The World Cup Thread

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LOL, that was priceless! Unfortunately, they'll be rattling on about it for the rest of the tournament.

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LOL, that was priceless! Unfortunately, they'll be rattling on about it for the rest of the tournament.

 

Another 44 years probably. The Germans will be loving it though.

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It's a great advert for electronic 'hawkeye' technology. In tennis, it takes less than 15 seconds to check if a ball was in or out....

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Looking forward to this Argentina - Mexico game. I think Argentina will win, but it's difficult to predict a scoreline.

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World Cup 2010: England 'goal' sparks technology calls

 

Controversy over England's disallowed second goal in their 4-1 World Cup loss to Germany has sparked fresh calls for goal-line technology to be introduced.

 

Ex-England skipper Alan Shearer said: "All the managers and the stars of football are calling for it. Not everyone can be wrong, can they?"

 

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp said Sepp Blatter, president of world governing body Fifa, should be "embarrassed".

 

He added: "In the modern world we've got technology, let's use it."

 

England were 2-1 down in the last 16 World Cup clash when Frank Lampard hit the bar with an effort that, as TV replays confirmed, dropped well over the line.

 

It was a pivotal moment for England, who went on to be well beaten, as they had just pulled a goal back through Matthew Upson after falling behind to strikes from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski.

 

 

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So we don't need goal line technology then Mr Blatter. You should look at Frank Lampards goal and resign tonight

 

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Instead of going in at half-time all-square, Fabio Capello's side were left to contemplate a 2-1 deficit, and their woes increased when Thomas Muller struck twice after the break to wrap up victory for Germany.

 

Redknapp added: "We've all seen it on the replay now - it was just amazing. That was a clear-cut goal and it was absolutely vital to England and it wasn't given.

 

"Technology has got to come into games, we've seen that today."

 

Redknapp's sentiments were echoed by both the England manager Fabio Capello and Shearer.

 

"It was the most important moment of the game," said Capello. "Where is the technology? Instead we are talking about goal or no goal."

 

Shearer added: "It was over [the line] by a good yard, it was not even close.

 

"In fairness to the assistant, he cannot be in line with it because of where the ball has come from. It has come from the edge of the box so he can't be in line with it."

 

Fifa have consistently refused to entertain the idea of using goal-line technology and video replays, a position underlined less than four months ago by the International Football Association Board.

 

"The door is closed. The decision was not to use technology at all," said Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke in March, shortly after the handball by Thierry Henry that secured France an equaliser against the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifier.

 

"Technology should not enter into the game, it was a clear statement made by the majority of the IFAB," added Valcke. "Let's keep the game of football as it is."

 

Few associated with England would share that view after events in Bloemfontein, but Germany could be forgiven a sense of schadenfreude.

 

The latest incident echoed the famous moment in the 1966 World Cup final between England West Germany when Geoff Hurst's third goal was adjudged to have crossed the line after coming off the bar. England went on to win the game 4-2.

 

Regrettably for England, the referee on this occasion, Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay, did not show the latitude of his 1966 counterpart Gottfried Dienst.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8766423.stm

 

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The English are losing the plot , and what's worse after this world cup their cash rich clubs will plunder the foreign markets once more ,leaving even less spaces for their young English players , they will never learn .

 

If you look at that squad they have the oldest squad by quite a bit , and there are not too many obvious candidates that are coming through , their main players have played their last world cup , bar Rooney

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Dear oh dear, here we go again.

 

Argentina score, the referee and linesman give the goal but the giant TV in the stadium shows the replay and Tevez is clearly about 3 yards offside. The Mexico players surround the linesman who, by this point has seen the replay on the giant TV and knows he got the decision wrong but he can't change his decision. Goal given!

 

I can see Mexico getting a player or two sent off tonight.

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2-0 Argentina - Higuain. Another fuck up but this time it was a Mexican defender.

 

The Mexicans are down and out!

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FIFA need to make a decision on this type of stuff.

 

If you are going to show replays on the big screens then use that technology to benefit the game. If you dont want to use the technology then dont use the big screens for airing replays during the game.

 

Mexico could get soundly pumped here.

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Mexico could get soundly pumped here.

 

They started the game so well and looked like they could have given the Argies a game of it.

 

FIFA have a lot to answer for after today. It won't be Scots who are sending in the questions though.