The 2018 World Cup Superthread

Gbear

I've liked VAR but one thing I think they need to bring in alongside it is either banning all players other than the Captain, or only allowing 1 player at a time allowed to approach the ref.

The Portugal/Iran game has been farcical at times with Iran in particular being incredibly aggressive in trying to put pressure on him.

The Talking Bread

the ugly side of VAR.

Lackey

There will be that much extra time on this match it'll still be playing tomorrow :pac:

Penalty for Iran holy crap!

FourFourRED

Penalty, FFS

adox

Ref losing the plot.

pjohnson

sligeach wrote: »

Which meant Ronaldo couldn't land his intended elbow cleanly on the chin. It was as bad as his performance tonight.

:pac: he wanted to kill him aye.

sligeach

Spain have equalised so this penalty is huge for top spot.

gimli2112

This is crazy stuff. VAR a shambles in the wrong hands

Corholio

Madness. Never a penalty. Ref only looked at 1 angle of the penalty on VAR. Shocking stuff.

chopperbyrne

Never a penalty, but **** me that was one of the best penalties I've ever seen.

Will I Am Not

So VAR is about as reliable as a good old fashioned pair of eyes in real time.

sligeach

What a miss. Iran should be ahead and Portugal would be out

raiders11

What a chance...

pjohnson

Well if you whinge for every single thing demanding VAR you will get the result.

eagle eye

OMG, I thought Iran had done it!

Pete Moss

Regardless of it being a peno or not, the finish from the spot was sublime. He buried it up top, no keeper would've got that.

Liamalone

Iran trying to goad the GOAT lol

castletownman

I have Spain backed to win it out, but it still it bemuses me with all the vitriol spewed Ramos' way that Pique seems to get away scot-free. Gave away the silly free-kick that Ronaldo scored, nut-megged vs Iran that almost led to a goal and could have easily seen red for his lunge tonight. Thats not to mention his political activism and genaral regression in the game. Odious player

Will I Am Not

Entertaining stuff that.

sligeach

I hope Uruguay stuff Portugal.

adox

Glad to see the back of Iran tbh. Like Panama, the moaning and surrounding the ref was nauseating.

adox

sligeach wrote: »

I hope Uruguay stuff Portugal.

Wow I wonder why. :rolleyes:

sligeach

Portugal should be out. That miss at the end!

Corholio

Glad Iranians didn't get through. For all the crap that go the way of Brazil, Portugal etc for play acting, the so called 'plucky' teams are just as childish. The whole calling for VAR thing needs to be reviewed and any player looking for it should be booked but FIFA have gone down the rabbit hole with the introduction of it in this guise.

gimli2112

Brady gone full conspiracy theory. He sounds crazy

adox

Brady going full tin foil hat here.

FourFourRED

Brady making a few bold unfounded claims there.

pjohnson

adox wrote: »

Wow I wonder why. :rolleyes:

Thread wouldn't be the same without him tbh.

greendom

Wow. The ref earned his coin in that match. Really think the guys in Moscow need to be more careful with referring decisions.

If 5 guys are telling you to review your choice, it must be incredibly tough to say No, I was right with my view you're all wrong despite your 20 camera angles

ERG89

gimli2112 wrote: »

Brady gone full conspiracy theory. He sounds crazy

He's probably right. World Cups eclipse any football competition in terms of dodgy officiating & I watch the African Cup of Nations

crushproof

Brady and the Illuminati! Tbf he's probably partially true but he does sound a bit bonkers!

NoviGlitzko

Was never a penalty but as soon it went to VAR I was 100% certain it was gonna be a given at the end. What a joke. Brady is right too.

The Golden Miller

VAR is a shambles, but it certainly adds to the entertainment, drama and tension imo. Long may it stay, without being refined

yourdeadwright

Never in a million years is that a peno madness from the ref

sligeach

adox wrote: »

Wow I wonder why. :rolleyes:

Ronaldo and Pepe are 2 excellent reasons why I hope Portugal get beaten.

Giblet

sligeach wrote: »

Portugal should be out. That miss at the end!

Portugal should be in. That miss in the middle!

Giblet

sligeach wrote: »

Ronaldo and Pepe are 2 excellent reasons why I hope Portugal get beaten.

Here's an example of someone who doesn't enjoy football. Big Brother is on channel 4 I believe.

sligeach

crushproof wrote: »

Brady and the Illuminati! Tbf he's probably partially true but he does sound a bit bonkers!

Apres Match should do a Brady sketch with him wearing a tinfoil hat and talking about conspiracies through the ages. If it happens, I want commission.

eigrod

Giblet wrote: »

Here's an example of someone who doesn't enjoy football. Big Brother is on channel 4 I believe.

Or maybe he dislikes persistent cheating?

pjohnson

eigrod wrote: »

Or maybe he dislikes persistent cheating?

Well if he didn't keep seeing "cheating" at every moment that mightnt be an issue.

Will I Am Not

eigrod wrote: »

Or maybe he dislikes persistent cheating?

Then he should probably go with the Big Brother suggestion over football... although I hear there does be cheating of a different kind on that.

adox

I still think VAR has a future despite the teething problems. It was awful in tonight’s game and allowing players to dictate when the ref should review is madness.

However look at the Spanish equalizer. Incorrectly called offside by the line side and it took VAR to correctly give the goal.

It is a bit shambolic in its current form but I think there’s enough there for it to be continued with.

I don’t think the ref should be th decision maker once it is used. The panel should decide.

sligeach

Giblet wrote: »

Here's an example of someone who doesn't enjoy football. Big Brother is on channel 4 I believe.

Big Brother's a pile of $h1t. Ronaldo would fit in well there with people like that.

gimli2112

yeah I think VAR will solve more problems than it creates but it's hilarious when it goes wrong...…. and your team's not involved

eigrod

RTE unanimous that Ronaldo should’ve got red. I agree. Yellow was a cop out

FourFourRED

Give it a rest Chippy...

SEPT 23 1989

FourFourFM wrote: »

Give it a rest Chippy...

He is right about the corruption

FourFourRED

sligeach wrote: »

Big Brother's a pile of $h1t. Ronaldo would fit in well there.

Doing nothing in a box for 4 weeks in the summer? Doesn’t sound like Ronaldo :-)

thecretinhop

going all liveline libel here

eigrod

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

He is right about the corruption

It’s beyond debate. And they’re right too that they wanted to keep Ronaldo in the WC - had it been a two bit left back, it would’ve been the red card the offence merited.