Following on from my previous post, the other half of the fun of watching a live sporting event is (obviously) watching the match itself :)
Players arrive at the USA v Sweden match
Photo of a brightly coloured bus arriving at a large football stadium, with FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 banners flying around the area.
Sweden come close to scoring a goal
Photo of two teams of women playing a football match in a stadium. The play is very close to one of the goals.
USA come close to scoring a goal
Photo of two teams of women playing a football match in a stadium. The play is very close to one of the goals.
Megan Rapinoe takes a corner kick
Photo of a footballer in a while coloured uniform taking a corner kick on a football pitch in a stadium.
Sweden v USA penalties
Photo of two sets of football teams lined up along the centre line during a penalty shoot-out at a football match in a large stadium. An assistant referee stands between the two sets of players.
Goalie versus goalie at the penalty shoot-out
A goalie in green (playing for the USA) takes a penalty kick against her counterpart goalie in red (from Sweden).
Colombia v Jamaica about to kick off
Wide angle photo of a football stadium in which two teams are about to kick-off. A large video screen mounted on the side of the stadium is counting down the time, and there are five seconds to go before the start of the match. A spectator in the foreground of the photo is holding up a sign that reads “Go Jamaica”.
All quiet in the Colombia half
Photo of a football pitch in a stadium. The half the photographer is on is almost completely empty, and even the goalkeeper has moved up halfway along her side of the field.
Usme letting her goal-scoring moment sink in
Photo of Colombian forward Catalina Usme kneeling on the ground, her arms outstretched, in the corner of a football pitch.
Arias encourages the Colombian supporters to cheer
Photo of Colombian forward Carolina Arias waving her hands upwards by her side, in an effort to encourage the Colombian fans in the crowd to cheer as she steps up to take a corner kick on a football pitch.