2014 World Cup

[Maladict]

Allez les bleus!

Thanks Tamas.

Germany is screwed.

[derspiess]

Man lots of pressure on the US to prove it is the best of CONCACAF with Mexico and Costa Rica doing this.  Must....beat....Portugal.

I'd settle for a point, but a win would be pretty epic for us.

[Norgy]

Fucking France. 

[crazy canuck]

Sunday 

I really hope the US steam rolls Portugal.

[Duque de Bragança]

Nice fluke by the Swiss.

[Norgy]

Pogba's pass with the outside of his foot is class. The Swiss defending not so much.

[Admiral Yi]

What do the rules say about kicking a guy in the face if you're going for the ball?  Is the kicker always in the wrong?

[Norgy]

What do the rules say about kicking a guy in the face if you're going for the ball?  Is the kicker always in the wrong?

The interpretation of several rules have become more strict, but let's say someone bends down to head the ball and gets kicked in the face, it would normally not be a foul, as the player is placing himself in harm's way. It'd have to be a fairly deliberate kick towards the head for a card, for instance. More often than not, I see these situations end up with a dropping of the ball (an oddity, but still in the rule book).

[FunkMonk]

Stop it France, they're already dead. 

[Admiral Yi]

The interpretation of several rules have become more strict, but let's say someone bends down to head the ball and gets kicked in the face, it would normally not be a foul, as the player is placing himself in harm's way. It'd have to be a fairly deliberate kick towards the head for a card, for instance. More often than not, I see these situations end up with a dropping of the ball (an oddity, but still in the rule book).

How about a case in which a player tries a bicycle kick and the defender tries to head the ball away at the same time?

[Norgy]

The interpretation of several rules have become more strict, but let's say someone bends down to head the ball and gets kicked in the face, it would normally not be a foul, as the player is placing himself in harm's way. It'd have to be a fairly deliberate kick towards the head for a card, for instance. More often than not, I see these situations end up with a dropping of the ball (an oddity, but still in the rule book).

How about a case in which a player tries a bicycle kick and the defender tries to head the ball away at the same time?

Judgement call for the ref, I'd say. Could let it pass, but most likely a free kick for the defending party.


By the way, this was an amazing game. Or rather, it's been two great games today.

[Duque de Bragança]

What do the rules say about kicking a guy in the face if you're going for the ball?  Is the kicker always in the wrong?

A foot that high (Giroud) is theoretically verboten. Some referees would have booked him. He also did another foul one worthy of a yellow too.

[Hansmeister]

The interpretation of several rules have become more strict, but let's say someone bends down to head the ball and gets kicked in the face, it would normally not be a foul, as the player is placing himself in harm's way. It'd have to be a fairly deliberate kick towards the head for a card, for instance. More often than not, I see these situations end up with a dropping of the ball (an oddity, but still in the rule book).

How about a case in which a player tries a bicycle kick and the defender tries to head the ball away at the same time?

It is considered "dangerous play" if the feet are above the players hip.

[Valmy]

Fucking France. 

Allez les Bleus!

[Hansmeister]

Awesome game!