FIFA World Cup 2026

[Owey]

Same again. Freeze frame makes that look like an awful challenge.

Real speed replay shows him in a tussle, off balance and trying to put his foot down. Comes down on an awkwardly landed Bosnian player.

As for parallels - there’s a freeze frame of Messi with his studs in somebodies calf. Nobody gave that a second look.

Agree, that wasn't a send off either

 

[bremsstrahlung]

gee. VAR really playing god in these knockout games.

There should be a penalty every corner if we are calling that one.

 

[Owey]

gee. VAR really playing god in these knockout games.

There should be a penalty every corner if we are calling that one.

Agree, that's something the game to clarify and clean up.

 

[Thieves Like Us]

gee. VAR really playing god in these knockout games.

There should be a penalty every corner if we are calling that one.

Yeah, incredibly erratic decision making from the VAR teams. It does make me wonder whether the VAR teams from outside the big European leagues know how to use the system to improve decision making.

And as I type those words I think about all the times I have complained about CAR in the EPL.

Just get rid of it!

 

[Seano]

The Socceroos never looked confident in that shootout. Shame to go out like that, but they did well to take it that deep, and they're a young team- onwards and upwards.

 

[Mclovin]

Its heartbreaking to loose that way.
I understand bringing Ryan on for his experience but Beach earned the right to be there at the end

 

[Battler]

We need to stop being so passive. We looked well on top early in the second half, but then reverted to our 'let’s not lose' mindset. Patty Beach's screamer saved us from being rissoled anyway.

 

[Seano]

Apparently, statistically, bringing on a player for penalties, either as a shooter or a stopper, has a very low success rate. That, and the fact that Beach had a record-breaking tournament for saves for an Australian...it was a dumb move by Pop.

Also, centre-backs taking penalties... not good.

 

[MBQLD]

Soon as they subbed Beach it felt wrong. He had a blinder of a tournament.

 

[bremsstrahlung]

disappointing.

Feel like we are capable of some really good football. Whenever we go behind, we always play much better. Need the confidence to take games on.

Popovic too negative for mine. We keep setting up not to lose, defending deep and inviting pressure. Teams basically have uncontested ball and attack at will.

At our best, we would have beaten Egypt today if we kept playing. We lack a bit of squad depth, especially up front. We played most of that game with the intention of going to penalties and we flipped a coin and lost.

I’m pretty keen to see where a few of these guys end up post World Cup.

Overall, probably a par result for the World Cup campaign.