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That France/Spain/Portugal side of the bracket looks a lot tougher than the England/Brazil/Argentina side.

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AgBQ-00 said:

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was he wearing a napoleon hat?

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MookieBlaylock said:

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dmart90 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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dmart90 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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gougler08 said:

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oh no said:

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Feels cheap for France

Take a dive to get through

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The Paraguay guy got him in both legs, it wasn't a dive (nor was the first one that didn't get called for a free kick)

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It doesn't matter, that wasn't a significant enough act to warrant a free goal. He wasn't even going to get a shot off, and him actually scoring from that position had he gotten a shot off would have required an all time great goal.

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It wasn't a dive. It was a clear penalty in the box. Which this ref whiffed on. It matters not which direction the attacker was moviSunday's.a PK every time and twice on Sundays.

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My criticism is of the nature of awarding penalty kicks. I'm not disputing that it was a foul in the box. I'm disputing that the events in question warranted France being handed the game on that basis.

If penalty kicks had a 50% conversion rate? Fine. But when a penalty kick essentially equates to a free goal, deciding games on fouls like that will prevent American sports fans from going all in.

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I understand your argument. But any time the ball is the box its a chance to score. So yes, its justified.

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he was dribbling towards his own goal please explain how that was a chance to score

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PatAg said:

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MookieBlaylock said:

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dmart90 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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dmart90 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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gougler08 said:

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oh no said:

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Feels cheap for France

Take a dive to get through

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The Paraguay guy got him in both legs, it wasn't a dive (nor was the first one that didn't get called for a free kick)

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he must have that 20 yard heel kick that beats a world class keeper

It doesn't matter, that wasn't a significant enough act to warrant a free goal. He wasn't even going to get a shot off, and him actually scoring from that position had he gotten a shot off would have required an all time great goal.

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It wasn't a dive. It was a clear penalty in the box. Which this ref whiffed on. It matters not which direction the attacker was moviSunday's.a PK every time and twice on Sundays.

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My criticism is of the nature of awarding penalty kicks. I'm not disputing that it was a foul in the box. I'm disputing that the events in question warranted France being handed the game on that basis.

If penalty kicks had a 50% conversion rate? Fine. But when a penalty kick essentially equates to a free goal, deciding games on fouls like that will prevent American sports fans from going all in.

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I understand your argument. But any time the ball is the box its a chance to score. So yes, its justified.

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he was dribbling towards his own goal please explain how that was a chance to score

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You serious?

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Out in Left Field said:

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England reportedly taking viagra to help with the altitude. I can't wait for a bulge offside graphic

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Out in Left Field said:

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I can't wait for a bulge offside graphic

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scd88 said:

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Is it fair to say the US has had a fairly easy draw so far? Belgium seems like a significant bump n competition.

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TXAggie2011 said:

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scd88 said:

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Is it fair to say the US has had a fairly easy draw so far? Belgium seems like a significant bump n competition.

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Yes

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Mathguy64 said:

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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I can't believe I'm about to say this.

He hasn't called squat all game. Fouls are happening everywhere and he's not calling anything. Like it or not he either doesn't know what a foul is or doesn't think any of these are fouls.

Is it really a "clear and obvious error" for VAR to call the one in the area for a PK? It's completely different than the way the rest of the match was refereed.

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Yes, the game should not be decided by the head ref refusing to do his one job. It should be decided by the rules as written. That PK foul and the one before it outside the box that wasn't even called in favor of "advantage" (when PAR had 9 men behind the ball) were blatantly clear. At some point it becomes the other refs' duty to tell the head ref to pull his head out of his ass.

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That's not his job. That's re-refereeing the match. Like it or not the ****ty ref you get is the ****ty ref you got.

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Mexico fans gathered outside England’s team hotel, playing loud music and setting off fireworks ahead of their World Cup match. pic.twitter.com/Mohce0aBU2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 5, 2026

Who?mikejones! said:

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Mexico fans gathered outside England’s team hotel, playing loud music and setting off fireworks ahead of their World Cup match. pic.twitter.com/Mohce0aBU2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 5, 2026

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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I can't believe I'm about to say this.

He hasn't called squat all game. Fouls are happening everywhere and he's not calling anything. Like it or not he either doesn't know what a foul is or doesn't think any of these are fouls.

Is it really a "clear and obvious error" for VAR to call the one in the area for a PK? It's completely different than the way the rest of the match was refereed.

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Yes, the game should not be decided by the head ref refusing to do his one job. It should be decided by the rules as written. That PK foul and the one before it outside the box that wasn't even called in favor of "advantage" (when PAR had 9 men behind the ball) were blatantly clear. At some point it becomes the other refs' duty to tell the head ref to pull his head out of his ass.

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That's not his job. That's re-refereeing the match. Like it or not the ****ty ref you get is the ****ty ref you got.

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That is the entire point of VAR. I guess we will agree to disagree here.

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Out in Left Field said:

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England reportedly taking viagra to help with the altitude. I can't wait for a bulge offside graphic

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AustinScubaAg said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Mexico fans gathered outside England’s team hotel, playing loud music and setting off fireworks ahead of their World Cup match. pic.twitter.com/Mohce0aBU2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 5, 2026

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Oh look such a wonderful host nation.

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AustinScubaAg said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Mexico fans gathered outside England’s team hotel, playing loud music and setting off fireworks ahead of their World Cup match. pic.twitter.com/Mohce0aBU2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 5, 2026

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Oh look such a wonderful host nation.

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Serious Lee said:

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so is everyone pulling for our teasipping mates in england today, or is this one of those times you just root for an asteroid?

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