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Ecuador v Germany

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I am surprised she never saw the foul that led to the attack for the penalty, which VAR came in to help her.
It definitely has a feel of waiting for VAR to take over rather than give something.
 
I’m sorry, but how does the ref allow that Germany goal. What’s the point of VAR?

I’m also sorry, the the level of officiating at the group stages of this World Cup has been atrocious. (In my opinion).
 
Ori said:
I’m sorry, but how does the ref allow that Germany goal. What’s the point of VAR?

I’m also sorry, the the level of officiating at the group stages of this World Cup has been atrocious. (In my opinion).
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In respect of your 2nd point - harsh imo. There certainly has been some performances that have been below par, but I wouldn’t say any have been atrocious. There have also been some very decent performances.
 
DavidObs said:
In respect of your 2nd point - harsh imo. There certainly has been some performances that have been below par, but I wouldn’t say any have been atrocious. There have also been some very decent performances.
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There have been some good performances, but they have been the exception rather than the rule.

More the point, what’s var for. This was clearly a foul. No idea why var didn’t get involved. Same with penalty in England match.
 
This one takes the cake compared to the foul on Mbappe in France v Senegal or the penalty not given against England v Ghana. It's as if VARs have been told to stay out of subjective decisions after the first one. But they should also tell the referees to not rely on VAR to save them. I'm predicting FIFA will announce at the end of the tournament VAR got 99.96% of their decisions right 😀

Some baffeling decisions but to say that the officiating has been atrocious in the entire comp is a very very big stretch.
 
Just watched the highlights (as I only tuned in for the second half) and agree it was dangerous play and a free kick should have been awarded prior to the German goal.

Is it me or do I detect a heightened disrespect towards the female referees by some players? There seems to be more disdain to the instructions given at times, a reluctance to step away and an insistence to complain more closely and more persistently🤷🏻‍♂️
 
I am seeing people genuinely suggest that because the player 'headed' the foot it isn't a foul - in slow motion it may look that way but in full speed he has gone to head the ball and the strikers leg gets there first, therefore risking injury and therefore causing dangerous play - the fact people are saying it is never a foul is making me question everything I know haha!
 
I can (just) about accept an opinion that the degree of contact was massively exaggerated by the Ecuador player and isn't significant enough for a foul given he clearly wins the ball... but if you're unsure in these situations.... football expectation... it just needs to be a foul. Surprised to be honest as I rate Penso highly, but this wasn't one of her finest moments (and the VAR must've been watching Corrie)
 
Perfect example of how you can very easily 'lose' one team in the opening couple of minutes... and it happened in both halves.

Takes some strong fortitude and tact to stay in full control.
 
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