The Women's World Cup Finals

I didn't watch much soccer, but it wasn't exactly that I didn't like watching soccer.  It was just that I didn't really watch much TV in general.  But if I were to choose to watch something, it'd probably be sports.  Especially something with a big storyline behind it.  Like these World Cup finals.

I don't follow soccer, so I don't know much more than I happen to read, but yeah.  Japan with big upsets, first World Cup final, giving encouragement to disaster victims (and yeah, I hear a lot of stuff like "it's not even that big of a deal, it was only one part of Japan," and maybe the media's just overdramatizing it.  But is that immoral?  Not absolutely.  Although I could be wrong...)?  Then there's America, with dramatic wins to get the country interested in soccer, going for a third title.  I see a lot of: Japan, with its great technical skill and smart defense, against the big, powerful, athletic Americans.  That always makes me laugh.  Is it that obvious of a difference?  I'm expecting to see Space Jam Monstars vs the Looney Toons level difference when I watch the finals haha.  Ok, not that much, but I'm expecting to see a clear difference noticeable by even non-soccer fans.



Who do I want to win?  Hmm, well, now that's a tough one.  I've always been a fan of the underdog stories, so I usually pull for the lower ranked player/team in any game.  And Japan, having never beaten the American team, first time in the cup finals and all that?  I guess I'm rooting for Japan, just to see that story get written.  Of course, being an American, it's not like I'd be disappointed if America won.  Personally, I just want to see a close match.  You know, something like comeback, score a goal in the last minute for the tie, go to penalty kicks kind of close.  I didn't have that much of a preference in this match, but even at times when I was really rooting for one team, I'd rather watch that team win in a close match than win in a blowout.