Posted by on June 11, 2019 11:09 am
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Just warmed up the vocal chords for Chile v Sweden commentary by belting out “Wind Beneath My Wings”. Apologies to all I’ve offended inside (and possibly outside) Roazhon Park in Rennes. #FIFAWWC

I turned up for a recent refereeing assignment blasting Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” in my car. I’m not one to judge. Besides when you’re a referee, singing about how the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate is rather apt.

Good day or evening to all.

Let’s state the obvious here — the main interest in this game from a U.S. point of view is that these teams are the next two opponents in group play. But it’s also a classic matchup between a perennial contender and a team that has never been on this sort of stage before.

Related: Women’s World Cup 2019 team guide No 23: Chile

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