FIFA World Cup 2022
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@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
They kept trying.
@Billy-Tell said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
They kept trying.
But like England rugby bereft of a Plan B
Teams now know how to beat Spain
- Get in their face
- Pace
- Have a dip from outside the box
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That’s a poor decision. Surely that was out.
@Billy-Tell said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
That’s a poor decision. Surely that was out.
I thought the ball had completely cleared the line, but like tennis it only had to be a blade of white grass and it’s in…
Happy for Japan, but geez that would be massive talking point if it was Spain that was being knocked out!
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I have so many student emails explaining that ‘they might have Covid and need the morning to go see a doctor’ that I may as well cancel my classes today.
@gt12 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I have so many student emails explaining that ‘they might have Covid and need the morning to go see a doctor’ that I may as well cancel my classes today.
anyone who doesn't give their students the day off is a bum
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@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
And Belgium's "golden generation" crashes to an end with only 1 goal all tournament.
That's what they get for not being French or German or Dutch.
Except today, they are more German than either of the other 2.
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It's sort of funny how all this stuff now comes out. I know SFA about the game but I wouldn't have expected us to beat either Euro nation and no idea about Tunisia. According to the maths we were going to finish bottom of our pool...
I take no particular joy in it beyond qualifying. We're $14 to beat Argentina so we're essentially fucked.
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@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
And Belgium's "golden generation" crashes to an end with only 1 goal all tournament.
That's what they get for not being French or German or Dutch.
Except today, they are more German than either of the other 2.
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https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/1600x900/skysports-kaoru-mitoma-japan_5984088.jpg?20221201211750
i would have said that was a mile out, apparently the whole sphere of the ball needs to cross the line, not just at ground level though....
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A fun fact from ESPN: Japan scored 4 goals in the group stage (by 3 different players). They all play in Germany.
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https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/1600x900/skysports-kaoru-mitoma-japan_5984088.jpg?20221201211750
i would have said that was a mile out, apparently the whole sphere of the ball needs to cross the line, not just at ground level though....
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/1600x900/skysports-kaoru-mitoma-japan_5984088.jpg?20221201211750
i would have said that was a mile out, apparently the whole sphere of the ball needs to cross the line, not just at ground level though....
Problem seems to be the rules not the decision.
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@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/1600x900/skysports-kaoru-mitoma-japan_5984088.jpg?20221201211750
i would have said that was a mile out, apparently the whole sphere of the ball needs to cross the line, not just at ground level though....
Problem seems to be the rules not the decision.
@Crucial or how few people knew the rule, that does seem a bit ridiculous though
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and just like that after failing to deter USA from joining the party of 16, the last remaining European Axis power was scuppered and Japan goes it alone..
@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
and just like that after failing to deter USA from joining the party of 16, the last remaining European Axis power was scuppered and Japan goes it alone..
Italy didn't even show up, true to form
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@Crucial or how few people knew the rule, that does seem a bit ridiculous though
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
@Crucial or how few people knew the rule, that does seem a bit ridiculous though
Yeah. I didn’t know but I dont follow wendyball.
Usually if a rule looks stupid it is.
Can a ball cross “the plane of touch” in the air and come back into play (like a curving kick)?
If the whole ball must cross the line for a goal the this instance look like play on to me. -
@Crucial or how few people knew the rule, that does seem a bit ridiculous though
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
@Crucial or how few people knew the rule, that does seem a bit ridiculous though
No different from the NFL where they talk about the ball crossing the plane of goal
