World Cup Last 16 and onwards (excluding England matches)

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Wow
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    That goal could cost Lloris the golden gloves ;nonono
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    And some call Lloris a world class keeper. ;lol
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Lol
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    That is a ridiculous error

    Surely its over though
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So Mbappe is only the second teenager to score in the final. How many have scored a goal and own goal?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Well done France.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Agree

    They did what they had to do,soemone has always gotta lose
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    Vive la France coyi
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    IronHerb said:

    And some call Lloris a world class keeper. ;lol

    Well iMO it rhymes with class

    £5 @ 40/1 for a 4-1 France win ;weep
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    That's gotta hurt. ;nonono
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Happy for modric getting the player of the tournament, the guy oozes class

    Plus it may be his last world cup (possibly)
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Was he playing today?

    Great player but not my MOTT. I thought Hazard did enough but if it needed to be a finalist then Varane was my MOTT.

    Anyway, that's the best World Cup for a very long time imo. Thoroughly enjoyed it. ;clap ;clap ;clap
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Good tournament, but looking forward to some proper footy in 3 weeks. ;wahoo
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    Well done and hard luck to Croatia.
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    Mrs G: Without VAR watching them, will it be back to Come Dancing at corners, and the Rolling & Tumbling show? I'm not optimistic that footballers change unless they have to. ;devil
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    kuching, I think the PL will come under more and more pressure to bring in VAR.

    La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga are using it for the coming season, but PL have decided to continue with 'trialling' it.

    The sooner the better, as far as I'm concerned.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    But before they do, they should require every pundit/commentator to be VAR-accredited, which means they have passed a test on understanding of how the system works.

    #IfIWasRunningFootball
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    #Shearerstillrankles ;wink
  • alderzalderz
    I do think that VAR worked a lot better after the group stages ended, though the pen was odd in the final
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    The thing with VAR if the ref still makes the wrong decision after looking at it , its not a problem with VAR its a problem with the ref you will still have a chance for human error as no one is perfect
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Once Football gets its head out its rear and does it how Rugby does it the better.

    - Mics on Refs that can be listened to by supporters at home.
    - Clear indication of a VAR Decision on giant screens and ref motioning VAR on the pitch.
    - Incidents of the supposed "infraction" to be shown on the big screen controlled by VAR Refs, no shying away to an off field camera.
    - Mics on VAR refs that can be listened to by supporters at home to hear what the refs in the VAR booth are saying to the ref and highlighting to the ref the points of contention.
    - Ref to give a clear indication of his decision with reasoning over the mic.

    ^
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So how would I have understood the Argentinian ref talking to his VAR team? ;hmm
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Im sure ITV and BBC have plenty of translators.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    With Jamie Carragher's accent that might be fun. ;lol
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2018
    Yeoldhammer said:


    - Clear indication of a VAR Decision on giant screens and ref motioning VAR on the pitch.

    The protocol used for the World Cup was
    - if ref points to his ear : means he's delaying restart while he talks to the VARs. (This may or may not then lead to a review.)
    - the ref makes the TV screen* symbol/gesture to indicate there's an official review of a specific incident being undertaken (by him or VARs)

    So watchers will know what's going on.

    Than also,
    For each match, a FIFA staff member informs the broadcasters, commentators and infotainment .... with including information about the reason for the review and the outcome of the review, via a networked touch tablet.
    ---

    * Surely there's scope for comic effect here if he incorporated a range of other 'Give us a Clue' signals into his refereeing?
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    of all the points...
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    What?
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