Day 8: Japan vs Costa Rica | Belgium vs Morocco | Croatia vs Canada | Spain vs Germany

[2mufc0]

Surely a red.

 

[Sylar]

He was just about to shoot so surely a goal scoring opportunity? No?

 

[FrankDrebin]

Make the goalie work this time, please.

Edit: Jfc.

 

[Lay]

Hmm. lucky there

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Free kick for Japan INSIDE the D now. Please do something.

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

If this is a draw Germany will get a point tonight.

Japan then lose to Spain and Germany will absolutely batter Costa Rica and sneak through on GD.

 

[lawliet354]

That's a red surely?

 

[RedDevilMachine]

I want Costa Rica to win to spice things up in this group but I just can't see how they can score.

 

[Gavinb33]

Thats a red card

 

[Lay]

Score please

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Thats a red card

VAR should outright call this back for a review.

 

[hellhunter]

Leather it, let's go!

 

[KirkDuyt]

Refreshing to see Japan not crowding the ref clamouring for a red (which wouldnt have been out of place).

 

[duffer]

This whole laying down behind the wall thing, how many free kicks were scored by people shooting under a jumping wall?

 

[Gio]

Yeah, red for me as well. Ref clouded by the defenders around him, but he's got a free shot from about 16 yards so it's a goalscoring opportunity either way.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

How many free-kicks in history have been scored under the wall.

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Jesus, this match has been horrible.

 

[RedDevilMachine]

Free-kick went straight into the wall.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Never a red, he clearly gave yellow

 

[Lay]

Sums up the game

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Another freekick ends up being a shite one

 

[Sly]

Japan another terrible team at setpieces

 

[MayosNoun]

He is clearly about to score or at least work the keeper. How on Earth is that not a red card?

 

[Samid]

Michael Oliver being shite, shock horror

 

[Tony247]

Stupid fk.

 

[Sylar]

I seriously don't get the purpose of Costa Rica. You're going out anyway
Go for a win here, who knows you might get a draw out of Germany

 

[paulscholes18]

What is the record for the number of 0-0's at a world cup?

 

[hellhunter]

What is the record for the number of 0-0's at a world cup?

Apparently it's 7, this game would be the 6th

 

[Sylar]

What is the record for the number of 0-0's at a world cup?

Read it was seven
And England USA was number five

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Costa Rica remind me of the time Rangers faced us in the CL and needed a win to stay alive , but parked the bus for 90 mins and played for a draw.

Complete game killing negativity even though it didn't benefit them.

 

[Sly]

Stupid foul

 

[duffer]

Should be a pen there. Clear shirt pull.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Refreshing to see Japan not crowding the ref clamouring for a red (which wouldnt have been out of place).

It is something that needs to change if Japan wants to reach the next step, including that part of gamesmanship as it could always help earning decisions later.

 

[KirkDuyt]

This whole laying down behind the wall thing, how many free kicks were scored by people shooting under a jumping wall?

Only 1 I've ever seen was Ronaldinho.

 

[lawliet354]

That's a shirt pull. VAR is so inconsistent in decision

 

[Telsim]

This is so bad. What a terrible World Cup so far. What's causing it?

 

[Sylar]

Only 1 I've ever seen was Ronaldinho.

Ronaldo did it for united v Newcastle that I also remember. Ronaldinho was the first I saw though

 

[KirkDuyt]

It is something that needs to change if Japan wants to reach the next step, including that part of gamesmanship as it could always help earning decisions later.

Feck that, refs should change and punish gamesmanship properly of football wants to reach the next step.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Internally screaming.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

What the feck was that cross? Same stuff that I was moaning about a number of times before Japan scored the 2 goals against Germany.