World Cup thread

[losCHUNK]

aye, i think they were testing it out at the begining of this season ?, until sepp and platini said it wouldnt benefit the sport, after investing shitloads it got dropped and the question was being asked long before that.

Those 2 are a pair of crooks anyway, anything that takes away dubious decision making from under pressure fifa appointed refs can only be a bad thing, for them >: (

[EtUL]

There's a lot of problems that would arise from stoppage for review like that but I think it could be done in some fashion. I don't think it'd be like the red flag in u.s. football. I'd be for booth reviews on goals or obvious goal scoring opportunities that are sent to the ref if it's clear there was a mistake. Restarts would be a pain to figure out. I think it could be done but sparingly.

A bad call stops the game and ruins the play regardless so any bad call on a live ball that got reversed wouldn't do much for "fouling" team because that play is lost.

[losCHUNK]

Yea, if it ever gets done I would like it kept to a minimum, the only way I reckon they could do that wouldn't of benefitted the US in this tournament, by just checking if the ball crossed the goal line as anything else I could see being abused and stopping the game for every offside or bump in the box, if they could do it properly then it shouldve been done years ago

[Captain]

I'd respect the game again if they implemented some rule against diving. In hockey, diving is often penalized and players who do it are ridiculed by fans and other players. In football it's perfectly acceptable to roll around on the pitch like a fucking spaz, then get up like nothing happened.

[EtUL]

Not to mention all the fouls that were out of view of the official, not quite as obvious, or even just guys getting their arms up, playing physical and shoving each other. All of the players break FIFA rules if you want to get picky, it just gets allowed.

FFS check out the Americans holding Rooney back with the official right there: http://apimages.ap.org/OneUp.aspx?st=k& ... e=1&xslt=1

[MKJ]

I'd respect the game again if they implemented some rule against diving. In hockey, diving is often penalized and players who do it are ridiculed by fans and other players. In football it's perfectly acceptable to roll around on the pitch like a fucking spaz, then get up like nothing happened.

you must not watch a lot of football then. yellow card all round for obvious dives. including during this cup.

[EtUL]

I'd respect the game again if they implemented some rule against diving. In hockey, diving is often penalized and players who do it are ridiculed by fans and other players. In football it's perfectly acceptable to roll around on the pitch like a fucking spaz, then get up like nothing happened.

Not true...I don't know anyone who is ambivalent about it other than Brazil or Italia fans ( ), and refs do call it, just not near enough. It's been called this tournament already although I can't remember the game. I think it's just hard to be pretty damn sure someone dived.

Maybe you could solve it with fines/repercussions by the commissioner or whoever after the game. I'd be for punishing Keita for that awful dive in the Brazil/Cote d'Ivoire game and I would let Kaka play the next game. Shameful shit.

[Eraser]

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[Ryoki]

..only been posted twice before

Dutcheeland - Cameroon tonight btw eh? Any predictions?
Here's mine: we play horribly once again and manage to win by a lucky Sneijder goal

[Don Carlos]

Dutcheeland to win 2 - 0

[axbaby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXPPyjtw5WU

[Eraser]

Dutcheeland to win 2 - 0

That was my guess as well.

[losCHUNK]

I'd respect the game again if they implemented some rule against diving. In hockey, diving is often penalized and players who do it are ridiculed by fans and other players. In football it's perfectly acceptable to roll around on the pitch like a fucking spaz, then get up like nothing happened.

Not true...I don't know anyone who is ambivalent about it other than Brazil or Italia fans ( ), and refs do call it, just not near enough. It's been called this tournament already although I can't remember the game. I think it's just hard to be pretty damn sure someone dived.

Maybe you could solve it with fines/repercussions by the commissioner or whoever after the game. I'd be for punishing Keita for that awful dive in the Brazil/Cote d'Ivoire game and I would let Kaka play the next game. Shameful shit.

the fans, here anyway, do not accept it, if someone gets away with it theyre usually ripped by the media, the pundits, own fans and earn a bit of a reputation and it is something which is hard to spot.... Drogba you cunt....

Most of the time its dealt with, theres a few players that go down a bit easily but what they dont tell you is how his legs have had lumps kicked out of them for the last half hr without the ref noticing, its not right, but kicking lumps out of other players aint right either. its just something you have to accept, just a shame some of the players do all the dramatics when a foul is commited... *ow, ow, MY BROKEN LEG, OWW... ooo ball*

italy , i missed 3 of the goals

so im gunna say 3-0, to make up for the ones i missed

[Chupacabra]

With how rare goals are in soccer, and after seeing how the US almost went home with three ties when they actually finished with 2 wins and 1 tie, I can't believe they haven't adopted some sort of instant replay policy for calls that could negate goals. Obviously the refs miss a ton of calls, and from the soccer I've watched this world cup, it seems to be one of the worst officiated (and most difficult to officiate) sports I've ever watched. I wouldn't want replays for every yellow card or anything, and bad officiating is just part of the game in many sport, but one goal in soccer means a lot more than one 3 pointer in basketball.

Soccer fans - has the instant replay issue come up that often in serious discussions about the sport and its future?

- i think there should be a replay system in place. maybe each coach gets one challenge per game when the ball goes in the net. i'm not sure how to implement it, but there are definitely good ways to go about it.

- one reason why fifa doesn't want to institute a replay system is because they want the game to be the same as much as possible for all levels of play. it's an understandable position and they should do this as much as possible, but its a bit unrealistic. a soccer match between 13 year olds is not the same as a world cup match.

- it looks to me that one side of the draw is looking a lot easier than the other side, but of course there are a few more big guns to be placed in the bracket before we can really decide: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/ ... 901&ver=us

- back in 1995 or so, the US soccer federation put into place some program called "project 2010". i'm pretty sure most US soccer fans have forgotten about it or never knew about it. but the goal of the program was to build up soccer infrastructure such that the US would be in a position to win the world cup in 2010. it's kind of crazy to think that uruguay, south korea, US, or ghana will make it to the semifinals. out of the four, i think uruguay is the best (great tactically on defense, dynamite strikers), but sometimes they have problems providing proper support to their strikers IMO.

- to the dutch fans: your team reminds me a lot of portugal in 2006. a lot of fantastic attacking midfielders, but not really much going on with the frontline. persie isn't the same type of striker as an inzaghi, nistelrooy, luis fabiano, etc. then again, portugal got to the semifinal with pauleta, so we'll see.

[Plan B]

Not expecting too much from the Holland-Cameroon match. Holland is through, and Cameroon is out whatever the outcome.

More interested in Denmark-Japan in the same pool.
Unless I'm mistaken, if Holland loses, that game could still determine whether they play against Slovenia or Paraguay in the 1/8s.
And then I'd prefer Slovenia.

[seremtan]

given the sheer quantity of blatant faking going on an instant replay would be a good thing - but who provides the images for the replay? the TV stations covering the game? could be open to abuse

also, arrivederci italia. that's both the 2006 finalists gone in the group stage. shit is getting wack

[Don Carlos]

Crazyness...

[Plan B]

given the sheer quantity of blatant faking going on an instant replay would be a good thing - but who provides the images for the replay? the TV stations covering the game? could be open to abuse

What are you implying, seremparanoiatan?
Would involve some serious photoshop skills to manipulate footage 10 seconds after the fact.

[Captain]

Anonymous could do it in 5.

[seremtan]

given the sheer quantity of blatant faking going on an instant replay would be a good thing - but who provides the images for the replay? the TV stations covering the game? could be open to abuse

What are you implying, seremparanoiatan?
Would involve some serious photoshop skills to manipulate footage 10 seconds after the fact.

see?

[Tsakali]

lol Denmark

[Don Carlos]

Gwarn Dutchees

GG Japan too - Love the asian sides as they always put their all into every game

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

Gwarn Dutchees

GG Japan too - Love the asian sides as they always put their all into every game

Also Fuck Italy hahahahahahahahahahaha

[Captain]

So many depressed Italians in Toronto today lul

GG Japan

[seremtan]

lol @ being held to a draw by new zealand