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It was a lot of fun seeing the South Korean women go out and really take it to Germany. They got up 1-0 in six minutes and it probably should have been 2-0. They were so happy, so "nothing to lose, just put it out there".
Germany then dominated, got the equalizer just before half, but couldn't get another in.
I never thought the tournament was ready to go to 32, but it was. Mostly because so many countries are simply taking women's soccer seriously now (even Jamaica's doing something). Now they have sort out talent/development/tactics issues.
I think the US wins this in the end, but it's far from a given. They might even be considered underdogs to Sweden if all you look at is their midfield struggles. And their finishing struggles. And their goaltending struggles. OK, so maybe they're not going to win. But they could.
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