Tu_triky wrote:

It will always be an issue to some extent but I feel like this year's tournament the blown calls have been particularly egregious...but it's not just in international play, club play in Europe is also at issue.

I suppose there's no instant replay for contested calls, huh?

bmwracer wrote:

I suppose there's no instant replay for contested calls, huh?

Exactly. That's what many ppl are arguing for.

Tu_triky wrote:

Exactly. That's what many ppl are arguing for.

Obvioulsy, it's not going to happen for this World Cup... They can debate over it for four years until the next Cup.

bmwracer wrote:

Obvioulsy, it's not going to happen for this World Cup... They can debate over it for four years until the next Cup.

Yeah. It's an old debate, unfortunately.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah. It's an old debate, unfortunately.

For any competitive sport.

bmwracer wrote:

For any competitive sport.

Indeed. Indeed. All I can add is that given the huge popularity of this tournament...more watched than the Olympics...FIFA needs to do better for its marquee event which only happens every four years.

Tu_triky wrote:

Indeed. Indeed. All I can add is that given the huge popularity of this tournament...more watched than the Olympics...FIFA needs to do better for its marquee event which only happens every four years.

Seems like change is always an uphill battle against the old guard... Look at baseball.

bmwracer wrote:

Seems like change is always an uphill battle against the old guard... Look at baseball.

Absolutely. Overcoming that inertia is difficult to say the least.

bmwracer wrote:

Germany trounces England, 4-1.

Another blown call! F*CKING offiside by a MILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These referees are the worst garbage I've ever seen in a FIFA sanctioned tournament.

Straight ASS!

Tu_triky wrote:

Yikes.

Argentina sends Mexico packing, 3-1.

Wonder if East L.A. is getting trashed right now...

bmwracer wrote:

Yikes.

Seig Heil. <Hail to victory>.

I'm upset at the officiating. You know how the 2010 World Cup slogan is "One game changes everything" After lousy officiating it's more like "One bad call changes everything"

RE: Mexico and Argentina - even if Argentina was offensively superior, the first offsides call was definitely a blow to the Mexican team's morale. I think Argentina might have won, but Mexico would have given them a run for their money.

Tu_triky wrote:

Ghana. NO!!!!!!!!

I was actually rooting for Ghana so there'd be at least one nation from the host continent (Afriikaaaa... represent! *does the double fist-thump on upper left chest thing*), but it sucks that it had to be USA -- after such an inspiring (and dramatic) World Cup campaign.

bmwracer wrote:

Germany trounces England, 4-1.

Ooohhh. Dunkirk Redux.

Ender's Girl wrote:

Ooohhh. Dunkirk Redux.

LOL.

That's great.

Forca Portugal!!!! Excited for tomorrow's matchup.

littlemissfab wrote:

Forca Portugal!!!! Excited for tomorrow's matchup.

You mean ESP-POR? Me too me too!!! (Countdown: 12 hours left!!!) (But I'm rooting for Spain. Iker Casillas = <3333 )

This is like, the Age of Exploration / Treaty of Tordesillas all over again, lol. Let the Battle of the Iberian Peninsula begin!

Ender's Girl wrote:

You mean ESP-POR? Me too me too!!! (Countdown: 12 hours left!!!) (But I'm rooting for Spain. Iker Casillas = <3333 ) This is like, the Age of Exploration / Treaty of Tordesillas all over again, lol. Let the Battle of the Iberian Peninsula begin!

Yes Ma'am. Unfortunately, I have to forego my <3 of Fabregas, Pique and Casillas for Ronaldo, Simao and Coentrao <3<3 I hope this would be a better match unlike the blah Portugal - Brazil game.

Forca Portugal! LOL on the Battle of the Iberian Peninsula reference.

Japan at 4pm will leave work early but will miss the first half.

For tonight, I am divided, I lived two years in Spain and I count many Portoguese amongst my closest friends.

I just hope we won't see anymore referee disasters.