seasons and, if their national team gels, they can do real damage.
I never watched women's football before the year of Barca's first WCL trophy -- that season I followed Barca religiously;
I would argue that they play the best technical game on the planet (relatively speaking) -- better than ManChitty or the Barca men..
The game is transformed by professionalization and generation of teams by the men's clubs.
The EUROs was a glimpse of what is to come and this World Cup could be the first view of what the women's game is to be.
@@mlsarchitect I also agree with what you said but comparing barca women to any men's team isn't correct because the reality is that barca women are far above everyone else, and this is because women's football still has to grow and doesn't have much competition. But I also think if Spain had everyone they'd be in a class of their own
@@acojone6110
You're right.
Even by next season the difference between Barca and the rest will be small, perhaps gone.
Still different styles and philosophies, but played closer to the limits of female athletes capacities.
Interestingly, for me, the USWNT is the one that is already there and was there before Barca.
What they lacked (and lack still) is the a sophistication of the culture of their football.
This is why I never watched women's football before:
they were the only ones worth watching and there wasn't very much to see (from a football perspective).
Congratulations on 100k subs on RUclips
Go USA! Can't wait for the games to begin. If we don't make it far for some reason, I'm cheering for Brazil.
Watch out for Zambia.
As Australia was defeated twice by Adriana Leon and the CANWNT in a pair of friendlies last September in Australia, I have a hard time picking the Matildas for the top three. The CANWNT then went on to perform poorly in the She Believes Cup, and that makes the Matildas look even worse, even though it surged in subsequent friendlies and the Nations Cup.
They are ranked 10th at the moment, and looked pretty toothless against Ireland without Kerr. Maybe they are a different team with her, but I wasn't that impressed by their first game.
The most convincing treams sofar. But all throu to the next stage. Australia lost to Nigeria, Spain to Japan and US draw with Portugal. We will see later on if the do better.
Great video. I love it. Keep it up. I will be remised if I don’t mention that the USWNT is in for a rude awakening this time around.
Yeah, with Pugh (Swanson) out, I'm not so sure about us this time around.
Japan seems strong
what do you think about Alana Cook? I still dont understand why she was called up
Cause she’s probably in the top five best center backs with an American passport. And Becky’s injured and Tierna hasn’t hit her recovery stride just yet. Gorden and Staab for some reason have never been looked at for the national team.
@@janthony21 Casey Krueger is available and I think is more versatile.
@@machellovelivelife658 I'm more perplexed why Emily Sonnet made this roster. She's a terrible defender.
im tryna submit my predictions for the womens world cup and its so difficult to not predict based on how the mens team is. im basically just going off of assumptions for this one lol
i'm American, but i put down an Australia v Spain final w Australia winning in the end. USA v England in the 3rd place match.
can you do a video about whos better for barca, raphinha or bernando silva?
Spain's obsession with possession is what doomed them back in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Their women's, however, suffers the same like men's, expect them to suffer the same failure.
England, Germany, USA, France, Sweden or at least Brazil, Australia and Japan will fight for the throne.
It didn't hurt them in 2010, though.
@@sebfox2194 2010 was far ago. At the time no one could handle Spain. Now find any reason to continue it.
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Personally I prefer women’s game …. They don’t have prima donnas or the arrogance the men’s game has
WOMAN ☕
That's because Tobin Heath isn't playing for the USWNT. 😀
not seeing any women's coverage from you after this - you should look at the Japan tactics verses Zambia and then different verses Spain - revelation
And Colombia hehhe
From a purist POV odd choices #2 & 3.
You understand technical football - a look at your older videos tells me that.
But if we are discussing football as purists where how a team plays the modern game matters more than the result then physical teams with average game intelligence like Matildas & USWNT shouldn't have made the list.
Pep said - move the man to create space. Unfortunately in physical leagues like NWSL, A-League, WSL it is still mow down the man to create space.
Although I would have taken USWNT had Mal Pugh & Macario been part of the team. 2 of their best technical brains other than Rose won't be there in this WC.
USA will hit you with both physical superiority and their game iq. For some people angered over us being good at your game, you need to find a way to minimize what they've accomplished. But that's more your weakness than theirs. They understand the game just fine.
Zambia is gonna win
It is all Barca in Spain।
I really hope that new teams will dominante the FIFA world cup. To shut the mount of this so called expertd😂😂😂😂any of the 8 debutant teams demolish Dave yeam
United States have dominated not because of any structure per se.
They’ve always been faster and stronger than their opponents.
This has changed in recent years though. The technical teams they usually just outworked, are now matching their pace and power
USA structure has two advantages:
1. Title IX is a civil rights law from the 70's that required universities to offer as many athletic scholarships to women as they do men. As there's no women's version of profitable American football, the schools had to fully fund women's teams in other sports to make up for the 85 scholarships per Am. Football teams. Women's soccer/football benefited, offering aspiring players quality training infrastructure & coaching.
2. NWSL started in 2013, and we've won both Cups since. Our league is balanced, competitive, & fierce. It's a talent factory. Other countries have started to spend on club level play, but NWSL isn't matched anywhere.
Disappointed now? I bet Aussie will be out of the group soon