Another penalty save after a lengthy VAR related delay (and after, with a lot of standing around complaining), that's four by my count. Took an age for Ayew to kick it, I wonder if the delay is a big factor there?
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It was a dreadful penalty in fairness; there's only so much you can blame on a delay. 2010 is weighing on their minds more than the VAR delay (which was still needless)
Uruguay go up the pitch and score and Ghana are bottle central here. Though another for the Koreans and they're both out. So another interesting group finale set up - such a pity this is the last World Cup with four-team groups...
89th minute goal for South Korea and Uruguay - who've been coasting at 2-0 for the second half - are going out on away goals.
Another great twist, and the Uruguay players/fans can see it now.
What a last ten minutes. A little less time screaming at the ref and more time trying to score a third goal Uruguay!
And Suarez was never seen again...
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The ref and VAR have had a shocker there,stonewall penalty on Cavani…
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It looked a pen in real time and slow motion proved it imho.
Seen loads saying it wasn’t a penalty so I don’t know anymore,Cavani definitely run’s into his path but there’s no rule in football that you can’t do that,he clearly gets kicked on the back of his leg so again I don’t know anymore!iOriginally Posted by Stuttgart88
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Another cracking game here,no defending in sight though…..
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I think the decision was a load of old cack, but you’d have to be a right curmudgeon not to be delighted for Japan. Love their spirit. Their fans reaction was brilliant too. I wouldn’t bet against them v Croatia either.Japan
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Serbia a big disappointment at this World Cup. Good going forward but no defence. Thought they'd do better based on how they played against us in qualifying tbh.
I know there's been lots of firsts at this world cup, and there's various mad methods on how teams can and can't qualify for the next round, but surely they must be the first side ever to get kicked out of the WC finals on away goals.
Amidst all the bawling going on and off the pitch, this was another side who had scored no goals before the last game, as they preferred to park the bus rather than win games. Even in this one, they shut up shop and settled for 2-0 as soon as they could. If you want to win the WC, you have to at least try and win some games, and they didn't until it was too late. And plenty of teams like them are also on their long way home.
How were they knocked out on away goals?
We've qualified on goals scored before so it's hardly a first
Did you see how a Uruguay player goaded the ref after Ghana missed their pen? After that the bar was set very high for another pen in the ref's mind I'd say!
And yes, I think Cavani was every bit within his rights to draw the foul the way he did. The defender has to be alert to that. All the most streetwise footballers do that: Kane, Salah...
It reminded me a bit of the pen Robbie Keane won at home to Russia in the 2-3 game. He simply slowed down and the defender clipped him. He had nothing else in mind other than draw the (stupid) foul. Caveat defendor.
That Mitrovic header was magnificent. Super cross by Tadic too.
Yeah I seen that,it was Valverde who’s a brilliant player but was a big disappointment in the tournament ,he’ll learn that refs aren’t likely to give you many decisions if you do that….
Ultimately it’s their own fault they’re going out after being rubbish for the first 2 games….
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And for labouring for 40 minutes of the second half knowing that South Korea were one goal away from passing them out, and up against a Portugal side who had already won the group
Perhaps tempting fate to say it at half-time, but it's men against boys for the Netherlands/USA. The Americans have all the running but look pretty toothless, that lucky chance for Pulisic and distant Weah effort aside. The Dutch look much more composed and dangerous when they break forward. Both of their goals were remarkably similar.
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Bloody hell that American goal was flukey!
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Not a great advertisement for Argentina, that win. The Dutch conceded a fluky goal when 2 up and killed the game within five minutes, Argentina conceded a fluky goal when 2 up, missed some staggeringly easy chances, and twice should have conceded a leveler. That Kuol miss at the death is nightmare fuel.
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