Issue 0.0.0 "Blame Canada, Eh?" & Archive

Archive

Yes, we're going back to the past, before the cgi web issues, before the traveling, before the dark times.  Also wanted to let you know that all the previous standings, updates, and pool information is now contained in our 2015 archive page (click on Archive on right side) for easy viewing.

So what should've been emailed out way back on June 4th... also, take a look at our new HWCI WWC 2015 emblem and updated header graphic.

Thursday, June 4, 2015 [Posted June 20]

     NO SEPP, NO ESPN, NO GRASS, NO NORTH KOREA, NO PROBLEM!

Our first-ever Women's World Cup pool extremely delayed; new deadline Sunday 10 a.m. PDT

LEXINGTON PARK, MD (smt) -- With the popularity of women's soccer growing, FIFA has decided to stunt the growth by dominating the headlines with major scandals spanning several World Cups and the election then sudden resignation of Sepp Blatter (though it may not happen to next year... what kind of resignation is that?  Why not just say he'll resign and we'll get a new FIFA president in four years) and "experimenting" not with an U-20 or minor tournament, but THE Women's World Cup by playing all matches onturf, not grass (U-17 WCs have been played on "turf" as early as 2003).  And Fox will also be "experimenting", claiming this to be a dress rehearsal for the 2018 Men's World Cup in televising its first major tournament after outbidding ESPN.  But kudos to Fox for trying to emulate ESPN with nightly pre and post shows, hiring Heather Mitts, and getting their Fox Sports Go app out there to watch matches on your phone or tablet (apparently with optional views as well, such as a 360 channel and Tactical view channel). 

But on to positive news as after a highly successful WWC in Germany four years ago where

The Cup has started, but still time to enter!

No real surprises today with CAN and NED winning 1-0 matches though most of the interesting play was watching the fake bits and sand from the artificial turf pop up all over the place and watching FOX Sports forget to show replays and sometimes forgetting to show the clock in the scoreline.

So we have over the dozen entries I was hoping to get (15 thus far with promises of more) with such short notice, and although it'd be nice to show the women's game is as important as the men's game, we'll barely get 25% of the 71 entries we got last year for the men's World Cup.

But there's still some time left and before you go to church or do stuff with your family, make sure you get your entry in by 10 am PDT though GER should be a lock vs. CIV.

Also, here are my two entries in the pool with USA winning it all in the first one and FRA, the team I picked (the only person to do so) in our first WC pool in 1998, winning the second entry.  

Futbol Fabone 7:  http://www.hwci.com/worldcup/2015/entries/Futbol%20Fabone%207.htm
Sepp 'N Turf:  http://www.hwci.com/worldcup/2015/entries/Sepp%20'N%20Turf.htm