2018 FIFA World Cup Finals

[AlvaroF]

How the hell was that a foul from Mitrovic?

 

[PzR Slim]

That is ridiculous!

 

[Touring Mars]

I take it they don't have Specsavers in Russia...

 

[PzR Slim]

Another unbelievable miss by all 8 officials at the Serbia v Switzerland game - how on Earth was that not a penalty for Serbia?!

VAR is absolutely pointless if they are going to miss stuff like that.

 

[Touring Mars]

VAR is absolutely pointless if they are going to miss stuff like that.

At least VAR does reverse some wrong calls - but it does make you wonder what they are doing in the VAR booth!

 

[PzR Slim]

Linesman saved his blushes there! Been some shocking misses in this tournament so far.

 

[Robin]

Switzerland score 2-1 in the last moments of the game.

 

[PzR Slim]

Massive wheel of Swiss cheese dropping out of the sky in slow motion as the Swiss fans celebrate there! Classic.

And is this the first game a team has come from behind to win in the tournament?

 

[Touring Mars]

Great game - a well deserved goal from Shaquiri... he was brilliant throughout and won the game with a great individual goal.

I think a draw would have been a fair result, but both teams threw themselves into it with plenty of vigour and a refreshingly little amount of cynical behaviour for the entire game.. both teams look very good!

 

[Robin]

Funny how the heavens opened right after the game finished! God trying to say something?

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Great game, well deserved for Switzerland. 👍

 

[Touring Mars]

Massive wheel of Swiss cheese dropping out of the sky in slow motion as the Swiss fans celebrate there! Classic.

Had to scroll back to see that - that was pretty (em)mental!

Funny how the heavens opened right after the game finished! God trying to say something?

Or was is Cheeses?

 

[Robin]

Or was is Cheeses?

Liquid cheese...

 

[zzz_pt]

At what min was that possible penalty situation?

 

[adamp93]

Had to scroll back to see that - that was pretty (em)mental!

It was brie-liant.

 

[AlvaroF]

At what min was that possible penalty situation?

I'm not sure, but, by my rough calculations about the 65 minute mark

 

[zzz_pt]

I'm not sure, but, by my rough calculations about the 65 minute mark

Thank you! Saw it and it's clear as day. I've no idea why the VAR didn't call that out.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Two fantastic goals scored by Nigeria and Musa earlier on as well, a slightly surprising win.

 

[Jezza819]

VAR is absolutely pointless if they are going to miss stuff like that.

Was anything ever said about what Otamendi did yesterday kicking that ball virtually at the Croatia player's head while he was on the ground? Would VAR have the authority to turn that yellow card into a red one?

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Are FIFA totally colour blind? Why Belguim can't play in red and Tunisia in white is mad'. Like 2014 when (most) teams played all in one colour.

 

[Liquid]

I do call the Schwiiz football team Großalbanien in jest but it just had to be that Serbia lost thanks to two Kosovans, didn't it? If I was a Kosovo-Albanian and I had scored the last-minute winning goal against Serboslavia, I'd have celebrated like Shaqiri did too.

Also, his boots had an interesting modification:

 

[Famine]

Hmm. Belgium are quite concerning. They're the only top 10 team so far who've acted like one. Everyone else can only hope they burn out, or peak too early.

 

[Liquid]

Hmm. Belgium are quite concerning. They're the only top 10 team so far who've acted like one. Everyone else can only hope they burn out, or peak too early.

They haven't kept a clean sheet... I guess everyone else has that going for them.

 

[girabyt3]

5-2

 

[Crazy Taylor]

I find it amusing that there is a McDelivery advertised at the world cup after the Burger King thing last week.

 

[PzR Slim]

To the letter of the law that is a foul. Can't believe it wasn't even referred.

 

[Touring Mars]

Sweden denied a clear penalty... but there was a significant delay before a final call was made there - what do they do if Germany had scored or got a penalty of their own during the period of play that shouldn't have happened i.e. if after review they decided that it was a penalty for Sweden?

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Goal Sweden.

 

[Famine]

Germany 0-1 Sweden... and Germany going OUT as things stand!

 

[PzR Slim]

Come on Sweden! Should be two up with that penalty.