Official Worldwide Football (Soccer) Discussion Thread (32 Viewers)

[Budha]

Sit down Ronaldo

 

[JMC9389]

Croatia vs Portugal- worst call ever - EVER!

Unfucking-believable

In real time I thought it went off the Portuguese defender first and it was a good goal. Watching the replays it looked like it went off the Croatian attacker first. Harsh way to lose and the result could have gone either way.

 

[Budha]

In real time I thought it went off the Portuguese defender first and it was a good goal. Watching the replays it looked like it went off the Croatian attacker first. Harsh way to lose and the result could have gone either way.

Watch it again in slow motion. it hit the defender’s head. Zero trajectory change off the Croatian player. The Portuguese defender was bent over facing the goal and it bounced off the back/top of his head towards the goal.

Then the defender and attacker both went for it knocking it in the net.

 

[JMC9389]

Watch it again - it hit the defender’s head. Zero trajectory change off the Croatian player. Watch it in slow motion - the Portuguese player was bent over facing the goal and it bounced off the back/top of his head towards the goal.

Then the defender and attacker both went for it knocking it in the net.

I agree with you there, I think the VAR was trying to decide if it hit the attacker before that. The deflection you're referring to is what I saw in real time. I'm just not sure that the ball went off the Croatian attacker first. I'm not sure there was enough there to overturn the call on the field.

I say that as someone half Portuguese in heritage.

 

[Budha]

Minute 1:00 - 1:02 in the attached clip. View it slow motion back and forth with attention to the trajectory of the ball.

Minute 2:00 - 2:02 is an even better view.

I cannot fathom in what universe Matanović touched the ball.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072849989441560938

 

[Budha]

“The touch, which barely grazed his hair, was confirmed by the connected ball technology sensor”

what could go wrong….

 

[Budha]

I agree with you there, I think the VAR was trying to decide if it hit the attacker before that. The deflection you're referring to is what I saw in real time. I'm just not sure that the ball went off the Croatian attacker first. I'm not sure there was enough there to overturn the call on the field.

I say that as someone half Portuguese in heritage.

Yup - totally agree. I hate to see a team win or lose based on that. If even for the good of the cup - let them win or lose it on the field when it’s that controversial and decided the game.

I’m just blowing of steam with the posts above - lol. (Not directed at you - I’m just yelling at clouds )

I’m just so disappointed by the way they called that.

 

[legend672]

Croatia vs Portugal- worst call ever - EVER!

Unfucking-believable

Never touched him and land on the Portugal guys head. It’s not right to disallow goals on marginal shit with no clear look at it. What did they do before this technology?

 

[w00zie]

Let’s go Switzerland!

 

[ChaosRock]

Portugal to advance. Poly has it at 1:2 at this minute.

My $100 to your $200. Could do partial.

Anyone up for it?

 

[Mr Winberg]

Wife: Weren't you supposed to get your hair cut?

Igor Matanović: I'll do it after the game.

 

[Mr Winberg]

That red card is a fucking outrage

How do you go from not even a yellow to a red. Ref is bought and paid for

Not even close to a straight red…

100%! Fucking joke…

Yellows were cleaned after the group phase.

Even if it is not deliberate, according to the laws of the game you get a red card if you endanger the safety of the opponent AND the outcome is serious enough.

Sweden had a similar situation in the Euros against Ukraine, think it was 2020(1). A Swede got to the ball first and kicked it legally, the Ukrainian was close and got the follow-through on his knee (serious impact). Straight red!

For those with facebook, here is an explanation of USA's red card and why it was the correct call:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KMSMh53Be/