World Cup 2026 Round of 32: Portugal vs Croatia

[Trilly]

For me it should be current rule with only checking the legs. The daylight thing is crazy.

Yeah I like the idea of only using the legs but then it’s tricky because you can score with other body parts besides your legs.

You’d basically just be admitting that you’re giving attackers an advantage. Which I guess isn’t a problem because everyone gets the advantage…

 

[A_G]

Excuse me?

 

[Trilly]

A goal being disallowed because you have a big toe or whatever is really not the spirit of what an offside should be imo.

Yeah I hate these ones.

The rule was initially created to stop goalhanging so maybe it does need to be reviewed.

 

[The Ducking Duck]

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Mertesacker thanks God that this wasn't introduced during his time as a player.

 

[Trilly]

Excuse me?

Ain’t no ****in way. I’m going to bed man

 

[El Duderino]

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Didnt he revise that into some more reasonable? Got the impression he did from what I've heard different pundits from different countries say.

 

[The Ducking Duck]

Excuse me?

Fab wanting to make you upset.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

Yeah I like the idea of only using the legs but then it’s tricky because you can score with other body parts besides your legs.

You’d basically just be admitting that you’re giving attackers an advantage. Which I guess isn’t a problem because everyone gets the advantage…

Not really though, because it’s not really about what you score with to gain the advantage vs the defender…

it would be more about the legs since you’re trying to get a step ahead of the defender. But yeah, that’d count the foot, so toes being offside would still be a thing. But Ronaldo’s disallowed goal would stand because he wasn’t actually ahead of the defender, his legs were still behind.

 

[boonthegoon]

Excuse me?

This stupid fans deciding man of the match should stop

 

[Gooner416]

The didn't show the ecg looking thing on your guys' transmission?

Like, I'll admit it's soft but the technology is there for this sort of situation.

Now, if you want to talk about consistency when applying this....

Nah didn’t come across on my stream. Only showed the one angle and the ref being called to watch the same angle. Within 15-20 seconds, decision done so I was quite baffled by it all.

 

[El Duderino]

Yeah I hate these ones.

The rule was initially created to stop goalhanging so maybe it does need to be reviewed.

Yeah, I like the semi autonomous thing, but there's a limit where it's not longer in the spirit of what the game is and it's just for excel spreadsheet nerds.

Same thing with the totally legit and not at all advertisement spece hydration breaks.

No one but Americans and the guys getting a cut from the advertisement sales/kickbacks *cough* Infantino *cough* think it's a good idea.

 

[A_G]

Ain’t no ****in way. I’m going to bed man

Maybe Scott Steiner was right and this is all just one big popularity contest

 

[Entropics]

That why being bald could make difference sometimes

It can have some serious implications yes. Most footballers keep alive this luxury hairdresser industry that is suddenly at risk

 

[The Ducking Duck]

This tournament is the first to use the ball with a chip in it

The Euros 2 years ago?

 

[El Duderino]

Yeah, I like the semi autonomous thing, but there's a limit where it's not longer in the spirit of what the game is and it's just for excel spreadsheet nerds.

Same thing with the totally legit and not at all advertisement spece hydration breaks.

No one but Americans and the guys getting a cut from the advertisement sales/kickbacks *cough* Infantino *cough* think it's a good idea.

 

[boonthegoon]

All hopes on Spain or France now to avoid a repeat of 2016

 

[Clrnc]

Doesn’t matter if it touched Veiga apparently, the touch from the defender doesn’t reset the phase or whatever.

Yeah but only if it is deemed a non deliberate touch.

My issue is the ref wasnt shown this angle to even decide if it was deliberate or not. They only checked if it grazed the Croatia guy head

 

[boonthegoon]

It probably brushed the tip of his hair is what they will claim.

But are these sensors so good? If they can be triggered by that, then won't it get triggered by a strong gust or rain drops?

 

[Casper18]

Clearly FIFA are favouring Ronaldo. His ban gets overturned, he's gifted a soft penalty, saved by a dubious offside decision, and then somehow wins Man of the Match after contributing very little.

Hard luck, Croatia. They should have made more of their advantage when Portugal were playing with 10 men, but were punished once the Portuguese were back to 11.

 

[The Ducking Duck]

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