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FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽



The fuckwit comes in with a punch the head and tells the opponent to get up. This has nothing to do with good play. The refs need to be instructed that this still is foul play and it needs to be dealt with.
 
JS96 said:


The fuckwit comes in with a punch the head and tells the opponent to get up. This has nothing to do with good play. The refs need to be instructed that this still is foul play and it needs to be dealt with.
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I think the refs have allowed a lot of physicality this tournament, probably to appeal to american audiences
 
grazorblade said:
I think the refs have allowed a lot of physicality this tournament, probably to appeal to american audiences
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Why didn't the players just wear helmets. He doesn't get away with that in the EPL I think. The player is down that long they question as to why and check a review.

Confederation doesn't matter but here two raw CONCACAF refs for semifinals losing control has seen very weak refereeing. Refs with big game experience from any confederation were needed.
 
JS96 said:
Why didn't the players just wear helmets. He doesn't get away with that in the EPL I think. The player is down that long they question as to why and check a review.

Confederation doesn't matter but here two raw CONCACAF refs for semifinals losing control has seen very weak refereeing. Refs with big game experience from any confederation were needed.
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Yeah i dont like physical reffing, in the end all teams have to deal with it
 
JS96 said:
Why didn't the players just wear helmets. He doesn't get away with that in the EPL I think. The player is down that long they question as to why and check a review.

Confederation doesn't matter but here two raw CONCACAF refs for semifinals losing control has seen very weak refereeing. Refs with big game experience from any confederation were needed.
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Its Argentina, they get all the favorable calls.

do you seriously think he was going to send off Enzo in the first 5min of the match lol?
 
socceroosmad said:
Srrrely they'll be sanctioned and fined for making a political statement on the field of play, not that they'll care
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Maybe not but it was stupid. I don't think anyone in England cares but it's some traumatic populist crap that stirs shit up in Argentina. Even Scaloni did his best to turn the volume down on this stuff pre-game.
 
Beretta said:
Its Argentina, they get all the favorable calls.

do you seriously think he was going to send off Enzo in the first 5min of the match lol?
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The time of the match should be irrelevant. If play is violent then the call should be made. Neither semifinal ref had control.
 
I've just seen the footage of Spence being clipped before the second goal. Plenty of refs see that and blow and foul and the play is done. Blind officiating.
 
Beretta said:
They love it when its dirty, fouls, stop and start match, they played off the atmosphere and occasion, and as soon as England scored, the argies stepped it up a notch.
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Tournament football is a marathon so therefore it's rarely beautiful football and no one does it like Argentina. South and Central American football can do that niggly shit all day & their concept of "fair" play isn't rooted in the same sporting values as Europeans. In the end though they have the quality to step up and score goals when it matters.
 
Quicky said:
Do you think it's how they're reffed or do you think they're just good at disguising dirty acts
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It is how they play. This stuff goes on in Sth America all the time in particular 2nd divisions ( the sneakiest teams are the Colombian Primera B teams). This is the stuff that Australians need to be exposed to or at a bare minimum have one of these type assistant managers on the bench to teach the Australians some of the subtle dark arts.

Unfortunately the board of FA will squander money on junkets, protecting their backsides against legal claims and plumping up their own seats so we are stuck with what is there at the moment.
 
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