World Cup 2026

[HVC]

Let's go portugal!

[DGuller]

Dont agree with number one, and Number two in no way invalidate the tackle being a a red card though.

The second argument is partly legalistic, but not wholly.  The very reason slow-motion replay is against protocol is because it can remove the context of the incident, and also make things look worse than they are.

[Duque de Bragança]

A direct red card prevents the player from playing the next game usually. May be more, may be appealed but not by a politician calling his FIFA lackey.

[DGuller]

A direct red card prevents the player from playing the next game usually. May be more, may be appealed but not by a politician calling his FIFA lackey.

One of the problems in this whole saga is that in a World Cup, there is no avenue for appeal.  You can appeal a ban being longer than one game, but you can't get a red card rescinded no matter the circumstances.

[Valmy]

Ok Spain vs. Portugal, the battle of Tordesillas to see who really rules the non-European World.

[HVC]

Ok Spain vs. Portugal, the battle of Tordesillas to see who really rules the non-European World.

Being called the battle of the original colonizers

Although that'll probably piss off the Irish and Welsh.

[Valmy]

Although that'll probably piss off the Irish

Most everything does. Fortunately they don't hold grudges.

But colonizing in your own neighborhood is the sort of thing everybody had been doing for centuries. Spain and Portugal were taking the show on the road.

[HVC]

Although that'll probably piss off the Irish

Most everything does. Fortunately they don't hold grudges.

Added the Welsh. I, like everyone else, forgot about them

[HVC]

But colonizing in your own neighborhood is the sort of thing everybody had been doing for centuries. Spain and Portugal were taking the show on the road.

Hey, they had to cross a sea, it counts 

[crazy canuck]

A direct red card prevents the player from playing the next game usually. May be more, may be appealed but not by a politician calling his FIFA lackey.

One of the problems in this whole saga is that in a World Cup, there is no avenue for appeal.  You can appeal a ban being longer than one game, but you can't get a red card rescinded no matter the circumstances.

Yes, there is. Where the hell are you getting your information from?

[HVC]

So far its the battle of short people trying to head the ball

[HVC]

Also, what's this about the premier leagues worst ref being given the reins over the Spain - Portugal game?

Never got an answer, is he really that bad?

[Duque de Bragança]

Ok Spain vs. Portugal, the battle of Tordesillas to see who really rules the non-European World.

Being called the battle of the original colonizers

Although that'll probably piss off the Irish and Welsh.

And Vikings even more, but then they got the boot from the Skrælings.

[Sheilbh]

A direct red card prevents the player from playing the next game usually. May be more, may be appealed but not by a politician calling his FIFA lackey.

One of the problems in this whole saga is that in a World Cup, there is no avenue for appeal.  You can appeal a ban being longer than one game, but you can't get a red card rescinded no matter the circumstances.

Totally disagree. This but also the various sagas in the premier league and the general approach over Croatia and Portugal, I think we have an overabundance of a technical/data/legalist perspective.

[Zoupa]

Pretty balanced game so far.