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The Finale : 15th of July. Croatia V France

Coombs

Undeserved French goals, great Perisic strike. Don't think anything warrants the controversy that the decisions are bound to create. Clear pen, soft freekick, but both fine decisions.

Klaus

Bold Tone wrote:
Klaus wrote:
😆 He just awarded a penalty against them.

Decision wasn't his and it took him 5 mins to make the obvious decision.

Of course it was his decision. How has it escaped you how VAR works?

Gunner89

Croatia can still do this

Key is tar-getting Kante now that he's on a yellow.

Pogba is doing jack shit offensively or defensively.

Ricky1985

Greizmann should be awarded the first goal. His free-kick was on target. If they give it to him as they should that means he's only a goal away from taking top scorer off the mouth breather.

goon

banduan wrote:
Klaus wrote:
Griezmann dived for the freekick.

No he didn't. Was clear on the replay. Standing leg got swiped out under him.

He did dive. He just didn’t have to.

banduan

Why wasn't there a yellow for the foul on Mbappe?

Bold Tone

Ref supports Croatia.
Even as a France supporter, for this match, i have to admit that Croatia are the better side.

banduan

goon wrote:
banduan wrote:
No he didn't. Was clear on the replay. Standing leg got swiped out under him.

He did dive. He just didn’t have to.

What 😆

Coombs

Way too much is made of Croatia being a small nation. They have some of the best players in the world, and they certainly are no angels either. Modric is right, the general attitude towards them is pretty patronizing, these American commentators are insufferable.

Gunner89

Ricky1985 wrote:
Greizmann should be awarded the first goal. His free-kick was on target. If they give it to him as they should that means he's only a goal away from taking top scorer off the mouth breather.

At this moment I prefer Kane over Greizmann tbh.

Greizmann is a cheat with an ego bigger than Ronaldo.

banduan

Big Willie wrote:
goon wrote:
Yep, looks a clearly case of an instinctive movement to me.

If his hand did not move then it wouldn't be a penalty but instinctive or not, if you move your hand out of its natural position towards the ball to block it then it's a penalty. Pretty easy decision in the end.

Problem is the qualifying factor aside from the ball hitting the hand is intent. So this one is tough to call for me. Is reflexively smashing the ball intent?

Gunner89

Coombs wrote:
Way too much is made of Croatia being a small nation. They have some of the best players in the world, and they certainly are no angels either. Modric is right, the general attitude towards them is pretty patronizing, these American commentators are insufferable.

Of course it is.

India and China are the most populous nations and the biggest player they've produced combined in the last 2 decades is a squad player for pre-sheikh crap richard dunne era city.

USArsenal

a) griezmann did dive for the first goal
b) perisic's goal was also deflected (was still a good hit)
c) was 100% penalty for their second goal
d) how was that not a yellow for the grab on mbappe?
e) croatia has had the balance of play to be fair

arsedocmd

Joker wins the wimby btw and throwing some deep lines in the post match interview about life.

goon

banduan wrote:
goon wrote:
He did dive. He just didn’t have to.

What 😆

He was already well on his way down when he gets clipped. He plays for it. Just so happens that the guy would have fouled him anyway.

Kel Varnsen

Griezmann and Mbappe have to be two of the least likable players in the world cup. Diving cheats.

Big Willie

I like Mbappe.

Pepe LeFrits

France, 1 shot, 2 goals 😆

Will be the poxiest winners I've seen if he second half is anything like the first

goon

Don’t get how people keep saying hand is in a natural position... he literally slams the ball down 😆

At best you could argue that his arms were coming down with his jump but I don’t by that. Doesn’t look remotely natural.

USArsenal

mbappe did a few things in previous games that were a bit cringeworthy (gamesmanship stuff), but he;s young and so brilliant.

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