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VAR or not, football has not changed - we can endlessly debate referee decisions!
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World Cup 2026 Thread
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and now for something completely different...
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I think the French are going to win. If the Moroccans win, I would be over the moon. I have nothing against the French ... but like I said upthread, I would love to see someone other than the traditional football powers to lift the cup this year.
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Here's what I'm thinking about
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It's the first time in the tournament they appoint 5 referees of the same nationality, they're all argentinians, and they're gonna referee us... Wtf anyone?
Also...
Huge controversy as FIFA chooses all-Argentine referee team for France's World Cup quarter-final with Morocco | Goal.com
FIFA sparks controversy by appointing an all-Argentine referee team led by Facundo Tello for the France vs Morocco 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Boston.
Also...
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One of the worst... don't forget the the Italy–South Korea match in the 2002 WC, the referee seemed to hesitate before awarding fouls in Italy's favour—as if he was waiting for authorisation.
Maybe those are the new, more conveniently flexible rules... A push here, a shove there and you're through. We saw it in the Brazil–Norway match as well; the Norwegians kept nudging and muscling Brazilian players out of the ball's path.
I think the French team's main issue is psychological. Just think back to the previous World Cup final against Argentina—mentally, they only woke up at the very end of the game (and then levelled in 10 mins flat!). What they need is a sports psychologist or mental-performance coach: someone who can boost their confidence and provide strong mental support (perhaps they should borrow whoever the Germans relied on for so many years).
If they can get their heads right, though, they seem virtually unbeatable.
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It's a new twist on the old football saying.Here's what I'm thinking about
It's the first time in the tournament they appoint 5 referees of the same nationality, they're all argentinians, and they're gonna referee us... Wtf anyone?Huge controversy as FIFA chooses all-Argentine referee team for France's World Cup quarter-final with Morocco | Goal.com
FIFA sparks controversy by appointing an all-Argentine referee team led by Facundo Tello for the France vs Morocco 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Boston.
Also...
It used to be:
"Football is a simple game: two teams, 11 players each chase a ball for 90 minutes, and in the end Germany wins."
The 2026 WC update might be:
"Football is a simple game: two teams, one with 11 players and the other with 11 plus a few extra helpers, chase a ball for 90 —and in the end, France loses."
Well I can only hope you're right, it will make for an exciting match!
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Here's what I'm thinking about
It's the first time in the tournament they appoint 5 referees of the same nationality, they're all argentinians, and they're gonna referee us... Wtf anyone?Huge controversy as FIFA chooses all-Argentine referee team for France's World Cup quarter-final with Morocco | Goal.com
FIFA sparks controversy by appointing an all-Argentine referee team led by Facundo Tello for the France vs Morocco 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Boston.
Also...
Interesting to compare the effectiveness of officiating at the World Cup with the 5 rugby internationals that were played last Saturday that I watched.
The biggest thing for me is the absolute respect for the ref (addressing them as 'sir') in rugby vs a shouting/angry mob constantly in the referees face (Mexico were atrocious in that regard) in football.
The rugby TMO (television match official) works alongside the on-pitch team and balances alerting the ref to egregious errors with unnecessary and disruptive interruptions.
Not perfect, but seems like a much more mature process and one I hope football can learn from wrt VAR.
Importantly, the discussion between the ref and TMO is totally transparent and their thought process / decision can be heard by the spectators. It's not perfect and mistakes are made , but it seems a lot more effective than the VAR right now.
The yellow card in rugby and 10 minute sin bin seem more effective as a means to make players think about consequences before they foul. There is also an off field review process during the match where the yellow can be upgraded to red if sufficient thresholds are met.
I wouldn't claim it's perfect, but rugby is way more complex to manage for an official, but international referring standards seem to be a bit higher regardless ... just my opinion. Wonder what others think?
The biggest thing for me is the absolute respect for the ref (addressing them as 'sir') in rugby vs a shouting/angry mob constantly in the referees face (Mexico were atrocious in that regard) in football.
The rugby TMO (television match official) works alongside the on-pitch team and balances alerting the ref to egregious errors with unnecessary and disruptive interruptions.
Not perfect, but seems like a much more mature process and one I hope football can learn from wrt VAR.
Importantly, the discussion between the ref and TMO is totally transparent and their thought process / decision can be heard by the spectators. It's not perfect and mistakes are made , but it seems a lot more effective than the VAR right now.
The yellow card in rugby and 10 minute sin bin seem more effective as a means to make players think about consequences before they foul. There is also an off field review process during the match where the yellow can be upgraded to red if sufficient thresholds are met.
I wouldn't claim it's perfect, but rugby is way more complex to manage for an official, but international referring standards seem to be a bit higher regardless ... just my opinion. Wonder what others think?
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I'm just giving a thumbs up for rugby in general.
Interesting point about the way referees are treated.
Way more respect.
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Well you know the saying, rugby, a sport of thugs played by gentlemen, football, a sport of gentlemen played by thugs.
Yellow card 10 minutes off rule? I'd just like to see them experience it at some point.
Also regarding the communications I've heard they were planning to make them public for more transparency
Yellow card 10 minutes off rule? I'd just like to see them experience it at some point.
Also regarding the communications I've heard they were planning to make them public for more transparency
