I didn’t think anyone could rival Southgate for mismanaging a huge game. Well done Tuchel… You absolute fucking bottle job!
Sat back like cowards and invited pressure from a team with Messi in it, with 40 minutes still left to play. Got exactly what we deserved!
#ENGARG
Every time....Every fucking time. We get in a position to do something special and someone fucks it up. What a terrible way to lose a game of football. Like a coward
The problem with the new ‘mistaken identity’ rule is that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Breel Embolo dived, so if called on the field it’s a second yellow, but that wasn’t the decision.
Yet an amendment to IFAB wording before the tournament states: “When the referee shows a yellow or red card but has clearly penalised the wrong player of either team for the offence in question; the offence itself cannot be reviewed except in the context of mistaken identity.”
We saw the same with Tim Ream (originally booked for a foul) and Miguel Almiron (eventually booked for diving) in USA vs. Paraguay.
In both instances, the right decision was reached when revisiting the incidents.
Yet it’s massively open for debate as to whether this is actually ‘mistaken identity’, and that’s the issue.
It’s just a mistake by the referees. Both got sold by a dive. They didn’t mix up players. They just made a bad call on a regular foul and wrongly handed out a yellow card.
So really it’s just a rule allowing VAR to intervene on more minor on-field calls, and that’s the part a lot of people will feel uneasy about.
Its all over in Monterey as Bafana Bafana defeat South Korea 1-0 to book their place in the next round of the FIFA World Cup
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South Africa saved their best group performance, packed with defensive resilience, buckets of creativity and a relentless energy, for last.
For HISTORY. Bafana Bafana are in the World Cup knockouts for the first time ever.
Halagasha!!!
Apologies won't do, admitting Stuart Attwell made a mistake like he did with Lisandro Martinez at Burnley won't do. This is disgraceful.
Please direct me to where the rules allow you can shove someone with two hands with zero intention to win the ball. It is a stonewall penalty.
I don't understand how you can do this, with no intention or attempt for the ball and say no penalty.
Then 20 minutes later, send off a player for a similar foul.