I'm sure Qatar's players are al Sadd about their impending elimination
Day 6: Wales vs Iran | Qatar vs Senegal | Netherlands vs Ecuador | England vs USA
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At least Qatar players don't look as scared of their own shadows as in their opening game.
If he took the ball with him sure... But he left the ball and just moved to create contact. That's what decides it for me.
ive somehow ended up in a private party at Hilton Doha with the Croatian federation and the food and drink is paid forI hope you've got a couple of hundred quid to spend
He did it with no intention of playing the ball though. It's an unnatural motion with no other intent than to get a penalty. He is impeding the defender more than the defender is impending him. Not a hill I'm willing to die on, but this is some James Harden type shit that shouldn't be rewarded.
Amazing
Why arent Qatar subs going to dressing room. Instead they're walking to the pitch greeting their teammates like the game is over.
Have Qatar even had a shot on target this tournament?
Protecting the ball when in control of it is not cheating. It's not about whether his intention is shooting, crossing or doing a rabona. He's the ball carrier so it's not a 50/50 but by putting his body between the ball and defender he's forcing the defender into making a decision. It's literally the same as dribbling diagonally in front of a chasing defender. Is that cheating too? Either the defender lets you play the ball or he takes you out. Yes, he knows what he's doing and knows that the tackle is coming, but the onus is on the defender to not go through his back once he does so.
If a defender is shepherding the ball out of play, can you just run straight through him, knock him over and take the ball?
It's simple, if an attacker is looking for a contact its not a pen.
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Don't think South Africans have to worry about that anymore after this tournament
I agree, Qatar should've had a pen.
Watching the replay again I'm certain even if he's trying to win it, it's still a foul by the defender and should be a penalty
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Maybe if you can't tackle without putting an opponent in danger then you shouldn't be allowed to do that either.
It's a physical game, you accept the risks of contact the moment you step on the pitch.
I wanna see if the Wales squad feels in such a celebratory mood as they did watching England at Euro 2016.
Clear red for Hennessy but if the ref had balls he would've sent off an Iran player for their protests. Numerous players barking in his face from inches away.
Collapsing into the Senegal defender
Jesus christ, he gets a 90kg defender knocking him in the back and taking out his right leg for good measure. But if you look at the situation as him "collapsing into the defender" then we're never going to agree. The only reason it seems like a silly thing to do is because the referee made an error in not awarding an obvious penalty (and what could've been a red card too because it's not an obvious attempt at playing the ball). Yes, he played for the foul, but he was in fact fouled and should have had a penalty for it.
Like I've said, he's carrying the ball. The laws don't say anything about what decisions he's allowed to take with the ball, so he's well within his rights to position his body between the ball and defender to force the defender into either tackling him or backing off. It's not a 50/50, and if the defender makes it back and tackles him from the side then fair play to the defender, but he doesn't. He goes steaming into him from behind and gets nowhere near the ball. Clear foul, absolutely no doubt about it.
I disagree on this being "leaving the ball". It's right next to him and available to be played if the tackle doesn't come in.
Still waiting for Qatar’s first shot on target but don’t think it’s ever going to come. They just look so clumsy it’s becoming laughable. Should have had a penalty though.
The half time footage of the Saudi teamtalk and their coach is fantastic.
Nonsense. He's entitled to protect the ball. Definite pen.
Qatar worst host nation EVER
Never mind getting a goal, just try and shoot the ball at that white box at the other end of the pitch.
Will the Qatar fans be back for the 2nd half ?
Brilliant header
2-0 to Senegal.
Yeah, Qatar aren't scoring at this tournament.
They didn't bother coming back for the second half of the Ecuador game, so probably not.
2nd goal for Senegal.
Game over now
We want 7
Very good goal
This is not "looking for contact" though. This is just a case of having your body between the ball and opponent and is completely legal. If the defender then decides to tackle you anyway then that's the defender's problem.
Forcing a defender into either backing off or making a mistake does not make it so you can't get a pen if the defender does indeed make a mistake
Not the ones in the good midfield seats apparently.
Lovely header from far out.