#64 World Cup Final ~ France v Croatia - Match thread

[vietnammer]

How the bloody hell can you (or anyone) jump and keep your arms at your side.

Not a Punk Rock fan then?

[James P]

Reckon they’ll get the trophy presented before the start of the domestic season?

[WCpete]

Ever the gent, Putin keeps the brolly for himself while President of Croatia gets utterly drenched.

[Iron Mark]

When the ball hit Vida his arms were at his side. Natural position. How the bloody hell can you (or anyone) jump and keep your arms at your side. It ISN'T unnatural for your arms to be away from your side when you jump. Try it some time.

Look at the start of this video:
https://www.clippituser.tv/c/ypyvqn

Both arms up in the air. How is that being used to jump? Not sure you can push yourself up if your arms are up anyway.

Compare his arms to where Fernandes has his here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQHXD1Xs8k

[RedStar]

Phew.

[Hello there!]

Cheating and incompetent officialdom is a shortcut to success in so many endeavours.
Shame.

[Cuenca 'ammer]

Pissing down with rain, the only lady on the stage, head of her country, doesn't get an umbrella..

Chivalry is well and truly dead in Russia..

[Het-Field]

That's your opinion mate and you are well entitled to it.....

For me and many others, no penalty. You can say our language is wide of the mark.

What makes you more right in your assessment than us ? Because the penalty was given ?

When the ball hit Vida his arms were at his side. Natural position. How the bloody hell can you (or anyone) jump and keep your arms at your side. It ISN'T unnatural for your arms to be away from your side when you jump. Try it some time.

My point is that the language should at least be moderated to dubious. The deliberate movement of the arm is key and to the naked eye, that looks like a deliberate movement of the arm.

To me it's not about right or wrong. It's the justification. If I was to cede ground on my opinion is that the penalty might be dubious at best. I simply don't believe the referee was without justification to award it.

[pablo jaye]

Is Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović under the influence of alcohol?? She’s certainly enjoying herself!!

[Cuenca 'ammer]

Iron Mark

That's just the end of the jump so that isn't conclusive to me...you need both arms to jump. Arms away from his side. Ball hits him. Does his arm go toward the ball ?

Not to my mind. In which case it isn't a penalty.

[Cuenca 'ammer]

Het Field

moves his hand toward the ball ? Not in a million years. on his way down. again - Hand to ball or ball to hand...

My mind it's the latter. No penalty.

But they scored two other excellent goals so they won fairly and squarely. We're not arguing the match winning goal so I am not saying they didn't deserve to win. But it opened up a gap which had an influence on Croatia's tactical plan as the game wore on.

[WCpete]

Is wxchanging shirts not done anymore on the pitch?

[Iron Mark]

Iron Mark

That's just the end of the jump so that isn't conclusive to me...you need both arms to jump. Arms away from his side. Ball hits him. Does his arm go toward the ball ?

Not to my mind. In which case it isn't a penalty.

You can see the from second angle that both of his arms are up before his foot leaves the floor...

Not above your head you don't.

Arms away from his side makes him bigger, gaining an advantage if it hits him and the ref doesn't call it.

His arm goes down to meet the ball. If his arms aren't as high as he puts them, they would be out of the way before the ball reaches him.

[e17]

Ever the gent, Putin keeps the brolly for himself while President of Croatia gets utterly drenched.

Noticed that. Cross eyed weirdo

[Cuenca 'ammer]

Well the last time I tried to jump with my arms at my side, I didn't get off the ground......




As I wasn't a punk rocker V/nammer...

:lol:

[Puff Daddy]

My final post on the World Cup threads and I think the perfect way to end it. Wonderful touch of pure class from Kolinda Grabic- Kolarovic the President of Croatia. Smiles, hugs and kisses for every single player, Croatian and French. Terrific stuff

[e17]

My final post on the World Cup threads and I think the perfect way to end it. Wonderful touch of pure class from Kolinda Grabic- Kolarovic the President of Croatia. Smiles, hugs and kisses for every single player, Croatian and French. Terrific stuff

Couldn’t imagine Theresa May in an England crop top

& don’t want to

[61dicksey]

It means good luck in Russia when it rains as you are leaving. Brilliant football tornament loved that final had it all.

[Harry Hound]

It means good luck in Russia when it rains as you are leaving. Brilliant football tornament loved that final had it all.

Everything except an England world cup final win. Maybe one day I’ll see one, especially painful when the French have now seen 2 in past 20 years.

[mumbles87]

I reckon bobby Moore would be turning in his grave watching some idiot dab with the trophy.