Japan vs Spain & Costa Rica vs Germany - 7pm GMT

[Barry Cartman]

15 minutes ago, Mr Adam said:

In. ITV’s defence (shudder) it would have been the host broadcasters decision, not theirs

They could have shown more evidence after the game to shut Souncess up 

[Confused Clarity]

21 minutes ago, Mr Adam said:

In. ITV’s defence (shudder) it would have been the host broadcasters decision, not theirs

But other broadcaster showed the VAR decision. On their broadcasts. Whether it was during the game or post match.

ITV were ranting about "Why has nobody been given the footage half hour after the game?" When broadcasters had actually shown it.

So no "in ITV's defence" at all. Sorry.

[Smallen]

the amount of people I am seeing on the socials today still pointing at one photo angle and suggesting that it was definitely out... I dunno man. It makes you wonder about the world and civilisation. How did we get this far. How did we get out of the caves. 

[craigcwwe]

Germany's xG last night.  Never seen any team have an xG that high before. 

[TM]

away from the decision, Germany didn't deserve to get through so justice was done in that way

even in the Costa Rica game they were ropey as hell at the back

[outlander]

16 minutes ago, panulmo said:

Really I don't happy with the decision of the japans second goal. However, it is a part of the game.

Why are you not happy with a correct decision?

[kpain16]

Why is this still a thing? Christ. The ball was obviously in. It's not a matter of an opinion, but a plain fact. You just need to see a proper angle if your geometry clases have failed you.

[Darius1998]

I don't know why the template is that of a Champions League ball but anyway:

Matter of millimetres but it was in.

[Barry Cartman]

Qatar presentaters mocking the Germans

 

[Mr Adam]

4 hours ago, Confused Clarity said:

But other broadcaster showed the VAR decision. On their broadcasts. Whether it was during the game or post match.

ITV were ranting about "Why has nobody been given the footage half hour after the game?" When broadcasters had actually shown it.

So no "in ITV's defence" at all. Sorry.

Don’t be sorry to me I don’t give a **** I hate ITV  everything except the chase 

[enigmatic]

7 hours ago, Smallen said:

the amount of people I am seeing on the socials today still pointing at one photo angle and suggesting that it was definitely out... I dunno man. It makes you wonder about the world and civilisation. How did we get this far. How did we get out of the caves. 

tbf, the memes with Lampard as VAR doing the rounds on socials are great  

[Andrew_]

6 hours ago, craigcwwe said:

Germany's xG last night.  Never seen any team have an xG that high before. 

Didn't Lukaku have higher last game?

[Wolf_pd]

5 hours ago, Barry Cartman said:

Qatar presentaters mocking the Germans

 

World Cup 2006 was a proper organised World Cup. And Qatar were **** anyway.

[Orzelek]

What a total disappointment, but although it was a bit unlukcky, Germany still were not good enough. There's some mentality problem on this team - both against Japan and Costa Rica a stupid goal for the opponent made the defence almost forget to how to play football for some time, and in general the defence looked very shaky even in simple situations.

 

And Flick needs to go asap. He started weirdly by not selecting Hummels (I know that Mats probably couldn't save this mess of a defence, but he has still had a really good season at BVB) while selecting Kehrer and Bella-Kotchap ust because they are younger. And already the first game showed, that Germany were much ore dangerous with Füllkrug on the pitch. And still he didn't start with him one time, instead picking Müller who had a terrible tournament. It was like he thought it is absolutely impossible that Spain could lose to a team, which had defeated Germany just a few days earlier. If Germany had scored 2 more goals before the halftime (and Füllkrug woul've burried some of those chances), Spain couldn't have relaxed in the seciond half. 

I had huge hopes for Flick and felt he was exactly the right guy for the job, but this tournament turned out as disaster like the last one. DFB needs to realise that something is terribly wrong, and change things up to the EURO om German soil in  18 months. I would prefer that they appointed Thomas Tuchel.

[Astafjevs]

Not much he can do when the option fans are desperate for is.....Füllkrug. Think that explains why Germany struggled more than anything to do with the coach. 

[Weezer]

Fullkrug’s in-form card was legendary for my Bundesliga side in my only ever foray into FUT back on FIFA 18. Says a lot if he’s now Germany’s best attacking option though.