Smithy was talking about a trip. I don't see one in that clip other than he tripped himself. If there is another replay then I would love to see it (and be corrected)
I seen a replay where he moved his foot back to put power into the strike and going for the strike his striking foot (was still behind him) clipped the ivory coast defenders leg, probably causing him to then go on, hit the ground with his foot and trip over.
i think its incredibly unlucky and a little harsh but he did cause the player to trip. Does this mean that a player can deliberatly put their leg back in action of striking the ball, to attract contact and get a penalty?
Good question.
Was the defender carelessly making a tackle? I think yes in this case.
He didn't actually make a tackle though, he was merely man marking/holding his ground. Both feet firmly planted at the time of this contact.
you actually seen the video? he isn't just standing his ground.
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/controversial-penalty-sends-ivory-coast-packing-6011931
The point I was making is that there was no challenge at all. At very worst he's back tracking and holding territory. There's nothing more than man marking going on here. I can accept the laws Smithy posted, they all only apply to a player if a tackle is made. How the ref interprets this as a tackle though is beyond me.