European champion Netherlands meet in the final of the women’s football world Cup to world Champions USA. What promises to be, theoretically, a furious Finale, is practically a one-sided affair, writes DW’s editor, Sarah Wiertz.
At the final whistle, the audience seem exhausted in the stands, just like the players down on the turf. The audience gives polite applause, but leaves as quickly as possible, to the ranks. Which are already pretty empty, the first Fans have already made prior to the end of the regular season on the way home, although the decision after two scoreless fell half-time in extra time.
Congratulations, you might recall the European Champions. But it does not want to come so really on the lips. To be dispassionate, to be risk-free, to haphazardly, the Occurrence was of the team that has played two years ago at the home EM in a frenzy. The 1:0 (0:0, 1:0)-the success of the low countries was in overtime against Sweden so random, as it was the toss of the coin to the referee before the match.
A game, two worlds
Reported from Lyon: Sarah Wiertz
The contrast between the two semi-final games could not have been greater been be England against the USA – a thrilling, exciting, for women’s football werbendes game with enthusiastic Fans. The Netherlands against Sweden – a pomadiges, boring, prejudice, and stereotypes of women’s football, fair play in front of an experienced audience.
The European challenge Champions in the final of the world’s best team, the world Champions. What sounds marketing technically great, evokes in most viewers, however, probably only a sporty unusual fatalism: Namely, that the winner of the women’s football world Cup in 2019 is already determined in advance.