World Cup Thread

0r1c

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You are already massively penalized for being a player down for the rest of the match.

The biggest tournament in the world shouldn't be ruining games before they even begin. Imagine SGA not being able to play in the next game of the NBA playoffs because he fouled out or got a technical foul.

It's supposed to be entertainment and is the biggest sporting event in the world that only comes every 4 years. These refs can just decide outcomes of games ruins it.
 
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vhcat1970

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Pardon my ignorance, dude that just got the red car is out for this game and next game? Is that what I just heard? If so that’s some BS. Just one more reason to not like soccer and I am really trying to give it a chance.
Think of it like CFB targeting suspension.
 
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vhcat1970

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If they don't overturn the red card after the game, the hatred for America couldn't be any more obvious
I thought about that. I know they do it in a number of (all?) pro leagues, but don't know if WC does it.
 

kyjeff1

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Yeah and if you're going to give a red card, knowing how steep of a penalty that is, that play isn’t one you red card someone for.
A red card should be for malicious acts, that was far from it.

I watched the Ecuador game last week. It was a great game, forget who they were playing, but they were literally tackled 4 times in the box and the officials never even blew the whistle. I was stunned. Game ended in a draw and the other team was celebrating.

I think they just didn't want the game to be decided on a penalty kick, but dang, Ecuador got hosed.

I'm glad we scored that shorthanded goal though and even more glad that bs red card didn’t cost us the game.
 

kyhankypanky

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Yeah and if you're going to give a red card, knowing how steep of a penalty that is, that play isn’t one you red card someone for.
A red card should be for malicious acts, that was far from it.

I watched the Ecuador game last week. It was a great game, forget who they were playing, but they were literally tackled 4 times in the box and the officials never even blew the whistle. I was stunned. Game ended in a draw and the other team was celebrating.

I think they just didn't want the game to be decided on a penalty kick, but dang, Ecuador got hosed.

I'm glad we scored that shorthanded goal though and even more glad that bs red card didn’t cost us the game.
Problem is, it may cost us the next.

A red card for a non malicious, non goal saving play is absolute BS.

It is possible to waive red card post-game, but it won’t be done in this type of situation.
 

Dead Cat Bounce

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Nothing I’m finding online suggests that FIFA can overturn the red. Hope I’m wrong. If not, show us what you got, Poch.
 

Laparkafan

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You are already massively penalized for being a player down for the rest for the match. Removing a player for the next game automatically ruins the game before it starts.

The biggest tournament in the world shouldn't be ruining games before they even begin. Imagine SGA not being able to play in the next game of the NBA playoffs because he fouled out or got a technical foul.
Draymond missed a finals game against Cavs
 

Artlaibesghost

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The red card was BS. The one that SHOULD have been called when the Bosnian guy cheap shot our goalie with the ball not in play. The ref seemed biased to me, and it DOES happen in international games
 
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The World Cup has been around for nearly 100 years. Does the rest of the world believe red cards are ruining the World Cup or are we just saying that because one of ours was penalized with a card?

I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of soccer but Americans tend to go hot take/we're suddenly experts city on things like this when 99% of the time none of us talk soccer or even think about it.
 
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UKWildcats1987

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The World Cup has been around for nearly 100 years. Does the rest of the world believe red cards are ruining the World Cup or are we just saying that because one of ours was penalized with a card?

I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of soccer but Americans tend to go hot take/we're suddenly experts city on things like this when 99% of the time none of us talk soccer or even think about it.

Well, most of the experts and analysts that do following regularly seem to agree it was a terrible call. So there's that.

But I agree one call doesnt ruin an event. The USA was likely to lose to Belgium anyways. This just increases that likelihood. IMO.
 

Starrcade

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You are correct. there is no mechanism to appeal a World Cup red card,
Even the guys back in the studio on TV thought they could. What a joke and CLEARLY an intentional roadblock. That ref knew exactly what he was doing.
 
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vhcat1970

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With Flo loss, USA barely a fav over Belgium.

USA down to 28-1 to win it all. Part is just we are still standing. France down to better than 2-1, like 15-8 if that makes sense. I think that's right though.
 

Catman100

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Flo is out of the game on a red card, Why should he sit the next game? Another stupid rule if you ask me. Especially when it was not intentional.
Red card suspensions would make more sense to me if they were suspended until the time of the red card. He got red carded in the 60th minute, ok, he can come back in the next game at the 60th minute.
We can make major changes in baseball, it is time for soccer to change as well.
 
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That was such a ******** call last night.. He was getting fouled way worse all night long and nothing was getting called and the first time he just basically made a simple foul they called him for a red card.... That **** was some UK type of referee treatment that I saw last night....
 

Ash Williams

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The goal keeper for DRC takes out England's striker and it's a freaking GOAL KICK???

Man these refs...
 
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