[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

No penalty was called

I don't know about that, even Official Fifa Site calls it penalties.

https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/mat...tionEntryId=17

[happyjack]

Originally Posted by Wolf 335

Morocco played like a buch of scared little girls. The whole team was literally in defense, the whoel game. C'mon.

Penalty shootout is the worst outcome you can have in soccer.

i cannot hate on a team that adopts a strategy to win that's within the rules. i may not like the style of play, but morocco played a game to win by neutralizing spain's prodigious depth of talent...and it worked. and spain didnt have an answer for it. them's the breaks.

if fifa doesnt like that style of play, then they should change some rules.

as an example, you may or may not follow major league baseball, but they have recently changed a rule on the placement of defensive players in the infield to prevent the infield defensive shift that has had a pretty big impact on offensive production.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Wolf 335

I don't know about that, even Official Fifa Site calls it penalties.

https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/mat...tionEntryId=17

Who was the penalty called on? Which fouled player? 5 times in a row? By each team??


This is akin to asking for a Band-Aid, not a bandage. . . the colloquial use of "penalties" for shots from the mark just drives this former ref insane

[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Who was the penalty called on? Which fouled player? 5 times in a row? By each team??


This is akin to asking for a Band-Aid, not a bandage. . . the colloquial use of "penalties" for shots from the mark just drives this former ref insane

I understand your point. I think the term penalty shootout is derived from penalty mark that you speak of.

This may be worth brigning to Fifa's attention since they are misslabeling it as well.

I guess the correct terminology should be penalty mark shootout.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Wolf 335

I understand your point. I think the term penalty shootout is derived from penalty mark that you speak of.

This may be worth brigning to Fifa's attention since they are misslabeling it as well.

I guess the correct terminology should be penalty mark shootout.

From the FIFA 2021/22 rulebook, page 87:
3. Kicks from the penalty mark
Kicks from the penalty mark are taken after the match has ended and unless
otherwise stated, the relevant Laws of the Game apply.

[Dino GT]

Croatia is playing amazing. Brazil better wake up in the 2nd half.
It`s like my Italian friend says "The ball is round"

[Robin_NL]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

Croatia is playing amazing. Brazil better wake up in the 2nd half.
It`s like my Italian friend says "The ball is round"

And like Johan(RIP) stated in typical Amsterdam accent: Ieder nadeel hep(sic) z'n voordeel...


Already excited for tonight.

Cheers
Robin

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by Robin_NL

And like Johan(RIP) stated in typical Amsterdam accent: Ieder nadeel hep(sic) z'n voordeel...


Already excited for tonight.

Cheers
Robin

This is best I`ve seen Croatia play in a long time....Very good game so far.
Dominik Livakovic

Good luck tonight

[M5Rick]

Ooh Ahh Cro-a-tia

[M5Rick]

Oh YES !

[AlpineBoost]

Oh Brazil

[Dino GT]

Wow

Congrats Croatia!! They deserved to win.

[M5Rick]

Croatia had the magic touch in the penalty shootout, Brazil were too nervous,tatoo emblazoned Neymar sitting and crying.

[lens]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Argentina or Netherlands, I don't care who wins, but y'all better knock out Croatia next game

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Croatia had the magic touch in the penalty shootout, Brazil were too nervous,tatoo emblazoned Neymar sitting and crying.

Dominik Livakovic, the hero again
Got it gives to Croatia, they played amazing. I think Brazil underestimated them. Brazil didn`t look motivated enough to face Croatia.
Oh well, c`mon Portugal

[ASAP]

Brazil got massively humbled... what an ending...

Hopefully Argentina gets humbled next.

[lvevo]

Argentina (Messi) vs Portugal (Ronaldo) for 3rd place?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

Dominik Livakovic, the hero again
Got it gives to Croatia, they played amazing. I think Brazil underestimated them. Brazil didn`t look motivated enough to face Croatia.
Oh well, c`mon Portugal

I agree, Neymar and co relaxed too much after his goal and thought they could surf that 1-0 score to the end but that's when Croatia turned up the wick and of course into overdrive on the penalty shootout.

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I agree, Neymar and co relaxed too much after his goal and thought they could surf that 1-0 score to the end but that's when Croatia turned up the wick and of course into overdrive on the penalty shootout.

Yeah, you`re right. Croatia came to play 90, 120, whatever minutes it took to win the game. Brazil (the way they played) came prepared for a 90 minutes walk in the park kind of game
You control the ball, you control the game, and Brazil never had control of the game from the start.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by ASAP

Brazil got massively humbled... what an ending...

Ya, I didn't care who won that match but Brazil was super-cocky vs the Swiss, kinda ridiculous, so I guess I'm glad the Croats won.

Don't really care who wins in the other matches, just wanna see fair play.

[Dino GT]

Netherlands vs Argentina.....The ref. is yellow card happy . Soon he`s going to give one to one of the linesman

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

Yeah, you`re right. Croatia came to play 90, 120, whatever minutes it took to win the game. Brazil (the way they played) came prepared for a 90 minutes walk in the park kind of game
You control the ball, you control the game, and Brazil never had control of the game from the start.

I guess that about sums it up, in the end Brazil the hunter became the hunted.