2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

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OrangeBlue98
KBLEE said:
Paraguay were playing like a bunch of thugs. The fact that they had ZERO yellow cards and France had 3 shows how terrible the ref was.
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I have watched a lot of soccer over the years. The officiating in the France-Paraguay game was probably the most poorly-officiated elite professional game I’ve ever seen. Words cannot describe how poor that performance was. The referee genuinely looked scared to call anything.

Both games today had strong elements of dark arts and s***housing. Michael Oliver did extremely well to keep the Canada-Morocco game under control. The same cannot be said for the France-Paraguay game.
 
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JSpence
KBLEE said:
Paraguay were playing like a bunch of thugs. The fact that they had ZERO yellow cards and France had 3 shows how terrible the ref was.
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As someone rooting for Paraguay.. yeah. France felt the physicality and let themselves go here and there, but the disparity is wrong both broadly and on many individual plays. I wouldn't weigh in on something so obvious, but: I was rooting for Paraguay around others rooting for Paraguay with the game on mute. I was frequently confused by the stoppages or lack thereof.
 
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KBLEE
Looks like the reason is that FIFA agreed that VAR officials broke the established protocols by showing improper video footage to the on-field ref:

"VAR made their recommendation to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols, as these should be used for only point-of-contact purposes in a red card tackle situation."
 
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Mr. Tibbs
WolfpackIllini said:
I have seen Argentina twice, and they are good, but I think Spain is significantly better.
I have not seen France, but friends have said France looks really good.
So, if/when the US beats Belgium, Spain is next, then France - brutal.
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it will be something akin to USA vs CCCP in 1980
 
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AssemblyHallForever
WolfpackIllini said:
I have seen Argentina twice, and they are good, but I think Spain is significantly better.
I have not seen France, but friends have said France looks really good.
So, if/when the US beats Belgium, Spain is next, then France - brutal.
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The US has a tough draw but having Balogun back against Belgium will give us the advantage.
 
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