World Soccer XXIX: Pro/Rel USA! just kidding!

[dxmnkd316]

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I hear ya...

One thing is that officiating in ALL SPORTS is coming down to the point to where we are milking every bit of information that humans can perceive in real time, but that's not good enough when you look back and go frame by frame with 12x zoom. Video has changed how every single sport has been officiated in the last 10 or so years. Like it or not, Pandora isn't closing the box...

Yeah, but some sports got it right: Tennis. Others got it horribly, horribly wrong: American football

But I fear you're exactly right. Again, I need to find some clouds to yell at or something.

[Shirtless Guy]

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It might just be me but the goal line thing for the goalie seems like something that should be beyond VAR. It's not something that should require review or be a big enough deal that review is necessary.

[joecct]

I hear ya...

One thing is that officiating in ALL SPORTS is coming down to the point to where we are milking every bit of information that humans can perceive in real time, but that's not good enough when you look back and go frame by frame with 12x zoom. Video has changed how every single sport has been officiated in the last 10 or so years. Like it or not, Pandora isn't closing the box...

Many years before Muad'Dib there was the Butlerian Jihad.

[bronconick]

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Michel Platini arrested in Paris over a corruption probe into the 2022 World Cup being awarded to Qatar.

[Russell Jaslow]

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I didn't see the kick in question , but I 100% agree. Scurry was the worst offender I've seen and that was what? 20 years ago? I would have called her for dam near every one of her attempts. But she was basically at the top of the goal area when the ball was kicked. That's what they should be calling.

I've always said that last save Scurry made in the famous shootout against China was so blatantly illegal.

[joecct]

Michel Platini arrested in Paris over a corruption probe into the 2022 World Cup being awarded to Qatar.

Not so much arrested as hauled in for questioning.

[dxmnkd316]

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I've always said that last save Scurry made in the famous shootout against China was so blatantly illegal.

Rewatch the whole thing. It's terrible. All of her attempts, not just her saves, were textbook examples that should have been called.

[Jimjamesak]

Rewatch the whole thing. It's terrible. All of her attempts, not just her saves, were textbook examples that should have been called.

It’s definitely one of the most infamous and egregious examples. I’ve seen it used as an example in training plenty of times.

And yes, every single one of them she is way off the line.

[Spartanforlife4]

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What's going on right now is a great example of what the expanded WC will lose once they go to 48.

Brazil is beating Italy 1-0.
Australia is beating Jamaica 4-1.

Current results have BRA, ITA, and AUS all tied with 6 points, so it comes down to goal differential and total goals. With the changes, you won't even have this situation because only one game will be played, and it sounds like there won't even be draws anymore so it will all be H2H. Though it should probably be H2H now as well, but GD does make it more exciting.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: World Soccer XXIX: Pro/Rel USA! just kidding!

What's going on right now is a great example of what the expanded WC will lose once they go to 48.

Brazil is beating Italy 1-0.
Australia is beating Jamaica 4-1.

Current results have BRA, ITA, and AUS all tied with 6 points, so it comes down to goal differential and total goals. With the changes, you won't even have this situation because only one game will be played, and it sounds like there won't even be draws anymore so it will all be H2H. Though it should probably be H2H now as well, but GD does make it more exciting.

The 48 team world cup needs to be 12 groups of 4, not 16 groups of 3...3 is just stupid. The unbalanced schedule and not all playing on the last day seems so extremely anticlimactic.

EDIT: And way too many chances for a repeat of the "Disgrace of Gijon"

[Spartanforlife4]

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The 48 team world cup needs to be 12 groups of 4, not 16 groups of 3...3 is just stupid. The unbalanced schedule and not all playing on the last day seems so extremely anticlimactic.

Agreed. I hope they come to a more sensible solution.

Group C finishes with
1. Italy, 6 pts, +5 GD, 7 goals scored
2. Australia, 6 pts, +3 GD, 8 goals scored
3. Brazil, 6 pts, +3 GD, 6 goals scored
4. Jamaica, 0 pts, -11, 1 goal scored

Now, imagine if there weren't any third place advancements.

[Jimjamesak]

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Prediction: People will continue to panic no matter how goals the US scores.

Also: Continued bad “MNT v WNT” takes.

[Spartanforlife4]

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No one seems to like VAR in the Copa America.

I’d like to watch, but it’s a pain to try. Telemundo isn’t in HD, which could be serviceable, except there are HD bars and then they still shrink the screen further so it’s literally like 40% of the screen.

[Kepler]

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Continued bad “MNT v WNT” takes.

What are the bad takes? I thought the only comparison was "the MNT would do better if the rest of the world didn't care."

[Jimjamesak]

What are the bad takes? I thought the only comparison was "the MNT would do better if the rest of the world didn't care."

No, there are plenty of people who honestly believe the WNT would beat the MNT.

It’s nothing new, those kind of takes have been around since 99.