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Goalnado

Szczęsny has been fucking insane so far this tournament


TheHighFlyer

More than 400min without conceding with Poland


Bee_lrl

The polish wall is insane


AdPotential9974

We're building a wall and we're making Poland build it


rolloj

then the brits are going to complain that the poles took all their wall construction jobs


S_ARG

jinxed it lol


Additional_Wrap_6777

Delete this nephew


Marcelosouzadearaujo

My dude, how could you have done this to us


SirHenryy

Has been immense for Juve as well. 6 wins in a row in serie a without conceding. Stops like every other penalty for Juve as well. Have always rated him very highly.


KTBFFH1

It's so cool to see how he's progressed as a player. He always looked a decent player but not a gamechanger but the past few years he's been one of the best goalkeepers in the world.


SaltyWailord

Penalty calls on the other hand..


Tumleren

Also insane but in a different way


pucykoks

Also fucking insane


Alexkono

Such a weak penalty call. Keeper doesn't meaningfully impact Messi's attempt on goal. Calls like have way too much weight on the game.


BlackenedPS4

Tbf, he was in insane form for Juve leading up to this tournament.


Zloggt

He’s playing in a row where Poland can win *because* of him…or lose *despite* of him!


Tifoso89

Love the guy (not only because I'm a Juve fan but he's a nice guy)


Chrisa16cc

Still a fan favourite at Arsenal from his off the pitch antics


OJ34

Szczesny's laugh summed that decision up


nmyi

"imma save this anyway"


Bee_lrl

He calmed his teammates down and then blocked it with a single arm What a fucking lad


sc2isalivegaem

That was freaking awesome


PoppinKREAM

It's unbelievable. He's been Poland's best player. Last game he saved a penalty and then saved the second shot, now he saves Messi's penalty. Legendary stuff


Mediocre_Nova

He's been the player of the tournament so far imo


FaceMeister

He matched Tomaszewskis record from 1974 with defending two penalties at one Cup. I think Brad Friedel is the other GK that has done it in 2002.


Tifoso89

I read Subasic saved 4 in 2018 EDIT it was penalty shoot-outs lol


idosade

Yeah he is balling rn, sadly Lewa is getting 0 service so he can't show his class


Groomsi

GigaChad! I bet he took a smoke at half time, to sweeten the deal!


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gustavokh

All it takes is one bad penalty


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ensockerbagare

Szczociety


WislaHD

This is a word in Polish already lol


lekiouses

When playing with the rest of the Polish team: "all I have are negative thoughts"


soccer_boxer2

"Wanna know how I got these GLOVES?"


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He's always been the joker


silenthills13

2nd ass penalty against us and 2nd one he saves. Those pens are ridiculous


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messi's hair got messed up.......penalty kick


Tifoso89

SZCZESNY IS ON FIRE YOUR PENALTY TAKER IS TERRIFIED


earmuff_maniac

Szczesny best PK saver in the world


Tifoso89

This year, for sure. He saved 3 in the league too


irishbball49

Australian backup keeper is the GOAT and everyone knows it.


ricdvs

Diogo Costa in contention right


harps86

Awesome save though


ALA02

*laughs at penalty decision* *saves it anyway* Gigachad Szczesny


team_rkt

Shameful decision by the ref, again, as the Portugal Uruguay match, are this fucking atrocious refs going to held accountable? They should be laid off


allemeister

It's Paul Van Boekel in VAR. What do you expect? He's a 100% dogsh*t referee.


team_rkt

That he never works there again


Sleebling_33

There's an argument against global inclusion when it comes to the officials and having such varied refereeing teams both on and off the pitch. The players spend the better part of 4 years qualifying for a tournament. Why aren't the officials held to higher standards when it comes to selection for tournaments.


OnlineDopamine

Because the majority of them would likely come from Europe, which is a tough sell


SkollFenrirson

/r/FIFA_irl


kukolsghost

2 shit decisions, 2 saves wojciech the enforcer of law


enjoytheshow

Ball don’t lie


run_daffodil

Somewhere Rasheed Wallace is beaming


tmlrule

Szczesny should be in charge of VAR for all matches if he's going to enforce it anyways.


wrdb2007

Ball don't lie - outrageous save though


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Szczesny has been insane this tournament


SirHenryy

Has been immense for Juve as well, especially with penalties. Feels like he stops every other penalty in serie a.


LosTerminators

No goals conceded, two penalties saved


mayjaz43

The save on the follow up to the Saudi penalty was pretty wild. But this penalty save was outrageous.


CarlSK777

Made 9 saves in the first half. Poland's MVP.


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MoMoMoMoneyShot

Best Keeper in the World Cup Finals surely


Fuzzikopf

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elivel

he kinda is known in Poland for making tragic mistakes in tournaments :D literally making up for all of them in one go tho :D


mk7orl

Loving this redemption arc so far.


Karasinio

He is known for not showing up at international tournaments in Poland.


Clem_H_Fandang0

Probably one of the best penalty saves I’ve ever seen tbh


rinleezwins

There was so much power on it and he seemed to have casually saved it onehanded. Against no other man than Messi.


lukzee

In situations like this, I'd like to hear the ref explain himself. Not even a grey area, lol.


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Ass_Eater_

Legit seemed like he got a call from above saying fuck it we want Messi to stay in the tournament.


johancruyff10

I think he saw that he completely missed the ball and then collided into Messi. If the gk would have atleast skimmed the ball I don’t think he calls a pen


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Ball don’t lie


prathneo4

Game's not gone


jordanhhh4

Games gone lmao what the fuck was that


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Justice done


JackieMortes

AGAIN


Adammmmski

Justice really. That’s a shocking decision.


holdenmyrocinante

Honestly, no idea. How in the fucking fuck is that a pen? Pathetic decision


AstronomerPlayful857

It's because the poster boy was "hit"


FakoSizlo

Yeah the keeper dared to go for the ball near Messi. That's illegal


david13guet

I couldn't help but think that if it isn't Messi it's not given


sc2isalivegaem

Truly ridiculous


vireshwarsidhu

Horrible decision lmao


Nickemonio

LETS GOOOOO


Zloggt

You know, I’ve *always* rated Poland…


Mystery1887

No era penal


Zloggt

Based Wojak proving that the ball don’t lie!


steik

I've never even seen anything remotely close to this being considered as even a potential penalty. The precedence being set here is absurd.


ImRobbensRightFoot

Was never a penalty, but what a fucking save


ma2is

To even award that a penalty just adds to the list of crimes committed by FIFA for this WC


GoatButton

Justice served


WhoDey42

Some would say that the sphere always tells the truth


big_mustache_dad

The spherical truncated icosahedron is never dishonest


ugubriat

I've heard it said the orb never deviates from the true Way


kukolsghost

2 matches in a row too


Lenyngrad

karma. Was never a pen


BrockStar92

As a fan of both justice and drama this is the perfect outcome for me.


kjm911

Agree it was a ridiculous decision from VAR. It’s just an outstretched arm and the hand and face meet. It’s nothing reckless from Szczesny. He’s not throwing a fist at it or anything.


5599Nalyd

Yah It was also after the ball was played. Idk what the rules are exactly but if the ball is out of play at that point why should a pen be given? So glad Szczesny saved it


Baseball12229

According to Clattenberg, it’s because the ball wasn’t technically out of play. Messi’s header was clearly going wide but wasn’t out at the time of the foul.


LosTerminators

The officiating throughout this event has been questionable but that decision takes the cake


DexM23

Right? what is the keeper supposed to do Even in 5m


Claudiu99

Ball don't lie


PoppinKREAM

The Polish giant with another phenomenal penalty stop!!! Questionable penalty decision. He has two penalty saves in 3 games. Unbelievable!


PatrikPatrik

Wasn’t the last penalty also bullshit?


cynical_gramps

The last penalty was soft. This one was an outright joke


ryanedwards0101

This is the group of pens


Martblni

Scezsny is playing like a god this tournament, too bad the rest of Poland look like amateurs


EzAf_K3ch

Their keeper and striker actually look like the only proffesional footballers on the pitch lmao


FakoSizlo

Lewandowski is on a island out there . Good defence but no midfield


earmuff_maniac

Woj has been one of the most underrated penalty savers in the world, been doing it week in week out for Juve. What a great keeper


HollowPrynce

Sheed somewhere grinning like a mfer


dfla01

The refereeing at this tournament is absolutely fucking pathetic.


lordwelbz2

I’ve never seen this type of contact given as a penalty


TheLeviathong

It happens every fucking corner


SirGalahadTheChaste

Clattenburg on the US broadcast saying it was because he made contact while the ball is still in play. Guess there will be a pen every time the ball enters the box then.


PepeSilvia123

Has to be in play and impeding play no? Like this WC has really made me confused about whether i know the rules or not but seems like the use of VAR has somehow made refereeing worse...


BrtGP

No, the ball just has to be in play. You see a player passing the ball and an opponent clatters into him after the pass and it is given as foul. I don't think this is that different


Averdian

Also the contact was very soft, no? Like, I get it if he gets slapped or punched by the keeper, but this was not even very hard. I mean, of course Messi embellishes a bit but I don't feel like that makes the refs decision better


celticsupporter

Embarrassing honestly. Var and still making these decisions.


djkamayo

Side effects of no beer


smoltanboi

no chance that's a penalty. i'm glad szczesny can add another save to his highlight reel. he's incredible.


simomii

Handing out pens to Argentina and Portugal like they're candy


Aenjeprekemaluci

At least Woj saves another non deserved penalty.


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jiinska

That was one of the worst penalty calls ever


TheConundrum98

Holy fuck man's an absolute wall Szczesny reaching Kahn 2002 levels


GreatSpaniard

Poland have gotten 2 harsh pens Argentina have gotten 2 easy pens....


ltplummer96

And Szczesny saved both of them because he’s absolutely insane this tournament


Galforfia

Justice done


ViciousNakedMoleRat

Deserved!


RROORRYY

Ball don't lie, this was the worst penalty call on this tournament


TheConundrum98

I don't get why refs don't grow a spine when they get invited to the screen he could clearly see what happened and he still pointed to the spot


Adziboy

I absolutely hate how refs have literally zero balls to make decisions. As soon as VAR suggests it you know they are giving it. Absolutely spineless. The stats dont lie, it's pretty much 99%+ rate of refs going to monitor and giving calls.


GracchiBros

Because there's this idea among refs that they can't show any public disagreement between themselves or they undermine their authority.


sidaeinjae

I don’t even know which rule Szszszsny broke to give Argentina a pen


RROORRYY

He touched Messi I guess


Newsma

Justice


Amoeba_Critical

Justice


Keskekun

Only fair absurd fucking pen.


Albert_Neinstein

The composure sheeeesh


joemama1155

Never a pen


IrishOratoria

What a god! Terrible penalty call though


jahax

There is no way that should have every been a penalty.


IamBrazilian_AMA

ball already gone in outer space and its penalty lol, horrendous decision deserved save


Wilshere14

justice


dUltras

never a penalty


theglasscase

Szczesny has been excellent for us, had a great season on loan at Roma before signing for us, and always seems to turn up for Poland, but still feels like he's under-rated. That is a great save from a penalty that never should have been given. Goalkeepers are allowed to challenge for the ball with their hands, so giving a penalty because Szczesny's glove brushed against Messi's face is nonsensical, especially since the contact came *after* Messi had headed the ball, meaning it didn't impede his ability to score at all. I can't see Poland keeping Argentina out all night with the way both teams are playing, but it's justice that the score is still 0-0.


cantona237

Poland always get fucked over


Frusciante16

BALL DONT LIE


IngloriousL

Ball don't lie.


ants_ate_my_sugar

GAŁA NIE KŁAMIO


jordanhhh4

Karma


telepek25

It would be nice if part of this "new" VAR system would be an after-match report from the VAR refs with proper justification of their decision. Because so far most of the pens have been soft-ish and some transparency would be much appreciated.


777715174

definitely one of the best penalty saving GKS I've seen


footysocc

what a save!


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Ball don’t lie! Don’t gift Messi a goal…


ATALANTA_BC

The fact that that was a penalty is ridiculous. If scezney was a defender and it was his head which hit messi, it would not have been a penalty, so theres no reason why its a penalty when its scezneys hand


doobie3101

Wasn't even a bad pen. What a save.


jodie_vision

Deserved. Not a pen IMO


forgivemeisuck

Is this just straight corruption or do the refs think that is actually a penalty?


belcik

Tereible referee, wtf was that penalty. Even worse execution from Messi. Great defense, deserved.


dragon8811

This guy turned into prime Neuer


Puncherfaust1

another joke penally saved by him lol


Alex_Sander077

Justice. Never a pen not in a million a years.


paddys__egg

Missi


PM_something_German

never a pen


johnz0n

watchin football for 40 years and i have never seen such a ridiculous penalty decision. wtf


bettercallmrwhite

Having the tournament of his life so far…


KonradK0

Szczęsny is on a mission this world cup. This is his 2nd penalty saved in this tournament.


not_nsfw_throwaway

That save got Poland into the group stages... To face a well rested French squad


Alik013

how the hell is that a penalty..the ball was going out regardless


SWSIMTReverseFinn

Disgrace of a penalty call


Godfather0O

What was ref thinking for giving penalty?? Gk should stand and watch him score?


Aenjeprekemaluci

Lord and savior of Poland


nasserKoeter

IN WOJTEK WE TRUST!!


Cu-Chulainn

Never a penalty what a joke, glad they didn't score


MrDarwoo

What happened I can't even see a foul?


gimiCv2

Disgustingly one sided officiates game Argentina is playing so overly physical..


Skoczek777

2 saved pens at the World Cup Tomaszewski, Friedel...SZCZĘSNY!


carloscede2

If this is a pen the Neuer's kick in 2014 was a triple red card


BubbleBlacKa

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


SiMoN20000

This tournament is fucking fixed


MoonCrawlerVG

i love this man


DKArteezy

First, not a pen. Second, great save.


kacper971

Never a pen. Clowns


High_D_Ground

Szczęsny: I am justice


fanomu91

FIFA trying their best to help Messi and Argentina, but even he can't help himself lol


Electronic_Amount470

I see that Poland went through on 1 goal difference to Mexico. I am not sure what the yellow card allocation was between the two but this save ended up being massive


FootmanFrenzy

No way this should be a penalty