Match threads in here.
France and Switzerland through according to the TAB.
Can't go wrong there. Unless of course the French implode.
Group E - SUI | ECU | FRA | HON
Oceania at the World Cup:
Kiwi officials first outing this tournament:
GROUP E, Match 10
15 June 2014, 21:00 CET
Estadio Beíra-Rio, Porto Alegre
FRANCE - HONDURAS
Referee: Sandro RICCI (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson CARVALHO (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo VAN GASSE (BRA)
Fourth Official: Peter O´LEARY (NZL)
Standby Assistant Referee: Jan Hendrick HINTZ (NZL)
Even the Swiss are putting on a pretty decent game.
Honduras player Jorge Claros has bullet wounds in his head and shoulder from an attempted car-jacking in 2011...
Good job FIFA bringing in goal line technology. It really helped clear things up in the France v Honduras match....
it did and it worked perfectly. Despite what the commentator keeps saying.
Good job FIFA bringing in goal line technology. It really helped clear things up in the France v Honduras match....
It did unless you are a dribbling moron.
Oh yeah, it was clearly a goal as shown by the tech. But it did seem like there was a lot of confusion on the pitch and sideline about it, although how much of that was the commentator himself getting confused I don't know.
Seems harsh to call it an own goal though
Edit: just saw the replay again. own goal probably fair in the end actually
guess its new so the crowd weren't used to it. And yeah the commentator was an idiot with the one that hit the post. I then wasn't convinced it was over, but changed my mind. Yet he kept going on and on about how GLT didn't work and how it was a controversial goal, which probably influenced some people reactions (which I never understand - make your own mind up)
For the worst game so far, France/Duras wasn't actually too bad.
Most goals scored for the first 10 games since the 1958 world cup. Defending is dead.
Who needs defense when you have offense! I'm loving this World Cup so far, no draws and lots of goals!
Mexico/Cameroon was the worst game for me so far...
I'm not sure how it was controversial. Why did they need to show that part that said 'no goal'? I don't think anyone was ever in doubt when it came off the upright that it was not a goal.
I'm actually surprised that they showed that on the big screen considering they never show replays of 'big decisions' at the ground.
I'm not sure how it was controversial. Why did they need to show that part that said 'no goal'? I don't think anyone was ever in doubt when it came off the upright that it was not a goal.
I'm actually surprised that they showed that on the big screen considering they never show replays of 'big decisions' at the ground.
I can't wait for the Honduras coach to come out and explain his reaction over the goal being allowed.
In other news, how good was that Swiss game? Well worth getting up early for.
Dammit! Swiss/Ecuador my first missed game of the tournament!
I'm not sure how it was controversial. Why did they need to show that part that said 'no goal'? I don't think anyone was ever in doubt when it came off the upright that it was not a goal.
I'm actually surprised that they showed that on the big screen considering they never show replays of 'big decisions' at the ground.
FIFA have said the first 'no goal' was to show that Benzema didn't score it, but that it was only a 'goal' once the keeper tipped it in.
Jeez this has been a great tournament so far - only thing that wouldve made it better was obviously if we were involved.
Doing my normal thing of supporting the Dutch because of my heritage, though - and have started well :)
the french are playing beautiful football this morning!
Did the commentators comment on the holes in the Swiss defence?
The Swiss are cinq-ing without a trace.
Ben Williams reffing Honduras-Ecuador. Strap yourselves in lads.
1 yellow already, could've been 3. How to miss an open goal lesson number 1.
What a cracking World Cup this is. Two teams going at each other hammer and tongs, Ben Williams predictably in the spotlight for disallowing a Honduras goal just before HT. Did he see a handball from the rebound off the post?
Clint Bolton: "I thought I was watching an A League game with some of the refereeing there".
But the game play is of a higher standard for most part.
I must google "Ben Williams", becuase I'm pretty sure the referee I saw today wasn't the same one I've seen in the A-League.
How lethal did France look? Brilliant.
France did look lethal, Ben Williams looked a good referee. A complete day of upsets.