2014 World Cup

Come back inside Crosby.

Nice! 1-1.

Utterly shambolic defending though. And from a throw-in?! You use a throw-in to have a breather and use the break in play to look out for a way to relieve yourself of pressure. That was reckless schoolboy stuff.

Originally Posted by crosby87

chile has no chance to win this. Im going outside to tan. G'day, mates.

come back inside quick!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did that Neymar header not hit the guys upheld arm? That has to be a penalty surely.

Originally Posted by Crosby87

Im going outside to tan.

Have you ever done anything sensible in your life?

It's been a terrific contest so far. End-to-end under a phenomenal atmosphere.

Seconds before Chile scored I was about to type that I was really impressed by Brazil. Fast, athletic and direct. But Chile have held on and took their one clear chance. Vidal did everything to ensure it went out for a throw rather than a goal kick and look what happened.

Fascinating contest. I'm utterly gripped.

Arturo Vidal has a career as a Hollywood Hispanic villain when he retires. If Vinny Jones can do it...

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Did that Neymar header not hit the guys upheld arm? That has to be a penalty surely.

I wasn't sure, I'd like to see it again. These games are often decided of small margins.

Webb should have given Hulk a penno. The pressure Chile put on him via the media was well targeted. Webb has a history of being lenient in the early parts of a tense and high profile contest for fear of chaos following. The players know it and played to it.

This level does seem to be beyond Webb, not in control at all, well played Chile.

Big call there. Still not sure about it.

Although good decision on the Hulk disallowed goal.

Definite hand-ball by Hulk. Delighted it was ruled out; you can't be let score a goal at the World Cup with a bloody shin-scuff like that!

Originally Posted by centre mid

This level does seem to be beyond Webb, not in control at all, well played Chile.

You think? FIFA/UEFA regularly give him big games. I think he's pretty solid. He strikes me as more savvy to the possibility of players diving than many other refs. He errs on the side of caution, no doubt, but I can't say that's a bad thing. Given the decisive nature a penalty can possess, he'd probably rather he waved away an ambiguous penalty-shout than award a penalty for a suspected dive. You need to be certain. Hulk's shout certainly wasn't stonewall. Contact was minimal and I don't think careless. It was a coming together of bodies, I thought. In fact, there was a similar incident up the other end involving Luiz. I think Webb would have to have awarded Chile a penalty for that if he'd seen reason to give Hulk a penalty earlier in the game.

I think certain teams/players are able to get to him/influence him. I'd forgive him the 3 card trick.

Wasn't that Graham Poll?

It was. This is a character assassination. Lay off Webb!

Oh yeah - apologies Howard

What a tense game. Chile has big balls. Taking the game to Brazil in Brazil at the end lime that.

For those who give out about footballers appealing to refs, I think the instantaneous appeal by the Chilean defender prompted Webb to disallow the Hulk goal.

Was the Lino involved in the decision?

Although agreeing there was a hand-ball, Shearer is asking how Webb could have seen Hulk's hand-ball. Didn't linesman Mike Mularkey immediately wave his flag and bring it to his attention?

Rio Ferdinand: "There'll be clubs looking at this lad Sanchez."

Doesn't he realise Sanchez is a regular feature for Barcelona?