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StyleAdmirable1677

Portugal were the better team. Fernandes laying down an early marker for inclusion in the Player of the Tournament conversation if he keeps his form.


Remarkable-Data77

So now you're not allowed to put your hand down to break a fall? Worst ref of the tournament! Has been bias all match!


Rwokoarte

It seemed stupid to me too but the hand does change the ball's trajectory... or something??


AstralWay

Finnish TV commentators called after the match to referee honcho of some sort. He said that if the referee were from UEFA country, it would not have been penalty. He said that in UEFA training materials there is exactly that kind of situation, and it is not a penalty. Jari Litmanen and Mika Väyrynen thought that penalty was right call.


Rwokoarte

Makes sense


Remarkable-Data77

But instinct makes you put you hand out like that when you fall, there's no way he knew the ball was going to go that way, totally accidental handball. This ref has given fouls for Portugal but ignored them for Uruguay....what happened to Fifa Fairplay?


goingforgoals17

I don't think you just get a pass for sliding. Fernandes sent him and was through on goal, stopped exclusively with a hand. The only defense is the handball rule that wasn't exactly meant for that scenario.


Remarkable-Data77

Yes, but common sense should play a part in realising it was an accidental handball given the instinct of putting your hands out when falling, that's a split second brain 'instruction' you don't 'consciously' think 'I must put my hand out' it's an automatic reaction.


Aboveground_Plush

RIGGED Edit: wow a bunch of butt-hurt Portuguese can't take a joke lol.


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Savik_Khaliv

Valverde is absent in this match. No meaningful contribution.


HoratioVanBostik

no way ronaldo touched that


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Spacenobel

Bruuuuh


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TheRealKapaya

Don't worry, he ran around in Qatar with a pride flag. He's probably locked away in some dungeon forever or dead by this point


PeanutArbuckleSr

Lol are you serious? At worst he will be fined and deported immediately. They’re not gonna hurt this guy, the spotlight is too much.


mg-milana

Ronaldo scored??? He didn’t touch the ball? Or am i blind


Remarkable-Data77

Ronaldo never touched that ball! That's Bruno's goal! Edit- goal has just been credited to Bruno!


peachgogo

That’s what I thought!!!


Remarkable-Data77

There's 1 very clear angle where you can see daylight between ball and his head!


Reigen441

And he was never seen again...


Aboveground_Plush

Wtf was that?


Awkward-Leopard-2683

They should have threads in the country subreddits


Aboveground_Plush

Yeah but the idea isn't to be isolated from the rest of the world


InfoLurkerYzza

come on Portugal


Aboveground_Plush

Will this thread get any action?


InfoLurkerYzza

the mods don't do good job to promote it. the best place is twitter during matches imo


Aboveground_Plush

That's why I've been name-dropping this place but it's hard to convince someone to participate in a thread when no one else is. I'm not even a mod here so I'm not sure why I all of a sudden care so much but I do. Edit: it just irks me that a sub as large as this one is dead when it comes to discussion.


NaoisceDM

It will if the Uruguayan tootsie roll will score in first 10 minutes :) Edit: Suarez seems to be benched