World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

cmac2009

France seem happy to sit back on this lead. England certainly look like scoring here.

Mr.Nice Guy

England piling on the pressure.

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980895#Comment_119980895

Outside the bloody box!

TheRiverman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980896#Comment_119980896

Lee Dixon sounds so bitter.

McDermotX

ITV

"Ref and linesman conspire to award the GK"

Terrible language, but not unexpected

martyos121

I mean it’s hard to ignore how one-sided this refereeing performance has been so far. I’d have more sympathy if it wasn’t at England’s expense.

I’m not referring to the correct VAR decision, just to be clear.

Osmosis Jones

Walker stole about 15 yards on that throw in

ctrl-alt-delete

That shot for the goal was only 4.2rps, looked more than that - glad it was cleared up.

ctrl-alt-delete

Saka is going to get nothing tonight it seems

This is it

Saka making a nuisance of himself, looks like a threat every time he has the ball

hynesie08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980912#Comment_119980912

He sounded like a petulant child when peter Waldon said there was no foul before the France goal.

Osmosis Jones

Suddenly everyone's got a short free kick routine

gimli2112

boys against men, the only worry is a Hereford type scenario, but at this point Gareth looks like a pleasant Mike Bassett, Engurlund manager

TheRiverman

This first half is just fizzling out.

BorneTobyWilde

https://twitter.com/MacroCRG/status/1601663680546246656

How is that not a foul, and they said VAR would have looked at it.

Osmosis Jones

I get that there have been some bad calls (for both sides mind) but they're acting like England should get a free kick any time they're tackled.

martyos121

A refereeing performance from the school of Mario Yamasaki tonight. Anything goes.

castletownman

Tchouameni and Bellingham are the gold standard. Pedri and Gavi nowhere near

cmac2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980962#Comment_119980962

French passing and ball control is sublime at times, but still see England getting a goal here at some stage.

BorneTobyWilde

Are people saying that Kane has a foot outside the box so no penalty, even though '' the foul'' very much took place inside the box

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980967#Comment_119980967

It has been explained above. VAR did look at it. It was a foul outside the box. The ref would only bring the play back if it was a penalty.

ctrl-alt-delete

Nothing wrong with that from Bellingham, just a clash. Why did the ref stop it though?

TheRiverman

Stupid movement by English players for that corner, then Foden kicks it over all of them.

Mr.Nice Guy

I'd say England shaded that half on the balance of play, yet are a goal down. They've done a good job keeping Mbappe quiet and France aren't offering much in attack. My pre-game nerves haven't been eased much as I see England getting a goal.

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980984#Comment_119980984

Hernandez doing his theatrics

BorneTobyWilde

So if Kane was on the ground, with a toe outside the penalty box, and a defender kicked him in the face 6 foot inside the box, it would not be a foul as Kane has a toe outside the box ??

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119980989#Comment_119980989

I thought France were playing within themselves controlling it. I think it is likely France score on the counter as England have to push forwards.

Commentary on ITV sounds very downbeat at HT after the initial opening bluster talk.

no complaints about the possible penalty, looked outside but was a foul, the foul on saka is as clear as you like though.

Both teams probably wanted to be set up to counter attack so advantage definitely France, but as an England fan I’m still oddly hopeful

McDermotX

So much happened after the Saka foul, it's a non-starter as an argument. Poor from England, and frankly, a keeper with longer arms would make a better fist of the strike.

ctrl-alt-delete

100% a foul on Saka,

Not as clear on Kane, although his upper body was going to ground inside the box it isn't as clear that his feet are on the line - looks more like it from behind but not the other angle.

England will be upset with that but there is something in this for them if they can put it behind them, the only worry and others have mentioned it is that France will love to hit on the counter.