What do you think about penalties deciding the outcome of a match? I think it is exciting but unfair.?
406167
I think it's fair because you cannot keep the game going on forever. In the end, if you want to win you have to be able to put the ball in the back of the net more than your opponent. \n\nI just think it's very nerve wrecking and stressful, but not too exciting.
1027505
Make it an offence to gesture to the referee, encouraging him to show a card to an opposing player. I hate this habit in the game! I'd also advocate the use of television match officials, much like in rugby.
1046299
I guess it was but that doesn't matter now.If we had taken the chances that came to us that game would have been different.Moreover other countries have had more bad decisions taken against them by some referees.Let's hope the rest of the matches do not have such decisions mar the game.
1062980
because during the first part of the cup there is no need to have a winner since the pass to second round is decided by points.\nnext round there has to be only a winner per game then you may see penaltys
1030715
This has been proposed many times before, always by people who would like to see more goals scored. \n\nIt's a phallacy -- one of the great beauties of real football is that it is a LOW scoring game, which makes it unpredictable because a goal really counts, it's of capital importance -- whereas in high-scoring games a point or two are usually irrelevant.\n\nChanging or eliminating the offside rule would bring the sport closer to those stupefyingly predictable games so loved in the U.S. Thank you, but no, thanks.
1039925
Very true, they should bring back the Golden Goal because it is more exciting because the team has to defend so they wont get scored and attack at the same time to finish the game. Every shot is more intense since that can determine the match. In Extra Time even though the team scores they still can be too confident since the team has 30 minutes to tie the game again.
822406
The refereeing has been very inconsistent with these new rules! I'm all for cleaning up the cheap stuff and the blatant restraining penalties but I've seen lots of questionable calls on hooks, tripping and interference but then there are times, especially late in the game that they ignore obvious penalties and that needs to change!! They should also do away with the 2nd referee...that's like having 2 judges in a court case!!
1110082
No, I think the refereeing in the past has been bad. The players have been allowed to run wild for so long. Finally, some boundries are being set and the players are walking right over those boundries. There are consequences for such actions.\n\nIt is the PLAYER'S job to learn what will and won't be allowed, and the way these players are so slow to learn, I wonder how many brain cells they have.\n\n95% of the calls and 99% of the cards I have seen can be backed up by the Laws of the Game.
1021110
I think that the ref was just inconsistent with the calls and the red card to Pablo Mastroeni was not justified at all. At most it deserved a yellow card for a late tackle but definitely not a red card. The yellow card given to Eddie Pope which resulted in a red card was also completely stupid! The red card given to the Italian player Daniele De Rossi was justified because it was an obvious and intentional foul. The refs also called offsides on the Italians when the player was onside. The ref of the game had been put on probation before also for making bad calls.
814636
Very bad decision by Blatter. He is practically saying let the referees do all the errors they want coz it means spontaneity. But what if a team that doesn't deserve to win a match, win it because the referee takes a wrong decision? What will they do? Give a punishment for some weeks to the referee and don't do anything abt the injustice...\nI think football is heavily influenced sometimes by wrong referee decisions (they are human beings too!) and it will continue to increase if they don't use new technology, after all that's why technology is developing day after day, to help people.\nAnd last thing it will prevent match fixing scandals or things like that from happening again, that's what really damages football.\nAfter all what can you expect from a person like Blatter, with this I said it all...
1080416
That ref in the Portugal/ Netherlands got an awful bad time of it I think and was blamed for letting the game 'out of his grip', but I looked at each decision he made and think he was justified in doing so!  I think the players were totally to blame, they went down too easily (especially the Dutch), which frustrated the Portugese, there was the incident with Figo  ( Red card offense in my opinion) which seeemed to ignite the sitaution.  The players were being stupid, the ref tried to get a grip on the game by booking severely , this back fired as the Dutch took full advantage of every over zealous Portugese tackle and the Portugese got frustrated and made some really stupid decisions.
179067
Good idea! And i have something to add there:\n\nWhat about giving 3 points for an away victory, but just 2 points to a home victory?\n\nTogether with your rule, this would be a break-trough in soccer...\n\nCheers
622400
It was controversial. However if you look at the replay from all the angles ti appears as if the ball crossed the goal line which is what is needed to award any goal.
1108209
I agree with most of your points. I do like the golden goal rule. The problem with it, is that if a team scores in the first minute of overtime, the other team could come back and tie the game. \n\nI still like the penalties to decide the winner. I feel these days, goalies are just as good penalty blockers as the shooter is at making them.
1051611
Some football factions have an interest in allowing the results of matches to be influenced.\n\nWho's to say some games aren't bought?\n\nWe certainly know that Italian teams in the Sere A can't be trusted 100%.\n\nUntil Fifa actually THINK about what these "footballers" and their antics (diving, checking, looking for free kicks) are doing for the greater good of the game, we'll all just have to accept that teams who exploit the referee the best will ALWAYS win...\n\nAustralia went out there and played fairly, like MEN, and were robbed by a soft decision. If Italy had of earned that match all would be well, but seeing as they could only "win" by fowl means they have lost my respect permanently.
900835
I'd agree, except in the case where both teams were trying to break the tie with equal effort.\n\nI like overtime.  I like the extra pressure when everyone's dog tired, the herculean effort it takes to make it happen under those conditions.\n\nI see what you're saying about the extra pressure, but worry about that instance where the effort really is equal on both sides -- all out -- and both teams wind up getting penalized.\n\nIt's interesting to think about, though.\n\nI think my perspective is skewed as a player.  In terms of spectating, it makes a certain sense.\n\nA lot of it depends on how much dramatic value you feel the shootout has, I suppose.
1167048
it was a real gift from the referee to Italy... without that penalty, Italy would have lost, that shows that they aren't as great as they think they are... For me Australia did not deserve that and the referee did not do a nice job there.  He killed the game... RED CARD FOR HIM!!!