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Are you talking about the incident that happened just outside the box in the USA vs Germany game? I believe the second penalty was definitely not worthy. As been said before, there was a delay after the minimal contact before the player went down, which implies the player was playing for the...

No doubt in my mind. That is a definite goal.

I'm an FFA Level 4. I've been refereeing for quite a few years mostly juniors so age groups under 20's. I thought I'd join this forum to ask questions I have regarding instances that I sometimes come across and not entirely sure what the right call is and also discuss decisions as seen on TV.

What about the one from the Switzerland vs Japan game? The referee got her hand to the ball before clashing into the attacker. What's your take on that? (right at the beginning of the highlights)