It's the refs fault. *sob*
It was. She was terrible. In fact, there have been a lot of terrible refereeing decisions in the World Cup.
Female football referees. Need I say more?
USA - Sweden 0-0
D@mn referee failed to call a blatant hand ball on the Swedes and a PK when Abby Wambach was wrestled to the ground in the penalty box.
So the USA's poor performance in that match was the referee's fault, was it?
Dear oh dear. Excuses, excuses.
The USA have hardly set the world on fire in this tournament. They've been under par in both matches they've played.
Switzerland thrashed Ecuador 10-1. Two Swiss players scored a hat-trick.
England need fifth-gear football - Sampson
By Alistair Magowan
BBC Sport in Moncton, Canada
12 June 2015
Women's World Cup: England v Mexico, Group F
Venue: Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Date: Saturday, 13 June
Kick-off: 21:00 BST
Coverage: Watch live on BBC Three and the BBC Sport website, listen to full commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and follow text coverage on the BBC Sport website
England in training ahead of their Group F match against Mexico tonight
England boss Mark Sampson says winning is more important than entertaining as his side prepare for their second game at the Women's World Cup.
On Saturday England, who are bottom of Group F after
losing to France, face Mexico who are ranked 25th in the world, 19 places below Sampson's side.
"If the players win the World Cup, that would be the biggest boost the women's game could ever get," Sampson said.
"If we can do that playing in an entertaining way, fantastic."
Sampson's England set out to contain France in their opener and slipped to a 1-0 defeat, but the 32-year-old has hinted that his team will be more expansive in their remaining group matches.
"We can't afford to lose this game," he said. "I'm not sure it's a must-win game, but it's definitely a must-not-lose game.
"We're really confident that if we bring our maximum, foot-to-the-floor football, fifth-gear football, this England team and this England performance will be good enough to get us on the board and put us in a good place in the group."
England boss Mark Sampson is just 32 years of age
Welshman Sampson said all 23 of his squad are fit and available to play against Mexico, and despite having a clear plan on how to tackle the team that drew their opener with Colombia 1-1, he says he has been influenced by the display against France.
In his first major tournament in charge of England, Sampson added: "We always have to take the previous game into consideration, that's only fair on the players.
"The real England for us is our ability to show different sides, to make sure we're not a one-trick pony.
"Certainly on Saturday we will see a different England at certain points during the game."
Midfielder Fara Williams scored when England drew 1-1 with Mexico in their opening game of the 2011 World Cup in Germany
And England's record caps winner said she is not worried by losing the first game of the 2015 tournament.
"You don't panic after one game," said the 31-year-old, who has 141 caps. "We've looked at teams in the past who've lost their first game and gone on to win competitions.
"Manchester City won the [Women's Super League] Continental Cup last year after losing the first game, Spain's men's team won the 2010 World Cup after losing against Switzerland.
"Mexico are a good team but they're certainly not as good as France - we'll definitely be hoping to attack a lot more and you'll see a different side to an England team going into the game on Saturday."
BBC Sport - England Women v Mexico Women
