World Cup: R16: France vs. Argentina. 6/30/2018

[NyQuil]

Getting a bit sloppy.

 

[NyQuil]

Arm tucked in?

 

[les Habs]

He had the ball, advantage was played. He went down inside the box after the second foul->penalty. That's how the rule goes.

Assuming he played the advantage, yes. Didn't see that in one second he did so.

 

[Firsov99]

Argentina hasn’t had a scoring chance yet. Doesn’t look good for them.

 

[Name Nameless]

Argentinian believes it can be a handboll even if you have your arm to the body, and the ball then hits it. Very not impressing.

 

[Jussi]

Assuming he played the advantage, yes. Didn't see that in one second he did so.

Because it happened so quickly. Ref didn't exactly have time to show advantage being played.

 

[Turtleneck Plek]

LOL Giroud

 

[NyQuil]

Good D there.

 

[Name Nameless]

Kind of sad that you can't get a free kick if you don't fall down even if there is a foul.

And this is why we have so much embellishment.

This is what FIFA does wrong. This, and the fact embellishment isn't penalized hard.

 

[Albatros]

Probably doesn't help having Mascherano in front of them.

His positioning has looked off which isn't that great combined with no speed whatsoever.

 

[les Habs]

Because it happened so quickly. Ref didn't exactly have time to show advantage being played.

So if he didn't show it then we don't know that he did.

 

[Jussi]

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

The French have this in the bag.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/laws-of-the-game-2018-19.pdf?cloudid=khhloe2xoigyna8juxw3
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If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding inside the penalty area, the referee must award a penalty kick.

And Rojo also shoved Mbappe. Easy call.

 

[Jussi]

So if he didn't show it then we don't know that he did.

Well since he called the latter foul that assumes he would have.

 

[The Moose]

He had the ball, advantage was played. He went down inside the box after the second foul->penalty. That's how the rule goes. At this (st)age, you really should know how advantage works.

I don't think the second was a penalty. He did not have the ball anymore anyway. His last touch on the ball was well before the first fault, and in fact he had no chance to get to the ball afterwards. He just kept his footing only to fall down inside the box.

 

[NyQuil]

What a clumsy challenge.

 

[Chimaera]

If it stays 1-0 for a while, you never know, but Argentina needs a striker on

 

[Timeless Winter]

The French have this in the bag.

Argentina come close to a scoring chance yet? France CBs have had it easy. So far.

 

[Turtleneck Plek]

Pogba is playing a very good game so far. That FK was laughable, but he's been dominating the midfield.

 

[Jussi]

https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/laws-of-the-game-2018-19.pdf?cloudid=khhloe2xoigyna8juxw3
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And Rojo also shoved Mbappe. Easy call.

 

[Stray Wasp]

Argentina is a bankrupt team.

All they can hope for now is that the French beat themselves.

 

[maclean]

Too early to sub out Di Maria?

 

[NyQuil]

Now the battle of who is in more pain begins.

 

[Timeless Winter]

Argentina is a bankrupt team.

All they can hope for now is that the French beat themselves.

Either that or somehow get a goal on a set piece. Not sure what Argentina's game plan is.