World Cup Thread
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Red card was complete BS but happy to be moving on! Not having Balogun against Belgium is going to really hurt
Gutsiest Team USA performance I’ve ever viewed. Unreal.
USA!
USA!
I believe the rules committee will review it and make a decision.
I don't even think that's an option, TBH.
ICE should seize that ref and then send him to a CIA black site.
Where is that ref from? If I'm running this country, I personally call the rules committee to appeal that BS.
Agree.That was off Bosnia's foot and they get a corner. Some corrupt *** officiating going on in this one.
You are already massively penalized for being a player down for the rest of the match.
The biggest tournament in the world shouldn't be ruining games before they even begin. Imagine SGA not being able to play in the next game of the NBA playoffs because he fouled out or got a technical foul.
It's supposed to be entertainment and is the biggest sporting event in the world that only comes every 4 years. These refs can just decide outcomes of games ruins it.
The biggest tournament in the world shouldn't be ruining games before they even begin. Imagine SGA not being able to play in the next game of the NBA playoffs because he fouled out or got a technical foul.
It's supposed to be entertainment and is the biggest sporting event in the world that only comes every 4 years. These refs can just decide outcomes of games ruins it.
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I thought about that. I know they do it in a number of (all?) pro leagues, but don't know if WC does it.
Yeah and if you're going to give a red card, knowing how steep of a penalty that is, that play isn’t one you red card someone for.
A red card should be for malicious acts, that was far from it.
I watched the Ecuador game last week. It was a great game, forget who they were playing, but they were literally tackled 4 times in the box and the officials never even blew the whistle. I was stunned. Game ended in a draw and the other team was celebrating.
I think they just didn't want the game to be decided on a penalty kick, but dang, Ecuador got hosed.
I'm glad we scored that shorthanded goal though and even more glad that bs red card didn’t cost us the game.
A red card should be for malicious acts, that was far from it.
I watched the Ecuador game last week. It was a great game, forget who they were playing, but they were literally tackled 4 times in the box and the officials never even blew the whistle. I was stunned. Game ended in a draw and the other team was celebrating.
I think they just didn't want the game to be decided on a penalty kick, but dang, Ecuador got hosed.
I'm glad we scored that shorthanded goal though and even more glad that bs red card didn’t cost us the game.
Problem is, it may cost us the next.
A red card for a non malicious, non goal saving play is absolute BS.
It is possible to waive red card post-game, but it won’t be done in this type of situation.
Nothing I’m finding online suggests that FIFA can overturn the red. Hope I’m wrong. If not, show us what you got, Poch.
The World Cup has been around for nearly 100 years. Does the rest of the world believe red cards are ruining the World Cup or are we just saying that because one of ours was penalized with a card?
I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of soccer but Americans tend to go hot take/we're suddenly experts city on things like this when 99% of the time none of us talk soccer or even think about it.
I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of soccer but Americans tend to go hot take/we're suddenly experts city on things like this when 99% of the time none of us talk soccer or even think about it.
Well, most of the experts and analysts that do following regularly seem to agree it was a terrible call. So there's that.
But I agree one call doesnt ruin an event. The USA was likely to lose to Belgium anyways. This just increases that likelihood. IMO.
Even the guys back in the studio on TV thought they could. What a joke and CLEARLY an intentional roadblock. That ref knew exactly what he was doing.
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The other part is the ref didn't even award a yellow card initially. Went straight from nothing to red. Should have been a yellow imo.
Flo is out of the game on a red card, Why should he sit the next game? Another stupid rule if you ask me. Especially when it was not intentional.
Red card suspensions would make more sense to me if they were suspended until the time of the red card. He got red carded in the 60th minute, ok, he can come back in the next game at the 60th minute.
We can make major changes in baseball, it is time for soccer to change as well.
Red card suspensions would make more sense to me if they were suspended until the time of the red card. He got red carded in the 60th minute, ok, he can come back in the next game at the 60th minute.
We can make major changes in baseball, it is time for soccer to change as well.
That was such a ******** call last night.. He was getting fouled way worse all night long and nothing was getting called and the first time he just basically made a simple foul they called him for a red card.... That **** was some UK type of referee treatment that I saw last night....
Funny how every country who hosts gets good calls except us.
The goal keeper for DRC takes out England's striker and it's a freaking GOAL KICK???
Man these refs...
Man these refs...
The official who handed out the red card called a horrible game.