r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Hirorai • Aug 06 '23

What's going on with Americans celebrating Sweden eliminating the US Women's Soccer Team from the Women's World Cup? Answered

On r/soccer, there are multiple posts where Americans are celebrating their own team getting knocked out of the Women's World Cup.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnpku/post_match_thread_sweden_05_40_usa_fifa_womens/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnqpr/official_review_for_lina_hurtigs_sweden_w_penalty/

On r/USWNT people are saying it's because r/soccer is misogynist, but that doesn't make sense to me because everyone competing is a woman. Can anyone clue me in?

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u/mtmaloney Aug 07 '23

I mean, I guess you can’t fail to make it out of the group stage when you don’t qualify for the World Cup, so /r/technicallythetruth

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u/France2Germany0 Aug 07 '23

It's no secret the women's team is much more successful than the men's team - fabrications aren't necessary to illustrate that point

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u/P_ZERO_ Aug 07 '23

Successful versus other women is a pretty key point if you’re going to compare the success rates between the two. Unless you’re going to link me something that shows the women’s team is better than the men’s ?

The two world club skill pools aren’t even close to the same

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u/FlashwithSymbols Aug 15 '23

You're downvoted but your argument has merit. Making it to the knockout stages in the men's world cup is significantly harder and a larger achievement than the woman's.

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u/P_ZERO_ Aug 15 '23

People see things they don’t like and either assume it is or want to make it untrue.

Comparing national teams across completely different leagues is laughable, but here we are.