Football

  Prediction  USA vs. France Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 18.00 CET   Today, the two most spectacular teams left in this edition of FIFA Women’s World Cup will compete for a place in the final. Both teams come after penalty shootouts in the semis, France defeating England, and the US defeating Brazil. Both matches have

  Prediction  Japan vs. Sweden  Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 20.45 CET   This second semi-final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, played on Commerzbank-Arena from Frankfurt, is the first one in 15 years in which Germany does not take part. The surprise elimination of the hosts in the quarter finals have made Japan become the

  Prediction   Sweden vs. Australia Sunday, July 10th 2011, 13.00 CET   I am sure that not many people expected for this match to happen now, in the quarter finals. Sweden’s 2-1 win over the USA was seen as a shock result (though I predicted it here), while very few people believed an underdog

  Prediction  England vs. France Saturday, July 9th 2011, 18.00 CET   The first match of the quarter finals in this year’s Women’s World Cup brings together two “ancient” rivals, both in men’s soccer and women’s football alike. Tomorrow’s duel on Leverkusen stadium is all the more special as neither of the teams ever made

  Prediction   Germany vs. Japan Saturday, July 9th 2011, 20.45 CET   The second quarter final game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 brings together Germany, the winners of Group A and hosts of the tournament, and Japan, runners-up of Group B. The game in Wolfsburg is maybe Japan’s last chance to obtain