France - Spain

[Tealeaf]

Digne sleeping for the penalty. An easy call really.

 

[ladbroke8745]

I really am getting more and more confused with VAR...
What/how they getting involved with that free kick given to France that should not have been given anyway.
No card was issued so its not a case of their favourite tagline "mistaken identity".

 

[betterlatethannever]

Someone explain that Dembele freekick/ non freekick then! They’re just making it up as they go along! I have stuck up for all referees and all decisions this World Cup but this one has really got to me - it’s not even that important but it’s the one that’s made me realise that we may be obsolete at the top level soon, a definite case of re-refereeing!!

 

[Tealeaf]

And then an overturned free kick? Suggested by TV that it was a VAR intervention. Again it’s a bit odd. Don’t like how referee allows himself to be crowded by players at every contested decision either. Keeps turning his back on situations too which doesn’t help.

 

[es1]

And then an overturned free kick? Suggested by TV that it was a VAR intervention. Again it’s a bit odd. Don’t like how referee allows himself to be crowded by players at every contested decision either. Keeps turning his back on situations too which doesn’t help.

Absolutely beyond whatever extended remit fifa wants VAR to have

Its just a poor initial decision

 

[ladbroke8745]

Have to laugh at Matterface claiming ref had enough of waiting for the obvious offside so blew before AR flagged...
Er, they could have talked before via comms and ref blew when ready (attack stopped etc)..

 

[Big Cat]

Absolutely beyond whatever extended remit fifa wants VAR to have

eh.. exactly what FIFA want. Ref's role to be obsolete

You couldn't make it up, unless you could, and you would, if you could

 

[RustyRef]

I suspect, and would definitely like to think, one of his on-pitch colleagues told him over comms that he'd given a totally wrong free kick.

 

[Tealeaf]

Great advantage for the second goal though.

 

[es1]

Great advantage for the second goal though.

No signal given! Definitely was though

Dale Johnson saying the free kick was overturned by AR intervention. Good to see them getting involved from 50+ yards away

 

[ladbroke8745]

Keeper gone down twice with barely a touch on him.
That free kick in last minute of 90 for France was extremely close to being on the penalty box line and potential penalty.
Barely looked at based on speed of kick taken.

 

[DavidObs]

I suspect, and would definitely like to think, one of his on-pitch colleagues told him over comms that he'd given a totally wrong free kick.

I would be surprised to be fair because the incident took place on the Referee’s normal path of control & was (too) close, with the active & non-active Assistants (& 4th official) nowhere near where it took place.

 

[ladbroke8745]

I would be surprised to be fair because the incident took place on the Referee’s normal path of control & was (too) close, with the active & non-active Assistants (& 4th official) nowhere near where it took place.

Surprised, yes. Purely because the one training thing ive had, and one thing refs tell assistants in pre match is not to get involved if they're virtually on top and AR is miles (not literally, obviously) away. If they're undermining from distance a referee from a couple of yards... good job its only on comms.

 

[santa sangria]

Could someone explain the dropped ball pantomime?

 

[RustyRef]

I would be surprised to be fair because the incident took place on the Referee’s normal path of control & was (too) close, with the active & non-active Assistants (& 4th official) nowhere near where it took place.

Multiple sports journalists on X, including Dale Johnson, are reporting that it was one of the assistants telling him he had got it wrong rather than VAR. Appreciate they were a long way from it but it was very obviously wrong, and with comms they can obviously do it without anyone knowing it wasn't them.

 

[DJIC]

His refereeing seemed a bit messy to me.

1. He forgot his vanishing spray.
2. He was resetting the penalty, whilst the player started his run up.

 

[DavidObs]

Multiple sports journalists on X, including Dale Johnson, are reporting that it was one of the assistants telling him he had got it wrong rather than VAR. Appreciate they were a long way from it but it was very obviously wrong, and with comms they can obviously do it without anyone knowing it wasn't them.

It was obviously wrong having seen a replay, but not in real time with the cameras showing the incident at the time from the T/A side of the pitch across the other side. However, I acknowledge that at least Dale Johnson was informed that it was an AR who informed the Referee by comms that it was incorrect decision & therefore the decision was changed - I just find it very strange/almost unbelievable, but should never expect anything unbelievable from this World Cup.