Hot Takedown: Duke Wins; Opening Day; Hedging Hockey
Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (for April 7, 2015), we...
View ArticleKelley O’Hara And Christen Press Talk Dumplings, Shooting Stars And How To...
In less than a week, the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) will play its opening game against Australia at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. FiveThirtyEight visual journalist Allison McCann got the...
View ArticlePodcast: Nate Silver On The Power Of Elo
Hot Takedown More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear...
View ArticleU.S. Men’s Soccer, But Not Women’s, Gets To Play All Its Games On Grass
The U.S. men’s national soccer team (USMNT) has played on perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass and Latitude 36 Bermuda grass, but it hasn’t played a game on artificial turf in the U.S. in the past...
View ArticleShould The U.S. Be Worried About The Next Generation Of Women’s Soccer?
Wherever it lands in the upcoming World Cup draw — which will be held in Paris on Saturday at noon ET — the United States Women’s National Team will go into next year’s tournament in its familiar perch...
View ArticleThe U.S. Draws An Easy Group At The 2019 World Cup. France? Not So Much.
It was fitting that Didier Deschamps drew the first lottery ball for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, which placed France in Group A. He’s lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy for France on two occasions, as...
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Why France Is The World Cup Favorite. (Don’t Worry — The U.S. Is A Close...
When the 2019 Women’s World Cup kicks off Friday, the initial match will contain FiveThirtyEight’s pre-tournament championship favorite — and no, the U.S. women won’t be on the field.3 So, yes: With a...
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How Our 2019 Women’s World Cup Predictions Work
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from an article about our 2018 World Cup predictions. The Women’s World Cup is back, and so is another edition of FiveThirtyEight’s Women’s World Cup predictions....
View Article2019 Women’s World Cup Predictions
2019 Women’s World Cup Predictions Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings and chances of advancing for every team, updating live. How this works ESPN coverage Standings Matches France0...
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What We Know (And Don’t Know) After 2 World Cup Games
sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, assistant sports editor): We’re two games into group stage of the Women’s World Cup, and there’s a lot we already know: Nine teams have already advanced to the knockout...
View ArticleEven Blowouts Tell Us Something About The USWNT’s Chances
The 2019 Women’s World Cup statistically features the strongest field in the history of the event, and still the U.S. women’s national team has dominated its first two games like no other team has....
View ArticleCan The U.S. Women Keep Up Their European Conquest?
After the U.S. women’s national team ousted Spain, four days before perhaps the most anticipated match in the history of the Women’s World Cup, Megan Rapinoe told reporters that she hoped the upcoming...
View ArticleThe U.S. Women Made Soccer History In Wildly Entertaining Fashion
A legacy takes shape every four years in the Women’s World Cup, a monthlong jaunt packed with defining moments. Yet even by those constraints — 31 days, seven matches, four win-or-go-home tests — this...
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The NYC Ticker-Tape Parade Belongs To The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Now
A ticker-tape parade through lower Manhattan is pretty much the quintessential homecoming for American heroes. So it’s fitting that the conquering U.S. women’s soccer team — which won the World Cup on...
View ArticleSue Bird And Megan Rapinoe Have Gotten Better Together
On Oct. 30, WNBA legend Sue Bird and U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe posted the same photo on their Instagram accounts to announce their engagement. They were in Antigua on vacation, at an infinity...
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The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Has A World Cup Hangover
This article is part of our Tokyo Olympics series. History says the U.S. women’s soccer team tends to perform best with its back against the wall. Each of the four times they failed to win a World...
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