World Cup Last 16 and onwards (excluding England matches)

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited June 2018
    I'll bear that in mind when I do my next prediction ;biggrin
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Your welcome.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Although I did get it spot on today ;wink
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Oh go on, rub it in. ;biggrin
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;lol It's a rare occurence, so I'm making the most of it.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    West Ham link to all 3 on BBC...
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Gary lineker... The stadium is closer to Amsterdam than Moscow... Which is the closest the Dutch will get to the world cup.... ;bowdown
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    In the studio and on Comms I think this the best BBC line up....

    What do you think, what is the dream team for the Beeb...?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited June 2018
    Well Jenas isn't there so its a good start. Lampard and Ferdinand are pretty good but they could probably do with a manager. Slav (I know ITV) would make it the dream team for me.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    'arry?
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    How is that not a penalty against Switzerland? Unbelievable.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    VAR has worked really well so far with the exception of the wrestling players to the floor incidents. Strange.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited June 2018
    There have been many of those. We were just saying that it is clearly a decision by the refs to not clamp down at all on that sort of holding. Which is why the VArefs aren't picking it up either. It's like a policy.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    So is the rule the VAR guys in the studio cant do anything unless the Ref asks?.

    It was a 100% pen...
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    It is odd, Herb, but it's clearly a policy decision.

    Hopefully, in the future, they will use VAR to help punish it.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No. I believe the VAR refs can ask the match ref to have a look at an incident he may of missed or possibly got wrong but it's still his call after he has seen it on the screen.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    The thing is VAR is going to look at different things in each country, so there will never be a set standard for everyone.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Let's buy Shaqiri quick.
  • imagelostimagelost

    ;wahoo
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Herb

    Yes, they can, which is why I suggested it was a policy decision.

    There have been so many incidents, they can't have missed them all. They must be choosing not to consider them.
  • imagelostimagelost
    edited June 2018
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/0/var-rules-used-fifa-2018-world-cup/
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I said quick.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Herb.. ;ok

    So yeah FIFA and WWE must be merging... strange.. clear pen.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    I don't want him at West Ham, he's just cost me 2 points!!! ;angry
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    PrestonHammer said:

    The thing is VAR is going to look at different things in each country, so there will never be a set standard for everyone.

    Just like on-field refereeing.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    So is the rule the VAR guys in the studio cant do anything unless the Ref asks?.

    It was a 100% pen...

    No, if it's a factual thing, eg offside, the VAR tells the on field ref and he goes by that fact.

    Where it's a judgement call, eg deliberate handball, if the VAR thinks that the ref could have missed something, they alert him and he reviews the video pitch side before giving a final decision.
  • imagelostimagelost
    When can Video Assistant Referees intervene?

    Only when the on-field officials have made a “clear and obvious” error in one of four key areas: goals, straight red card, penalties and mistaken identity. Football’s lawmakers have restricted its introduction to those match-changing incidents in order to limit disruption to the flow of the game. That could change in the future if stakeholders demand it.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Me too Preston. ;angry

    But I still want him.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    The last two games, this one and the game against Brazil show the best and worst of Shaqiri. The thing is you will see far more of the Brazil Shaqiri than the Serbia Shaqiri, imo.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    It's not logical but I still hate VAR. It's resulted in some correct calls being made that otherwise wouldn't but I still feel it sucks life from the game when we're waiting around for them to make decisions.
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