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FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

Beretta said:
Bullshit. Should of shown better camera angles of his foot off or on the line.

Looked close.
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I just had a look too and thought the same - I had missed this game this morning, so only saw now
JS96 said:
I saw it was officially the keeper but there was outfield encroachment.
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Technically it was just the keeper. The LOTG intriguingly say the following on outfield encroachment:
As defined in the Glossary (bit.ly/Football_terms), a ‘restart position’ is determined by the position of a player’s feet or any part of their body which is TOUCHING the ground, except as outlined in Law 11 – Offside.
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What this means is - if a player times their run into the box (which to me it appears those Croatian outfielders did) so that they mid-air AND mid-stride when the penalty is kicked, they are not actually encroaching.

I will admit though - I did read your post before I saw the penalty, so it was something I was specifically keeping an eye on.

EDIT: Actually second read along of this definition (again, I'll admit only seeing this in action described on a referee page) - this would mean that the feet still need to be behind the line if mid-air (whereas for goalkeepers it's one foot has to be at least on/above the line) - so in that instance, yes #4 Croatia (who cleared the goalkeepers save) should be deemed as encroached.
 
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Robbos said:
Some people are married to Portuguese woman and is forever reminded of Ronaldo"s greatness and hence being Italian Australian is struggling to deal with that, so any opportunity to slag if the great man he does.
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lol mate that is deep
I just passed on what I think is and was poor form from one who is dam good and should behave as such - waving as you walk straight to the sheds is weak to the countless who look up to him and at the ground.
Slag - absolutely I admire good sportsmanship.

Pique - yer there’s another questionable one from a shadey planet
 
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Cristiano Ronaldo either will be or not be the guy that helps Portugal go into unchartered territory and win the World Cup, I fear the later given they don't have the balls to drop out of the starting 11 because Portugal's squad is very good.
 
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LFC said:
lol mate that is deep
I just passed on what I think is and was poor form from one who is dam good and should behave as such - waving as you walk straight to the sheds is weak to the countless who look up to him and at the ground.
Slag - absolutely I admire good sportsmanship.

Pique - yer there’s another questionable one from a shadey planet
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I understand mate, you have the Carragher syndrome, fully understand the hatred of Ronaldo for Liverpool fans, the amount of time he hurt Liverpool.
He has 666M Instagram followers, (one less aint going to make a difference), I know you & me going Inst what? But my daughter who is in social media marketing, says that make him the most marketable man on earth. Now imagine how many more followers he'd have if Liverpool fans were a little more mature about those that beat them.

I didn't follow Ronaldo into the dressing room after game today, as was a little depressed, but someone else said he was waving to the crowd, so a different perception to yours.

I know last World cup, when he was removed from National team & Ramos scored a hattrick for Portugal, the media portrayed him as bad sport sitting down glum face, when I saw him jumping for joy with the Portuguese subs.

I never take the media or other fans take on a players sportmanship, but more his team mates & never heard one complaint from a former team mate of Ronaldo to complain about him as a person.
 
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored exactly 3 goals in 14 career appearances against Liverpool across all competitions. [1, 2, 3, 4]
His goal breakdown against the Reds includes:
  • Premier League (2 goals): He scored 2 goals in 10 league appearances while playing for Manchester United.
  • UEFA Champions League (1 goal): He scored 1 goal in 4 Champions League matches against them (while playing for Real Madrid). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 
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You've gotta love the Tartan Army....

They might not sing as loud as they once did but they've got hearts of gold!! 💛
 
Ah robbos good try my friend.
May I say it’s not about club v club it’s about player and personality that’s my pov.
As if any fellow NT player would diss on him - it’s very rare team mates talking out of school barring ones like Keano that I actually admire - takes it as good as he gives.
Anyway let’s move on we’ll definately agree to disagree no matter the Carra jab you bring I’m far from him.
 
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored exactly 3 goals in 14 career appearances against Liverpool across all competitions. [1, 2, 3, 4]
His goal breakdown against the Reds includes:
  • Premier League (2 goals): He scored 2 goals in 10 league appearances while playing for Manchester United.
  • UEFA Champions League (1 goal): He scored 1 goal in 4 Champions League matches against them (while playing for Real Madrid). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Arshavin and Viduka scored 4 against Liverpool in 1 game :cool:
 
LFC said:
Ah robbos good try my friend.
May I say it’s not about club v club it’s about player and personality that’s my pov.
As if any fellow NT player would diss on him - it’s very rare team mates talking out of school barring ones like Keano that I actually admire - takes it as good as he gives.
Anyway let’s move on we’ll definately agree to disagree no matter the Carra jab you bring I’m far from him.
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I wasn't trying mate.
I was stating facts, 66M Instagram followers.
I understand some don't like his personality that's fine

Ronaldo thinks differently to most, he thinks he is the best, he is obsessed with it, this is what makes he so great, whereas Messi is god given.
You saw & maybe didn't like it with Salah this year, he has same winning mentality & didn't understand why after everything he has done for Liverpool, why Slot dropped him, when he had a lost of form. This is a mentality that makes them different.

I'm sorry I have not heard one ex player in Man U, Real Madrid, Juve or Portugal criticise him for being selfish.
Mane praises Ronaldo’s relentless hunger to win, strict professionalism, and unwavering work ethic behind the scenes
 
What a night at the beer garden for the England game. Half full so pretty tame. Some German blokes asked to sit on the end of our table as it was central to the screen. After a few minutes I remembered them from around 10 weeks ago in a larger group who started grappling amongst themselves.

They started harassing my friend's older female colleague and she told then to quit it. They then moved on to my partner and her sister. There were 5 of us blokes and we very politely told them to stop chewing their ear off. It wasn't exactly aggressive but imposing and a bit intimidating in how they spoke. Eventually we asked the staff to eject them. The young bloke was great at conflict management but they kept coming through the gate. Mind you these guys were absolutely trashed and one nudge probably would've floored them.

After repeated re-entries 2 Croatians marched over and said enough is enough. 2 other blokes also got up in an attempt to finally get them out. One Croatian then grabbed one to start forcing them out and even with the grabbing there were surprisingly no punches thrown but more a drunken moaning about 'clarifying the situation'. Someone finally called the cops but they even wanted to argue with them. The cops were more annoyed at having to get them to listen than the issues earlier. All in all it's great that no one started punching on but just 2 dickheads who didn't want to call it a night.
 
Watching the full replay of Colombia v Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan playing with passion and were so happy when they equalised.Colombian crowd loud and so colourful.Latin American teams and their fans always add to the atmosphere at WC games.
 
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