FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[Beretta]

I understand the reactive behaviour is an issue today - I don't mind the booing etc but the blatant ref/lino abuse is OTT but yer that expecting a massive cultural change that I feel difficult to happen.
Mind you VAR hasn't changed that behaviour much in any case.
I'm in the what goes around comes around - not every time but karma does/has happened.

The officials still cop it on the field - the VAR fellas are lucky locked up in the nose bleed stands in safety, plus I suspect seco's are nearby as well.

Do you really think ref's make the final decisions these days? lol.

 

[LFC]

Do you really think ref's make the final decisions these days? lol.

Generally speaking going back to the pre VAR days league wise yes, at modern days world cups I don't know what to believe any more.
I'd like to believe for the best but yer today is such a shonky world money talks.

 

[Beretta]

 

[theFOOTBALLlover]

 

[Dinamo]

The issue with placing so much reliance on technology is that you can get both false positives and false negatives. You also have to factor in the ingrained bias and how certain teams always seem to get a disproportionate amount of favourable calls. That's why you end up with situations where VAR takes 5 minutes on some granular issue while Messi goes studs up on someone's calf and VAR does not dare to intervene.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

The issue with placing so much reliance on technology is that you can get both false positives and false negatives. You also have to factor in the ingrained bias and how certain teams always seem to get a disproportionate amount of favourable calls. That's why you end up with situations where VAR takes 5 minutes on some granular issue while Messi goes studs up on someone's calf and VAR does not dare to intervene.

It certainly doesn't pass the pub test eh?

 

[Robbos]

If we are looking at the slightest touch, that touched a hair based on some sensor. Which no one has been able to show on a camera.

Come on man. That's not clear and obvious.

The goal in the 113/114 min - you do realise Portugal scored in 94, by the time it restarts it easily 3-4 mins and all the checks that are done.

Not sure what game you play but 3-4 mins added on for a goal, so if you score 5 goals in 2nd half, you play 15-20 mins more, na dont think so.
Its 90 seconds tops.

 

[booney52]

Wait until the VAR human officials are replaced by AI directed bots -then football is finished.

 

[NicCarBel]

Apparently the rule is the touch needs to be intentional.

Wouldn't Veiga's touch have needed to be intentional for it to be called onside? I think....I don't know. These new technologies are forcing questions about the rule I haven't thought about in years

Correct - it’s what I flagged before

 

[JS96]

get your fucken hand off it.

That would be handball then. Didn't the sensor show there was contact with the ball? I didn't realise they had such a thing.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

I agree, VAR is used incorrectly and should only be used for the obvious errors, however offside is offside and have no issues with VAR used for offsides.

VAR should only watch replays in normal time. If you can’t see an obvious error in 10 seconds then ref’s decision stands.
As it is now, it’s a fu#£€n joke.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

If VAR is removed, are those against it going to be quiet when their team loses unfairly? They'll just go back to blaming the officials then.

Don’t remove it, just use it to detect OBVIOUS errors.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Switzerland accounted for Algeria 2-0 and did it mainly in first gear.Xhaka is such a top all round footballer with that touch of mongrel which makes him such a difficult opponent.Manzambi one of the best young players in the tournament.

Switzerland got the job done 2-0 over Algeria in their World Cup round of 32 game and will play the winner of Colombia's match against Ghana in the round of 16.

 

[grazorblade]

Just watched the highlights of croatia v portugal

Looked a heck of a game

The penalty reminded me of the 50 rugby tackles viduka faced in the 2006 game

The off side goal also reminded me of kewells off side goal, tho this one needed snicko

Game just needed a keeper howler and a goal ruled out because the referee calls full time

 

[NicCarBel]

Just watched the highlights of croatia v portugal

Looked a heck of a game

The penalty reminded me of the 50 rugby tackles viduka faced in the 2006 game

The off side goal also reminded me of kewells off side goal, tho this one needed snicko

Game just needed a keeper howler and a goal ruled out because the referee calls full time

Was thinking of exactly those examples watching this haha