Wow. Brazil just got screwed.

[patdog]

Peru just scored to go up 1-0 on what was obviously a handball. Brazil is 8 minutes away from going home.

 

[GOOD_DAWG2.0]

Clear as day.

 

[Philly Dawg]

They had one go in their favor against Ecuador, but I still hate to see games decided like this. Simple replay and both calls could be corrected.

 

[patdog]

Agree. They need replay on goal scoring plays, including offside, penalties and potential red cards. But it has to be quick. No college football 5 minute delays to "get the call right" and then still miss it sometimes.

Ecuador finishes 2nd in Group B and will face the USA Thursday. In retrospect, we may have been better off not winning our group and facing Peru. But I like our chances at home. Best starting 11 I've seen from the USA in a long time.

 

[EurekaDog]

FIFA has the money to implement such things. If the "leaders" will focus on the

game(s) rather than their next bribe, it would be easy to use the technology to improve the "refereeing".

For years I've thought that FIFA ought to have 2 - 4 refs on the field (not including the side judges.)

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

All you have to do is come up with a technology based solution that costs $2 Billion for R&D and $500 million a year to operate and you'll get FIFA to adopt it.

 

[EurekaDog]

Or a system that costs $25M in R&D, $5M/yr...oh, and $10M in annual bribes.

FIFA would definitely "hear them out".