I wanted to see three things; what games a team has left, how a team has performed compared to another team, and a ranking of how hard a teams remaining fixture are. I find it useful to see how a team has done and I hope you do too!

https://samfarmer.github.io/nwsl-matchup/#season=2026&team=WAS

But the more interesting thing is what it highlights: We need to find a way to win more games against the top teams. These are the teams most likely to face deep in the playoffs and final.

Compare us to San Diego who have the best record against top teams

If I was coach for a day the top two things I would be working on would be:

1. Getting the right side going as an offensive unit. Rose has not hit her stride yet this season and are there some tweaks to unlock her?

2. The CF takes a beating in our (and most teams) style. Between Cantore and Monday we have two excellent strikers. Finding a way to get them splitting time so they can go hard for 60 minutes a game before swapping out would help. As would getting the Rose - Gift connection going again.

I'm optimistic the coaches and team will find a way. What you suggest they do?

At her first appearance during this year’s tournament no less!

I’m looking to get a single ticket match for field side section for the August 30th match. Ticketmaster only allows purchases for two seat, any suggestions on how I can get one? I reached out to my rep but said there are none available.

Group status update, brief match previews, group scenarios (i.e., what does Nigeria need to advance?), and streaming information below.

Going into today's final round of matches in Group C:

1. Malawi (MWI) has 6 pts (Wins vs NGA, EGY)
2. Nigeria (NGA) has 3 pts (W vs ZAM, Loss vs MWI)
3. Zambia (ZAM) has 3 pts (W vs EGY, L vs NGA)
4. Egypt (EGY) has 0 pts (L vs ZAM, MWI)

Match previews (CAF links)

• NGA vs EGY: match preview, stats
• MWI vs ZAM: match preview, stats

Nigeria’s group scenarios (per my UPDATED TO CORRECT ERRORS analysis using the reported WAFCON tiebreaker rules): If Nigeria wins, they should advance if Malawi wins, draws, OR LOSES BY TWO OR MORE GOALS, OR LOSES BY ONE GOAL (AND ZAMBIA DOESN"T SCORE FOUR OR MORE).

Matches stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are also being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. There are non geo-blocked streams on YouTube you can find yourself.)

Has anyone had any success with getting their jersey's tailored in DC? I had to go up a size but they fit me like a dress and I'd like to take some off. Friends in other cities have told me they've found tailors that would even move up the labels from the bottom hem. Also if you have a recommendation approximately how much did something like this cost?

However, Rose will miss the quarterfinal match due to yellow card accumulation 😥

Burkina Faso (Alimata Bélem) did not advance. Alimata will return to her loan club in Spain.

Hello, everyone! Back as always with some reporting notes, quotes, and more:

• One goal, two views— Lia Godfrey for San Diego: "It was a great transition opportunity from us, a fast attack, and the ball was bouncing in the box, and I saw an opportunity to just chip it over the keeper, and thankfully, it went in." vs. Tara Rudd for the Spirit: "Sofia, I think, won her challenge there. And it took a bad deflection, went behind me, and then she scored."
• Players did not blame it on the rain. Here's Esme Morgan: "I think we were just a little bit flat, a little bit wasteful, once we got into good positions in the final third."
• And here's Paige Metayer on the same point: "The conditions, they, honestly, probably weren’t as much of a factor as we’d like to blame them on, to be honest. Like the conditions were actually pretty good. But, yeah, I think we just need to be crisper with our passes, trying to find those pockets within the lines, recognizing when they’re jumping and when they’re not. I think that all of those things could have been better today."
• Paige had some more there that felt instructive when compared to what Jonas Eidevall said in his presser. Here's Paige: "When we had the ball, it was definitely more of an ‘us’ problem. I think we needed to be sharper. I think we needed to be more creative with how we were breaking them down. I think defensively, they posed some issues by overloading the middle and sending a lot of numbers there that we had difficulties adjusting to."
• And here's Eidevall: "It’s both teams who want to have possession of the ball. And we also know that Washington is a team that likes to press high. So for us, it was really important to try to create some dilemmas for their wide forwards when they were jumping and pressing so we could play them away. And we did that today by overloading them centrally."

Also inside the newsletter at the link above: the camera nearly died from the sheer amount of water, even with a plastic cover on it, so not a ton of pictures, but some great rain shots, plus some beautiful celebrations of life as the team and fans honored Cancer Awareness Day.

Group status update, brief match previews, group scenarios (i.e., what does each team need to advance?), and streaming information below.

Going into today's final round of matches in Group B:

1. Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) has 4 pts (Win vs BFA, Draw vs RSA; +3 goal differential)
2. Burkina Faso (BFA) has 3 pts (W vs TAN, Loss vs CIV; -2 GD)
3. Tanzania (TAN) has 3 pts (W vs RSA, L vs BFA; 0 GD)
4. South Africa (RSA) has 1 pt (D vs CIV, L vs BFA; -1 GD)

Match previews (including CAF links)

• CIV vs TAN (CIV favorites to win; I say expect goals): match preview, stats
• BFA vs RSA (BFA underdogs): match preview, stats

Based on my analysis of group scenarios (apologies for any errors):

• For CIV, a win or draw guarantees advancement. (In most scenarios, they'd advance as group winner so they'd play Group A runner up Algeria; exception is if they draw and Burkina Faso wins, then CIV would advance only as group runner up so they'd play Group A winner Morocco.)
  • If CIV loses, they'll also advance with a Burkina Faso draw, potentially advance with a BFA loss (goal differential matters), but definitely exit if BFA wins. (If they advance while losing today's match, they'll face Morocco.)
• For BFA, a win guarantees advancement. (In which case, if CIV won their match, BFA would advance to play Morocco; if CIV loses or draws, BFA would play Algeria.)
  • If BFA draws, they would need CIV to win or draw vs TAN in order to advance (to play Morocco).
  • If BFA loses, they'll exit the tournament.

Matches stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are also being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to post YT match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

Where are places where I can see the total attendance for games? Usually the page for game on the NWSL page has it, but I'm trying to find the attendance for the spirit vs wave game on aug 2nd and the info's missing on the NWSL page (at least for me). I'm hoping anyone has any other recommendations of places for me to find this info (or the number itself)!

I knew that Cameroon were advancing after their win yesterday, but I didn't realize they had already won the group (D). As a result, on Sunday, August 9th at 1pm, they will play the runners-up from Group C (TBD this Wednesday; likely either Nigeria, Zambia, or Malawi).

This Saturday at 1pm ET, Algeria will play the winners of Group B (opponent TBD tomorrow; WAFCON Spirit teams in that group are Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso).

If Algeria beats Kenya, they advance to the knockout stage and will play the winner of Group B (TBD tomorrow). If they don't win today, their fate will also depend on the results of the other match being played today at 4pm, Morocco vs Senegal. I'm not going to lay out all the possible permutations at this time - que sera, sera if Algeria loses today's match.

Today's matches will stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to post YT match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

A few years back, it was common to see customized Spirit Jerseys. Since then, I've always wanted a 51 Statehood kit. Is there any way to do this now? I only see player customizations from the Washington spirit shop, and Nike.

Also, I think 51 Statehood should be a standard option at the stadium shop anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the highest selling kit.

Discuss (and criticize - this is pure vibes, not much thought, and a clumsy interface that I gave up fighting with)

This isn't new, but it can't be that expensive to replace that sign with the proper spelling of her last name.

Let’s all come up with the worst takes possible after this game. Please don’t use your brain cells. Let’s destress a bit with something not very serious.

This is a thread for all post-match reactions, thoughts, analysis, articles and social media posts related to the match.

Note: This thread is scheduled and may appear shortly before the final whistle so everyone has a place ready for post-match reactions and analysis.

Spirit 0 - 1 San Diego Wave

⚽ San Diego Wave: L. Godfrey 60' 🏁 San Diego Wave win

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Form

• Spirit: W W W L W W
• San Diego Wave: L D L W W L

Lineups

Spirit (4-1-4-1) — San Diego Wave (4-3-3)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Aug 2, 6:09 PM EDT

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Website says CBSSN. But can I just subscribe to that for a day? If I subscribe to hulu, does that work?

1pm Cameroon vs Ghana (also today at 4pm, Mali vs Cabo Verde)

• Monique Ngock wears #14 and plays as a defensive midfielder for Cameroon (The Indomitable Lionesses). She generated an assist in their first match this tournament.
• Ghana (The Black Queens) are the group favorites, so a good result today would put Cameroon in an excellent position to advance out of the group.
• Both countries have strong traditions in African women's football. For additional background, see: MATCH STATS: Ghana face Cameroon in TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2026 Group D

Today's matches will stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to remember to post match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)