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World Cup Thread Dec 2, 2022 17:14:46 GMT

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Post by George on Dec 2, 2022 17:14:46 GMT

Dec 2, 2022 7:59:09 GMT paulc222 said:

Why Japan's goal was allowed

When looked at directly in line, the edge of the ball is just about making a tangent with the outer edge of the goal line. i.e. no green grass between ball and line. I've seen some very close decisions since goal-line technology came into being, but I think that's the tightest ever. Fine margins indeed.

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World Cup Thread Dec 10, 2022 18:31:03 GMT via mobile jb likes this

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Post by paulc222 on Dec 10, 2022 18:31:03 GMT

I'm currently in the town centre at a Moroccan cafè in The Broadwalk. Cars have been driving around outside in procession, horns hooting, flags draped. Celebration hangs in the ice-cold air.

I'm waiting around for the England-France game in the hope that we will be pitted against Morocco in the semis - more hope than expectation though.

paulc222 Ultimate Member Posts: 2,978	World Cup Thread Dec 10, 2022 20:15:17 GMT via mobile jb likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulc222 on Dec 10, 2022 20:15:17 GMT get in kane 1-1 pen

paulc222 Ultimate Member Posts: 2,978	World Cup Thread Dec 10, 2022 21:04:57 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulc222 on Dec 10, 2022 21:04:57 GMT Bo11ocks again. Another go in 4 years.

trev Senior Member Posts: 626	World Cup Thread Dec 10, 2022 21:15:29 GMT Northgate Red, ashdownred, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by trev on Dec 10, 2022 21:15:29 GMT The ref was like some we get down the Broadfield.

nick22webster Junior Member Posts: 408	World Cup Thread Dec 17, 2022 17:56:27 GMT George, jb, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nick22webster on Dec 17, 2022 17:56:27 GMT anyone else bored with the World Cup now? As soon as England went out I cant get interested in matches.

paulc222 Ultimate Member Posts: 2,978	World Cup Thread Dec 17, 2022 18:48:45 GMT jb likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulc222 on Dec 17, 2022 18:48:45 GMT Dec 17, 2022 17:56:27 GMT nick22webster said: anyone else bored with the World Cup now? As soon as England went out I cant get interested in matches. My interest always decreases once England go out, but I still watch.

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World Cup Thread Dec 17, 2022 19:57:45 GMT via mobile George, johnthegas, and 1 more like this

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Post by Northgate Red on Dec 17, 2022 19:57:45 GMT

My interest in it pretty much disappeared when England got knocked out. Switched my allegiance to Morocco who I think have been fantastic. I'm gutted they got beaten.

I'm in the "anyone but Argentina" camp. Though to be honest I don't like France either, so I won't be watching the final.

jb Ultimate Member Posts: 1,718	World Cup Thread Dec 17, 2022 20:50:02 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jb on Dec 17, 2022 20:50:02 GMT Yeah agree with the last 3 posters, didn’t use to be like that, but couldn’t really get into Tuesday’s semi-final as we weren’t in the one the following night.

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World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 8:33:59 GMT ashdownred, johnthegas, and 1 more like this

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Post by paulc222 on Dec 18, 2022 8:33:59 GMT

I may have finally forgiven Argentina for THAT goal. It's been a long time coming (36 years). I don't mind Argentina winning the World Cup, because I won't have to witness Maradona enjoying the moment. The summer of 1986 when I nearly smashed the teĺly.
I don't think the two countries had any particular problem with each other until 1966 - the harsh sending off of Rattín (appropriate name) when the entire team walked off and Alf Ramsey called them 'animals' in an uncharacteristic moment of emotion. I say sending off was harsh because although Rattín was in the referee's face with persistent protests, a booking should have come first, a sending off only occurring if he continued. There was no yellow-red card escalation back then, but the book was regarded as a yellow and the finger pointing to the dressing room, a red. Reading up on this, it appears that the incident was one of the early causes of the yellow-red system and it was applied in the 1970 World Cup. It took a while for it to be employed universally, but with football being such an international game, even at domestic level, it's probably a good thing to have a system which overcomes any language barriers.

It didn't help when the nations went to war in the early 80's over the Falklands/Malvinas and were pitted against each other in the '86 World Cup when THAT goal happened. In fact, the match might not have happened as many questioned whether the two nations should play football against each other when the war was still quite recent.

Anyway, I have no problem with Argentina winning the World Cup now that Maradona isn't around to enjoy it.

As a footnote, how many realised that Antonio Rattín was briefly a scout for Sheffield United in the late 70's? No, I didn't either, but it's here

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paulc222 Ultimate Member Posts: 2,978	World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 16:27:31 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulc222 on Dec 18, 2022 16:27:31 GMT Argentina have a player called MacAllister - the closest Scotland will come to winning the World Cup.

E Sussex R Junior Member Posts: 442	World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 17:57:59 GMT jb likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by E Sussex R on Dec 18, 2022 17:57:59 GMT Wow! Well, have to say, that’s the best World Cup final I’ve seen.

Simon Ultimate Member Posts: 2,259	World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 18:01:50 GMT E Sussex R likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Simon on Dec 18, 2022 18:01:50 GMT Dec 18, 2022 17:57:59 GMT E Sussex R said: Wow! Well, have to say, that’s the best World Cup final I’ve seen. Unbelievable. To score a hat-trick in the final and not win.

paulc222 Ultimate Member Posts: 2,978	World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 18:02:18 GMT via mobile E Sussex R, jb, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulc222 on Dec 18, 2022 18:02:18 GMT Dec 18, 2022 17:57:59 GMT E Sussex R said: Wow! Well, have to say, that’s the best World Cup final I’ve seen. Pretty special, wasn't it?

peespottage Senior Member Posts: 839	World Cup Thread Dec 18, 2022 20:31:48 GMT via mobile George likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peespottage on Dec 18, 2022 20:31:48 GMT Robbie Savage on the radio said Brighton player MacAllister's value had gone up to 50 to 75 million. Crazy money. Oh and any chance WAGMI? He'll be a nice replacement whilst Ashley is out.
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