What's your Futbol team? Joga Bonito

[92bDad]

Freakin hilarious...as many times as I've seen my teams get screwed by bad calls, I finally see my team get the advantage due to a blown call.

Kudos to Henry for not shying away from what happened in his post-game comments.

Kudos to France for advancing...if Ireland wanted to advance then they should have not let it come down to this one goal.

These are the things that happen when you continue to allow the human element to be a factor in athletics.

I'll take this win...even if it's backing your way into the World Cup!!!

That being said, will we see Soccer move to a replay system at some point in the future?

Vive La France!!!

[Big Boy Laroux]

Originally Posted by 92bDad

Kudos to France for advancing...if Ireland wanted to advance then they should have not let it come down to this one goal.

seriously?????? this is SOCCER! how many soccer games have resulted in a 1-0 score. i'd say probably 75% of all games, ever!

that's a ridiculous statement to try and cover up a TRAVESTY of officiating.

[92bDad]

Originally Posted by Big Boy Laroux

seriously?????? this is SOCCER! how many soccer games have resulted in a 1-0 score. i'd say probably 75% of all games, ever!

that's a ridiculous statement to try and cover up a TRAVESTY of officiating.

No doubt the officiating or actually the lack of some type of replay system...SUCKED!!! Travesty indeed.

As for my support of France, hey...I'm French!!!

Typically, I tell folks that I'm a "French-Texan"...I'm full of Pride and full of Crap!!! You decide which part of my cultural heritage is best associated with either reference :-)

That being said...I'm trying to keep my Politics in the political forum...this is sports and sports only. My reference of "Vive La France" is in regards to "Le Bleu" Now that they have advanced, regardless of reason...they can chase the Cup!!!

Back to the match and the hand-ball...it sucks for Ireland, no doubt!!! It also points to the advantage of using modern technology to overcome faults of human error.

That hand ball, like the Felix Jones fumble recovery...can be helped by technology...but for some reason, some folks insist that Human Element makes the games better?

[Big Boy Laroux]

Originally Posted by 92bDad

Kudos to France for advancing...if Ireland wanted to advance then they should have not let it come down to this one goal.

also wanted to say one more thing to this statement.

A statement like "should not have let it come down to one point" or "one bad call" is a valid thing to say in basketball, or football. There are so many scoring opportunities in those games (especially basketball), that one bad call shouldn't be the deciding factor, even if that call comes at the end of the game.

But in soccer, the scoring opportunities are so low in number, a bad call like this one can easily be the difference-maker.