FIFA World Cup 2018 - GROUP C [France, Australia, Peru, Denmark - 16/21/26 June] **spoilers**

[No1newts]

Lol what was that?

 

[Combat Fighter]

So glad Aus scored.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Jesus, Radio 5 commentators have lost the plot. Deon Dublin says it definitely wasn't hand to ball.

 

[Mr Jack]

What a stupid penalty to give away!

 

[mmj_uk]

This VAR stuff is utter ********.

It should only used for decisions that are 100% blatantly wrong with no personal interperatation necessary.

 

[The_One]

giroud supersub

 

[glenimp617]

France have been terrible

 

[mmj_uk]

I think the referee needs to blow and stop play right away as well, it's stupid playing on for 1-2mins and then pulling everything back.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Yeah, it's meant for howlers. That's the decision they've made so they need to apply that (some may think it should be applied differently, but that's life). Hence why eg. the Ronaldo pen last night, where some would argue pen and some would argue dive, shouldn't have been touched by VAR either way imo. But they've torpedoed that with the decision with the first pen today.

Indeed.

In cricket (admittedly not when it was first implemented but once it had matured they came to the idea) they now have Umpires Call where if the decision is within the margin of error of the equipment they stick with the original call of the umpire be it out or not out.

There needs to be the same sort of equivalent in this, let the ref make a call as normal go to VAR if you want but if it's not obviously wrong stick with whatever the Ref said. Doing 100 slow mo's etc makes it always look worse than it was.

 

[Droolinggimp]

What would have happened if a goal is scored by Australia whilst the VAR was being viewed?

 

[glenimp617]

France look very unfit

Scrappy game

 

[The_One]

2 - 1

the pog

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Great goal.

Edit: Deflected.

 

[Jokester]

I’m guessing the goal posts are thicker than the line by the looks of things, as that looked tight.

Edit:- oof about 10mm over.

 

[el_dazza]

Christ that was close.

 

[mmj_uk]

At least the goal line technology is working okay.

 

[MooMoo444]

VAR, while helpful, is killing most of the excitement. Can't even celebrate a goal properly for fear of it being taken away.

 

[Maundie]

Are the Aussies wearing boots that can't be seen, surely that's an own goal

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

For a world class player, Pogba really doesn't have much awareness of what's around him. Gets caught on the ball so often.

 

[Mr Jack]

Should have been 3-1 there.

They need to do the video-ref like they do in Cricket and Rugby - with big screens so everyone can see what they're considering.