OT: World Cup 2018

[Jay-Bone]

England looks pretty good. Speed, and very crisp passing. Just need to break through.

Yeah, they look very disciplined for such a young squad. They'll stick around for years to come.

 

[Travelman6]

Mmmmm.... Refs seem a bit biased.

Also not sure why quintero gets the start, God he stinks.

 

[superjohn]

That's how you do it...
Japan's World Cup team leaves behind a spotlessly clean locker room - CNN

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Mmmmm.... Refs seem a bit biased.

In your opinion @Travelman32, how so & when were the refs "a bit biased"?

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

That's how you do it...
Japan's World Cup team leaves behind a spotlessly clean locker room - CNN

Today's Japanese being Japanese. Kudos & all due respect. Thanks for sharing.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Colombia seems to play kind of dirty

 

[HuskyHawk]

Ref finally has had enough of them manhandling Kane

 

[intlzncster]

This game is a cluster*&#@.

 

[Jay-Bone]

These guys are like WWE wrestlers instead of footballers. Everybody tryin to sell a call now.

Kane did a nice job pulling him into that.

 

[Travelman6]

Colombia seems to play kind of dirty

Is that a joke????

Ref finally has had enough of them manhandling Kane

Because England has been clean, riiiiight...

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Mentally, Los Colombianos appear to be sort of losing it

Follow up edit: play-by-play guy subsequently states "The Colombians appear to be losing their rack".

 

[HuskyHawk]

so we now witness a bunch of guys raised in a culture where drug cartels rule every aspect of life, acting like it.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Honestly, to me that was a soft penalty.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Now it has turned into a diving festival. Terrible half.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Honestly, to me that was a soft penalty.

Well, allegedly the New York ref's "a bit biased".

 

[intlzncster]

Barrios out here shoving Everybody all over the place.

 

[intlzncster]

Colombia really missing James creativity

 

[Jay-Bone]

so we now witness a bunch of guys raised in a culture where drug cartels rule every aspect of life, acting like it.

I don't know if you have to go there with it. England has been doing their share of baiting. Watch Kane pull the Colombian defender into that penalty in the box. Definitely not innocent and started it. Unfortunate if the game is decided by it, even if its a mess of a match.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Rarely, is it smart to clearly hold, then obviously trip an opponent directly in front of even "a bit biased ref", i.e., Lingard yellow (edit).

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Rarely, is it smart to clearly hold, then obviously trip an opponent directly in front of even "a bit biased ref"

He was holding him I agree, but Kane started falling and Sanchez kinda just fell on top of him. IDK, I wouldn’t have given it.

 

[Jay-Bone]

He was holding him I agree, but Kane started falling and Sanchez kinda just fell on top of him. IDK, I wouldn’t have given it.

I think he was referencing the Lingard yellow.

Agree with you though. It should have gone to VAR.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't know if you have to go there with it. England has been doing their share of baiting. Watch Kane pull the Colombian defender into that penalty in the box. Definitely not innocent and started it. Unfortunate if the game is decided by it, even if its a mess of a match.

I don't mean the penalties. I mean the reactions. They all lost their cool. Got several cards just arguing. Stupid. You'd not see the Japanese or Germans doing that.

 

[superjohn]

I don't mean the penalties. I mean the reactions. They all lost their cool. Got several cards just arguing. Stupid. You'd not see the Japanese or Germans doing that.

You're right, they are definitely arguing because of Carlos Lehder and Escobar.

 

[BugsyCT]

Golden opportunity for Colombia and he kicks it a mile into the stands.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I think he was referencing the Lingard yellow. Agree with you though. It should have gone to VAR.

Yup, specifically referencing the Lingard yellow which had just occurred at that point. On Kane's goal, yep he wrapped around the defender similar to players on most corners. Could have been called, but don't the VAR refs upstairs now quickly review all such goal / penalty scenarios and alert ref on the field further review may be appropriate?