FIFA World Cup 2026

[Roxetten]

I just saw the disallowed Egypt goal there again, the "foul" happened near the corner flag, the Argentinian player was going nowhere, Egypt break away, Argentina fail to prevent them scoring what was one of the goals of the tournament, and the match officials grasp at any opportunity to disallow the goal.

It takes the shine off Argentina's comeback and makes you wonder what will come next.

The idea that play could go from one end of the pitch to the other with a goal scored and then be called back for a dubious looking call for a foul is a recipe for corruption and will ruin the game if it becomes the norm.

This is a far bigger deal than some Yank player getting a red card rescinded imho.

I've been following the World Cup since 1954 and have never seen the likes of this.

VAR is a cod, Bill.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

You can't count missing World Cups against a player but you can judge a player by his performances at World Cups.
Ronaldo had one excellent World Cup, 2018, one good one in 2006 and 4 poor ones.

He has some damning statistics against him:
• 2 assists in 31 World Cup Appearances.
• 0 goals and 0 assists in all his games in the last 16 or beyond.
At the business end of the tournament, the elite players really stand out.
Contrast that to Pele, Maradona, R9 and Messi.

Up until the last World Cup I felt Messi had also underperformed, with his 2014 Golden Ball undeserved, but his last 2 World Cups have totally changed that.

Absolute bollocks.

Hes the record goal scorer in the Champions league. That carries far far more weight than 31 games.

31 games isn't even a Premier league season.

For Fucks Sake.

140 btw. 5 winners medals. And most assists

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

He's a cod. A flat track bully. Can't do it at the world cup. He's in a team with some excellent players and he brings nothing to the table at this stage. He's been in loads of good Portuguese teams at World cups, and he's been Cork hurling every time. Wake up.

Lol, you're some wum jeeps.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I think a lot of it is Messi is so humble and Ronaldo can have a pout often that people veer towards Messi. Messi has it all now,every cup. They're both Gods though

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

I think a lot of it is Messi is so humble and Ronaldo can have a pout often that people veer towards Messi.

They're just Wums Stuffy.

Ronaldo is the most successful player in the most difficult competition in 19 years of sustained excellence.

The bums can't even acknowledge one of the all time greatest players as he makes his exit.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

They're just Wums Stuffy.

Ronaldo is the most successful player in the most difficult competition in 19 years of sustained excellence.

The bums can't even acknowledge one of the all time greatest players as he makes his exit.

I admire them both. I edited my posts, sorry.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

I admire them both. I edited my posts, sorry.

All genuine football lovers do.

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

I just saw the disallowed Egypt goal there again, the "foul" happened near the corner flag, the Argentinian player was going nowhere, Egypt break away, Argentina fail to prevent them scoring what was one of the goals of the tournament, and the match officials grasp at any opportunity to disallow the goal.

It takes the shine off Argentina's comeback and makes you wonder what will come next.

The idea that play could go from one end of the pitch to the other with a goal scored and then be called back for a dubious looking call for a foul is a recipe for corruption and will ruin the game if it becomes the norm.

This is a far bigger deal than some Yank player getting a red card rescinded imho.

I've been following the World Cup since 1954 and have never seen the likes of this.

VAR is a cod, Bill.

VARgentina being shepherded to the final. Joke of a decision

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

Lee, ffs, that metric can be applied to every player of the game from Jesus to today. The funny thing here is that Messi is still better than Ronnie...... whatever Dan and his 23 previous names claim.

And badly at that.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I'm not biased but I liked this