But Europe’s rapidly improving women’s teams could catch them in the next decade
THE RESULT of the women’s football World Cup final on July 7th seemed almost inevitable. America’s 2-0 triumph against the Netherlands means that their record in the last 45 matches reads thus: one loss, five draws and 39 victories. The United States rarely played scintillating football during the knockout stages of the tournament, labouring to 2-1 wins against Spain, France and England. And for much of the final they struggled to conquer a spirited Dutch defence.
However, a historical ranking system created by 21st Club, a football consultancy—which rates teams going back as far as 1999—suggests the current Stars and Stripes may be better than all previous American line-ups . The rating model can only assess teams relative to their opponents. America’s rating is higher than ever, andmeans that the class of 2019 would probably beat any that of any previous year.
Since the last World Cup the United States have played 11 matches against either France or England: they have scored 12 goals and conceded 12, winning six games, drawing three and losing two. 21st Club’s model reckons that both France and England would have nearly a 40% chance of beating their transatlantic rivals in a one-off contest.
The American college system still churns out more stars than any other youth programme. But if football-mad countries such as England, France and Germany devoted even a fraction of the resources to the women’s game that they do to the men’s, they would soon have far superior training. Manchester United have reportedly spent £5m setting up their women’s team. They will hope to compete with their local rivals, Manchester City, who are owned by the Emirati royal family.
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