World cup fred

[tomw24]

First game I'm really looking forward to is Brazil v Morocco on Saturday night. That could be a really good game.

 

[st_brendy]

I do like a referee who is fond of their red card

 

[tomw24]

How has this game produced 3 reds?

 

[Toss saints]

Oh a 3rd red. Refs are wrecking the game

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

How did this lot qualify?

 

[SaintsForTheWin]

Oh a 3rd red. Refs are wrecking the game

Disagreed. He’s had a good game, and 1 of the reds was stonewall.

Other 2 debateable. In my opinion, I liked that last red as he did deny a goal scoring opportunity

 

[Toss saints]

Game is a joke. Not a dirty game at all. The first is a red, the other two are joke decisions

 

[SaintsForTheWin]

How did this lot qualify?

Makes the 48 team World Cup laughable

 

[Toss saints]

Disagreed. He’s had a good game, and 1 of the refs as stonewall.

Other 2 debateable. In my opinion, I liked that last red as he did deny a goal scoring opportunity

Loads of covering players in the centre and he was on the wing. In fairness to the ref, I don't think he wanted to do the second, so maybe evening it up a little with the 3rd?. I blame the 4th official more for the 2nd red

 

[SaintsForTheWin]

Loads of covering players in the centre and he was on the wing. In fairness to the ref, I don't think he wanted to do the second, so maybe evening it up a little with the 3rd?. I blame the 4th official more for the 2nd red

You need to watch it again. They were behind play with a SAer ahead of them.

Agree with the rest. I don’t think he would have given that red if it wasn’t for the 2nd one

 

[st_brendy]

There is a fair chance that red and yellow cards could determine the identity of at least one of the third placed sides.

Mind you, SA won't need to worry about that if they finish 4th.

 

[Libby]

There is a fair chance that red and yellow cards could determine the identity of at least one of the third placed sides.

Mind you, SA won't need to worry about that if they finish 4th.

I doubt SA will manage a goal tbh.

 

[tomw24]

There is a fair chance that red and yellow cards could determine the identity of at least one of the third placed sides.

Mind you, SA won't need to worry about that if they finish 4th.

Which they will.

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Poor advert for World Cup football that.

 

[st_brendy]

Poor advert for World Cup football that.

As will most of the next two weeks. It doesn't really start until 28 June.

 

[tomw24]

Poor advert for World Cup football that.

Yeah, Mexico are pretty poor. England shouldn't have any difficulty dispatching them if they meet in the last 16. SA are woeful.

 

[Paddy Podped]

I’m glad VAR didn’t overturn any of the red cards.


Debatable decisions but no clear snd obvious errors

 

[- Doing The Lambert Walk]

Well that was a nice start. Four bets down, four winners. Now I get to spend my annual leave playing with some house money

 

[Toss saints]

I’m glad VAR didn’t overturn any of the red cards.


Debatable decisions but no clear snd obvious errors

I thought they did the 2nd. Ref did not send player off but summoned to the monitor. Wider question foe me if that is a 3 red card game, I fear the worst for our game we love

 

[Shandy_top_89]

Odd one with the red cards, the game didn't feel like a three red card game. I'm going to go the opposite direction to pretty much anyone else and say I thought the slap was a red, as was the first last man incident (I originally thought not but on rewatching i've changed my mind).

On the last one I wasn't particularly sure he was last man.

Re the slap, it might appear slightly soft but deliberately striking an opposition player in the face is a red card 100% of the time, even if it is weak.