ladbroke8745
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Theyve committed more than double our fouls according to opta and the only caution they have got is for that spat in hydration break with O'Rielly
Mex v Eng
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Thought ref had a very tough job and got the major decisions right. Felt he allowed too much lip from both sets of players, but he and VAR got main decisions right. Thought first YC was correct, red for SFP correct and the pen too.
For the neutral; that is what the World Cup is about. What a game.
Wasn’t stressed or worried in the slightest!
For the neutral; that is what the World Cup is about. What a game.
Wasn’t stressed or worried in the slightest!
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This was easily the most difficult game to referee (and the most enjoyable to watch) so far in the world cup 2026 and I think they chose the right man for it. Faghani delivered the performance to match this game and I think he has put himself back in contention for at least a semi final.
There are a lot of criticism here and I would expect that in an English forum. He did get some decisions wrong but this game was always going to be about managing the game and the occasion. For me given there was only one goal in it at the end, the best judge of that performance was how he managed the last 15 minutes.
I would have loved to see some camera angles on him after full time whistle.
There are a lot of criticism here and I would expect that in an English forum. He did get some decisions wrong but this game was always going to be about managing the game and the occasion. For me given there was only one goal in it at the end, the best judge of that performance was how he managed the last 15 minutes.
I would have loved to see some camera angles on him after full time whistle.
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How are you supposed to sleep after that!?
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Early dissent cards don't always work and lead to you having to ignore more clear yellow card twards the end of the game to make sure you don't ruin the spectacle. I honestly believe this was one of those occasion and one to avoid 'managable' yellows early on.
Wow.
What a game. What a team performance.
On Faghani, I thought his match control and general decision making was good, allowed the game to bubble without boiling over, but ultimately did get 2 KMIs wrong on field so that could go against him for final contention, but who knows.
I have a lot of sympathy for the penalty. It’s a VAR penalty. It’s never getting given in the non VAR days, but Kane kicks the defenders leg and not the ball, so it will be given.
I do think he could have done better on spotting Quansah’s red on field though. I called it immediately.
What a game. What a team performance.
On Faghani, I thought his match control and general decision making was good, allowed the game to bubble without boiling over, but ultimately did get 2 KMIs wrong on field so that could go against him for final contention, but who knows.
I have a lot of sympathy for the penalty. It’s a VAR penalty. It’s never getting given in the non VAR days, but Kane kicks the defenders leg and not the ball, so it will be given.
I do think he could have done better on spotting Quansah’s red on field though. I called it immediately.
Just rest your eyes... Until my 5 year old decides he wants to get up now. We are reliving it through the highlights...
Today is going to be hard.
I will be interested to see if we see Faghani again. He bas been to the monitor 3 times in his matches and whilst there is an element of luck in what happens on the field that's a high level of VAR intervention required for any official.
Yeah agreed. Think he would have been a contender for the final (albeit probably rare for someone to get opening game and final), but those 3 interventions may hold him back.
At the minute, by far the best refereeing performances have come from the English and French officials, but there's a fair chance that their respective country's performance will prevent their involvement in the late stages.
True about the latter stages, which could well include the last 16. I am still scratching my head with the VAR intervention and changing of decision to award a penalty to Mexico with the Referee in a very good position with a clear unhindered view. Especially considering the appropriate high threshold to date this was not a clear and obvious error, or even an error at all! Fortunately it didn’t affect the outcome of the game.
Kane kicks the Mexican player's foot and gets no contact on the ball whatsoever - it's quite definitely a foul. Slightly more arguable whether it's C&O, but if Faghani didn't give the foul on-field because he thought Kane had played the ball, VAR can see that he very obviously didn't, so I think they would deem that an clear and obvious error on the referee's part.
Seeing a lot of praise on referee forums online which I find interesting as it’s a stark contrast to non-ref spaces.
I thought the two KMIs he missed he should’ve spotted in real time. I said ‘that could be a red’ as soon as the Quansah one happened, all my mates laughed until they saw the replay, which was quite satisfying
Could’ve done with more yellows, although it’s probably one of the hardest environments to referee considering the context of everything
I thought the two KMIs he missed he should’ve spotted in real time. I said ‘that could be a red’ as soon as the Quansah one happened, all my mates laughed until they saw the replay, which was quite satisfying
Could’ve done with more yellows, although it’s probably one of the hardest environments to referee considering the context of everything
It does seem to be rather pot luck with VAR involvement so far - some obvious mistakes not reviewed and some not obvious ones reviewed, and some goals disallowed due to reviewing 'soft' fouls in the build-up (and not to mention Faghani inexplicably sticking with his on-field decision after going to the monitor). I guess ultimately it's just not possible to get every VAR official to the exact same point of view regarding what is/isn't a clear and obvious error on-field (and of course, with no two incidents being exactly the same)
I absolutely agree with that, though a ‘high threshold’ should I would have thought been fairly straightforward to interpret for any World Cup VAR in this incident eg from the naked eye in real time from a very good position of the Referee. In events, I think it was a foul/penalty & therefore the outcome was correct, but the ‘high threshold’ very largely adopted to date, was not adopted here.
Are the VAR teams dedicated? How many are there?
I think a smaller pool of dedicated could potentially bring a level of consistency. But heavy workload too especially in a world cup like this across so many timezones.
Aye this just came up in a chat I'm in. Crazy on a world cup last 16.