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beatlesaint

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4 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Deadly serious. They've been talking about the altitude on the news.

It was interesting to hear Tuchel say in an interview last night that was recorded before the FIFA time change fiasco that if you cant have 10-12 days to aclmiatise then you are better off going as late as you can. Given that surely the 6 hour brought forward plan would have surely benefitted England so I dont really understand why the FA got their knickers in a twist.

Given the predicted 80% chance of thunderstorms in the area not taking that option could well backfire.  

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beatlesaint

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2 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fucking hell, some of the pearl clutching on here is worse than those chumps in the BBC studio. Nothing about the French over reacting and pretending they were hurt, the worst being Mbappe. Bloke hardly touched him and “chappers” (or whatever his name is) was crying like a big girl “Beckham got sent off for that”, nothing about Mbappe trying to get the bloke sent off for it. 

What were Paraguay supposed to do, try and out play the French? There wasn’t a bad tackle in the game, just a bit of afters to try and goad the French into responding, a tactic that’s as old as the hills.

I think the main thing was the fact the referee was so fkin bad he didnt start brandishing the yellow card which would have at least curbed their antics a bit. Had they had the ref from the Morocco v Canada game he would have booked everyone on the pitch plus half the crowd!

Anyone who likes the dark arts (ahem Eddie Howe) would have loved that game.

Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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The BBC were praising Mbappe for his “class” and the nodding dogs on the panel stating how much they respected him after the game. This has to be the worst World Cup for fawning over the top players, fucking hell, messi could knock one in off his arse, and the panel would be putting it in their goal of the season category. “Look at the way, he moved his left buttock to caress the ball into the back of the net”. Their like star struck teenagers, fuck me they’re getting as bad as  Rio “Ballon d'Or” Ferdinand. Do your job. 

Nobody brought up Mbappe refusing to shake the keepers hand at the end, don’t want to spoil the narrative. “I extended my hand to congratulate him, but he didn't pay me any attention, as if I wasn't there.” Yeah real classy. 

Saint NL

Saint NL

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I'll watch the Brazil game, then try and get a quick nap in. Sounds like the England game is due to start during a storm, so it'll likely be a delayed kickoff. 

 

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whelk

whelk

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19 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

The BBC were praising Mbappe for his “class” and the nodding dogs on the panel stating how much they respected him after the game. This has to be the worst World Cup for fawning over the top players, fucking hell, messi could knock one in off his arse, and the panel would be putting it in their goal of the season category. “Look at the way, he moved his left buttock to caress the ball into the back of the net”. Their like star struck teenagers, fuck me they’re getting as bad as  Rio “Ballon d'Or” Ferdinand. Do your job. 

Nobody brought up Mbappe refusing to shake the keepers hand at the end, don’t want to spoil the narrative. “I extended my hand to congratulate him, but he didn't pay me any attention, as if I wasn't there.” Yeah real classy. 

Write in complaining. After all you pay their wages

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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3 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fucking hell, some of the pearl clutching on here is worse than those chumps in the BBC studio. Nothing about the French over reacting and pretending they were hurt, the worst being Mbappe. Bloke hardly touched him and “chappers” (or whatever his name is) was crying like a big girl “Beckham got sent off for that”, nothing about Mbappe trying to get the bloke sent off for it. 

What were Paraguay supposed to do, try and out play the French? There wasn’t a bad tackle in the game, just a bit of afters to try and goad the French into responding, a tactic that’s as old as the hills.
 

The BBC chumps are supposed to be neutral, they highlighted the Paraguay over reactions, but nothing when the French did it. That one bloke with the dodgy hair & Hart, saying how great it was Mbappe was laughing at them, I was hoping someone would take one for the team, and chin him. As for messing up the penalty spot, that’s common practice in Europe, but as soon as a South American does it, they come over all moral.
 

The best team won, and deserved to win. But save get off your moral high horses FFS.

This french team are always victims of something or other, well in their own opinion anyway. I saw a couple of french fouls that a good few refs would have sanctioned with a card. It was a feisty match from the start. Ref could have got a better grip from the start but he was ineffective in both directions.

Saint NL

Saint NL

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17 minutes ago, whelk said:

Is it mandatory to say ‘iconic’ before Azteca stadium?

Pretty sure the BBC sounds effects team add the "Dum Dum Dummmm" sound every time someone says Azteca though

Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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28 minutes ago, whelk said:

Is it mandatory to say ‘iconic’ before Azteca stadium?

Yes.

"England will not just be fighting against the fierce passion of an entire nation when they face Mexico in the iconic Azteca Stadium..."

That's from Beeb's Phil McNulty, so I spared myself reading any more of his drivel.

Saint Pete

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3 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fucking hell, some of the pearl clutching on here is worse than those chumps in the BBC studio. Nothing about the French over reacting and pretending they were hurt, the worst being Mbappe. Bloke hardly touched him and “chappers” (or whatever his name is) was crying like a big girl “Beckham got sent off for that”, nothing about Mbappe trying to get the bloke sent off for it. 

What were Paraguay supposed to do, try and out play the French? There wasn’t a bad tackle in the game, just a bit of afters to try and goad the French into responding, a tactic that’s as old as the hills.
 

The BBC chumps are supposed to be neutral, they highlighted the Paraguay over reactions, but nothing when the French did it. That one bloke with the dodgy hair & Hart, saying how great it was Mbappe was laughing at them, I was hoping someone would take one for the team, and chin him. As for messing up the penalty spot, that’s common practice in Europe, but as soon as a South American does it, they come over all moral.
 

The best team won, and deserved to win. But save get off your moral high horses FFS.

They did go overboard afterwards, I agree. I don't blame Paraguay for trying to rough them up a bit, that was the only way they had a chance. But the ref was the main one at fault, he was really poor, that game needed a few yellow cards to knock some of the antics on the head or at least make some of the main offenders think. France are certainly not blameless especially with play acting, but suspect there would be a greater outcry if England were on the end of the Paraguay "tactics" if they went unpunished by the ref in that way. 

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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This was horrendously bad. Ings disallowed goal is probably the norm now but the Cash handball caused outrage on here at the time and a lot of press coverage scrutinising PGMOL (not that it made a shred of difference as ever).

Still, someone’s accumulator bet was probably protected at Stockley Park, that’s the main thing.

 

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Saint NL

Saint NL

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4 minutes ago, Divergent said:

FIFA World

Cup 2026 9m 

Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended

That's disgraceful from FIFA. They're not even trying to hide the corruption 

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JohnnyShearer2.0

JohnnyShearer2.0

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9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

why? it was not even a Red Card...

 

A foul is still a foul, even if it's accidental. Depending on how serious the challenge is, it can result in a red card regardless of the player's intent.

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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2 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

 

A foul is still a foul, even if it's accidental. Depending on how serious the challenge is, it can result in a red card regardless of the player's intent.

No way...

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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1 minute ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Thanks, thought you may have needed a remainder as you seemed sure it wasn't a red. 

It was not a red, it has been overturned. 

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LiberalCommunist

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Overturn the red, I'm fine with that. But suspend it for a year? What does that mean.

Is this the same bunch who dealt with Ronaldo's red in the qualifiers? Remember that?

So corrupt, they don't even hide it. That goes for all the Governing bodies. 

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Verbal

Verbal

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3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

It was not a red, it has been overturned. 

It was a red card, however controversial, and it hasn't been overturned but suspended for one year.

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JohnnyShearer2.0

JohnnyShearer2.0

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8 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

It was not a red, it has been overturned. 

In your opinion.

As Verbal has said already, it's not been overturned. The one ban game has been suspended.

 

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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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4 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

In your opinion.

As Verbal has said already, it's not been overturned. The one ban game has been suspended.

 

Not my opinion it is a fact. His red card has been rescinded. 

BARCELONASAINT

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Was it a red card in the first place? Personally i do not think so and thought the ref bottled it.

Is it correct the red card has been overturned? Morally yes because it wasn't a red card incident. However there is no appeal process for red cards in this tournament so FIFA have resorted to using some never used before clause in their own rules to overturn it. Corruption? yes but we all knew this the minute rat boy (Ronaldo) was allowed to play in the group games despite being suspended due to his red card prior to the finals. FIFA are so openly corrupt they don't even try to hide it. They need their poster boy and the host Nation (because as far as FIFA are concerned America are the only host nation)

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BARCELONASAINT

BARCELONASAINT

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1 minute ago, Baird of the land said:

Hopefully all the Belgian players refuse to shake hands with balagun before the game.

The fact he gets to play is not the players fault and he will not have instigated this and I hope the Belgium players are not as petty as some. 

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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5 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

No, it hasn't. That's not what has even been announced. 

Fair enough. 

The right decision has been reached in any regard. It was a crap decision. 

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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WALOB. Adds to the fact this is a shite World Cup, despite the Yanks constantly going on how it is the greatest ever, in the greatest stadiums (based in the US) ever, and the greatest home fans ever, by the greatest country ever.

 

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HarvSFC

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It's why they extended the group stages to three teams qualifying. Not that any of the host nations needed it, but when the decision was made USA and Canada had very little hope of finishing in the top two spots.

Window Cleaner

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1 minute ago, HarvSFC said:

It's why they extended the group stages to three teams qualifying. Not that any of the host nations needed it, but when the decision was made USA and Canada had very little hope of finishing in the top two spots.

Well when you want to have 48 teams you either have to have 16 qualifiers or 32 unless you want to go into a strange sort of system similar to One Day Cup qualifying. You could have 16 groups of 3 I suppose but then you have to have odd match days.

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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48 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

No it hasn’t it’s been suspended for a year…..what does that even mean ffs

It means that if he gets another red card in a FIFA competition in the next 12 months this ban is reactivated. Same as with any suspended sentence for whatever.

beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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9 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

It means that if he gets another red card in a FIFA competition in the next 12 months this ban is reactivated. Same as with any suspended sentence for whatever.

No, you’ve missed my point, I mean when has suspending a red card ever been a thing before Trump rang his mate and they made up another fkin rule to please him

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Saint_clark

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3 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

No, you’ve missed my point, I mean when has suspending a red card ever been a thing before Trump rang his mate and they made up another fkin rule to please him

It hasn't. As far as I know this is the first time this has ever happened in Association Football.

die Mannyschaft

die Mannyschaft

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8 hours ago, Saint NL said:

I'll watch the Brazil game, then try and get a quick nap in. Sounds like the England game is due to start during a storm, so it'll likely be a delayed kickoff. 

 

Same here. I think a 2 hour delay. But fans reporting torrential rain and storms already so maybe its passing over and nothing at 2pm

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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13 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

It hasn't. As far as I know this is the first time this has ever happened in Association Football.

Wasn't it Ronaldo who should have been banned for the first couple of group games from a Red Card in the qualifiers and FIFA changed the rules so he would play from the off?

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Verbal

Verbal

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14 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

It hasn't. As far as I know this is the first time this has ever happened in Association Football.

It has - and for this world cup. Ronaldo was let off a 3-match ban during the qualifiers for elbowing an Ireland player in the face. 

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