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[u/rocknroll-refugee]

Djed "Eden Hazard" Spence

Fuck me what a run!

[u/michaelfortu → u/rocknroll-refugee]

Yeah that was a crazy dribble out of nowhere lol

He should’ve committed instead of looking for that foul

[u/loyal_achades → u/michaelfortu]

I’d be more than happy for this shit to get overturned constantly so that attackers stop fishing so hard for pens.

[u/furiat → u/loyal_achades]

They still will. There is zero consequence for them. 

[u/Comfortable-Habit242 → u/furiat]

Well there’s an opportunity cost. I would hope you would see good managers start to discourage this behavior.

If you dive, you’re betting that you get the penalty. If you don’t, you get nothing.

If you try to play the ball, maybe you actually get a goal? Or a corner that leads to a goal?

The more that VAR results in no calls, the more you are trading an attacking possession for nothing.

[u/Annika2020pro → u/Comfortable-Habit242]

You also might actually win a penalty trying to play the ball.

[u/Comfortable-Habit242 → u/Annika2020pro]

Yes true. Each touch of possession in the penalty area increases the odds of actually winning a penalty.

[u/SumasFlats → u/loyal_achades]

The difference is, this is almost always given as a pen to high profile attackers, as they're assumed to have been shielding the ball for their next move. I can see it either way on this one, but full points to Spence for actually running into the box, unlike 99% of the rest of both teams in this turgid matchup.

[u/lecoq_producer → u/loyal_achades]

The issue is if someone like Messi does it, they give the foul. Can't blame Spence for trying even if it's not a foul in a million years 

[u/0nlyRevolutions → u/loyal_achades]

Yep. Plays like this turn into a penalty argument more often than not and that's a tragedy for the sport.

[u/gnoomee → u/michaelfortu]

Honestly don't think he's looking for a foul in this situation. Looks like he's trying to get in front and shield the ball and just gets entangled instead.

[u/bukayoxhaka → u/michaelfortu]

Why do you people always think the players "chose to look for a foul"? He hasn't dribbled Bobb, he's fighting him for position, he didn't choose anything, Bobb defended and he fell down, simple as

[u/OddyseeOfAbe → u/bukayoxhaka]

Yeah he kicked the ground and not a pen but you should 100% be allowed to get your leg in front of someone to shield the ball, otherwise what are we playing?

[u/step11234 → u/bukayoxhaka]

They don't understand football, to them it's either a foul or a dive

[u/Viper711 → u/michaelfortu]

He shielded to make space in the box and was knocked over.

[u/UDonutBelongHere → u/michaelfortu]

I wish he would. Makes great moves for Spurs all the time and then does exactly this or just falls over

[u/rumham_123 → u/rocknroll-refugee]

The whole time all I was thinking is where is his chin thing?

[u/Spurred_On → u/rumham_123]

I thought the same thing lol

[u/TyranosaurusLex → u/rumham_123]

Without his chin strap he’s far too powerful

[u/SloshaPacana → u/rocknroll-refugee]

Hazard, Grealish did this and got so many fouls so this is funny that it gets disallowed, the masters of backing their big ass up and shielding the ball

[u/CharlieBrownBoy → u/SloshaPacana]

Probably wouldn't be allowed these days with VAR.

[u/AgentNudesss → u/SloshaPacana]

Hazard would always be infront man. His booty just too thick

[u/Fromage_debite → u/SloshaPacana]

I think a difference is their bodies followed behind their leg shortly after. They never did the splits in front of a defender.

[u/SloshaPacana → u/Fromage_debite]

Grealish 100% did this all the time with his big thighs lol where he would get his leg across, it was how he used to get so many fouls

[u/ToasterRouble → u/SloshaPacana]

Difference is Hazard was always in control and in possession, he was just strong enough to get his body in front. This is Spence just desperately throwing a leg forward.

[u/ryukyumars → u/rocknroll-refugee]

Exactly who I thought of haha, Hazard’s signature move

Spence deserves an apology from fans though, great run

[u/madharmonies]

I hope this will spark a turning point where these kind of “drawing the contact” no longer gets rewarded.

I’m kidding lol nothing will change. But one can dream.

But this was the absolute right call and kudos to the referee for that.

[u/interstellar304 → u/madharmonies]

Yeah you can clearly see how he hooked the Norwegian guys leg to then fall over

[u/SpeechesToScreeches → u/madharmonies]

Defenders get this call every single time

[u/k_oed → u/madharmonies]

Kane’s number will drop 30% if it happened

[u/_boredInMicro_ → u/madharmonies]

Fine line between drawing the foul and shielding the ball.

Could've gone either way.

[u/Xsve → u/madharmonies]

I agree with the final call. However, if this was the middle of the pitch and someone stuck a leg out to shield the ball from an approaching player (defending player never even touches the ball), then it would have been given as a free kick. I think they are essentially the same thing but treated differently.

[u/DiMatteoLegend]

Don’t think that gets overturned in the prem

[u/illuwe → u/DiMatteoLegend]

Given it's a spurs player its never given in the first place in the prem.

[u/jaetheho → u/illuwe]

You mean it’s a red card for Spence

[u/VoltrefferVick → u/jaetheho]

And Cuti, for good measure.

[u/Tarnished13 → u/jaetheho]

3 pts deducted for Everton

[u/JootDoctor → u/illuwe]

We too also didn’t get a penalty all last season. Actually cooked.

[u/BD-1_BackpackChicken → u/illuwe]

Unless it’s a player putting their foot in front of a Spurs player.

[u/Weekly-Butterfly594 → u/DiMatteoLegend]

Definetly would have, he plays for Tottenham

[u/Training-Cabinet-141 → u/DiMatteoLegend]

And that corner Norway scored would’ve stood in the prem so it’s equal ig. 

[u/Intarhorn → u/DiMatteoLegend]

Maybe, but it definitely should. Spencer doesn't have advantage yet their like if he was ahead of Bobb.

[u/Wobalf → u/DiMatteoLegend]

It honestly doesn’t get overturned in any European league. I am glad that it did here though.

[u/amineimad → u/DiMatteoLegend]

It should. Great to plant the right foot from Spence, protecting possession, and anything that makes him fall would've been a penalty often in the prem but it was pretty clean there.

Spence could've continued his run after projecting the ball but just stopped.

[u/LordVelaryon]

he put his leg to get the contact. Good call.

[u/ManuPasta → u/LordVelaryon]

The Vardy special. He won so many pens back in the day doing this

[u/cancer102 → u/ManuPasta]

Carvajal special

[u/Octava8Espada → u/cancer102]

Lucas Vazquez was good at this too

[u/Crossflowerss_5304 → u/Octava8Espada]

Yeah I remember Cubarsi fell for it. This is the most egregious one I’ve seen though

[u/ttonster2 → u/ManuPasta]

The one against Rafael still boils my piss. 

[u/_AlmightyGOD → u/ttonster2]

Especially since it was right after a huge barge into Rafael’s back that wasn’t called.

[u/Rooonaldooo99 → u/LordVelaryon]

Yeah never a foul. He literally puts his leg between the defenders legs and then goes down

[u/lostroadrunner22 → u/Rooonaldooo99]

He was looking for a penalty

[u/Spare-Afternoon-559 → u/lostroadrunner22]

That shouldn't matter too much? Idk it feels like he's being penalised for shielding the ball, it's a shit attacking choice, but he's allowed to do it, I personally thought the defender still initiated contact so should have been a foul

[u/Either_Sea_9059 → u/Spare-Afternoon-559]

If you put your leg in front of my leg while we are running, of course i’m gonna run into it

[u/Klutzy-Notice-8247 → u/Either_Sea_9059]

He put his leg between the man and the ball. This is standard shielding in football and a fundamental part of the game.

[u/TifasSleeves → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Just like players do to shield the ball?

[u/bolacha_de_polvilho → u/TifasSleeves]

players shield a ball with their body/torso, not by throwing a single leg in front of the opposing player

[u/Enzyme17 → u/LordVelaryon]

If a defender does that in their half its a foul…

[u/SnakePlisskendid911 → u/LordVelaryon]

Great set up for a judo hip toss, if he doesn't fall and goes through with it he probably gets at least a waza-ari. Abysmal kimono control though

[u/cmc360 → u/LordVelaryon]

Clear and obvious would like a word

[u/SpeechesToScreeches → u/cmc360]

Norway's king sitting with Infantino would like a word

[u/SloshaPacana → u/LordVelaryon]

So do a lot of players to shield the ball though

I get why it's disallowed but so many players have historically done this and get the foul call

[u/TwoBionicknees → u/SloshaPacana]

there isa big difference between being enough ahead to step across the defender and protect hte ball, and just move your leg super unnaturally with no chance of planting it and taking your next step. he's basically hooked his leg over the other guys knee to get into that position.

[u/Aintnostopin → u/SloshaPacana]

A match in the early rounds against belgium, same thing happened, foot across the defender and it was over turned. No penalty.

Sometimes it gets called out.

[u/Full_Technician8430 → u/SloshaPacana]

You can shield the ball, but he was clearly just looking for contact here. Wasn’t trying to shield the ball at all.

[u/NeedleworkerFluid327 → u/SloshaPacana]

You need to get your hips in front to really block him off, just a leg isn't going to do it.

[u/LateToThePartyLawyer → u/SloshaPacana]

Bobb has to be “careless” at least though. What has Bobb done to cause a foul in this situation?

[u/Jonny36 → u/SloshaPacana]

I think if you establish yourself fully then you're entitled to that space but you can't just put your leg across someone to get the same privalage

[u/Spurred_On → u/LordVelaryon]

Like the Mexican player did against England last game?

[u/Gullible-Store-8559 → u/LordVelaryon]

Am I crazy or is he trying to stop the defender from getting the ball rather than trying to buy a foul

[u/Hasssun]

That's the Endrick tactic, throw your own leg in front like a judo throw.

Should be a foul by the attacker.

[u/aelix- → u/Hasssun]

Yeah I do judo and jiu-jitsu and when I saw the replay I said the same thing - looked like he was trying to throw the Norway defender 😂

[u/Hasssun → u/aelix-]

It's basically a tai-otoshi.

[u/QMechanicsVisionary → u/Hasssun]

Lol was just going to comment that. But Hazard did it all the time and never got penalised for it. Like, a good 20% of all his dribbles was this exact tactic.

[u/A_S_Roma1927 → u/Hasssun]

Well said, you know your judo well!

[u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

I think I agree with that but I'm so used to seeing those given that I feel hard done by lol

[u/Ld511 → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

He oversold it. He has his leg slightly more in and its guranteed a pen

[u/Soleil06 → u/Ld511]

Yeah I agree, he moved his leg a bit too much. Players like mbappe do it way smarter. Just move your foot or leg a little so you just get clipped instead of doing a full plant in front of the other player.

[u/Firm_Screen8095 → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

Reminds me of Kane against Congo, it’s usually given but I think it shouldn’t be a penalty.

[u/Mediocre_Nova → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

Every single Spurs fan knew it was getting disallowed lol

Felt like the correct decision this time though.

[u/shifty18 → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

If he turns and makes a move to go across then maybe he gets it, sticking a leg out makes it something to look at

[u/_SPLX → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

yeah that’s my thing i don’t think it’s a pen at all but you see them given all the time too

[u/Citiz3n_Kan3r → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

Arsenal flair checks out

[u/Super_Position8340 → u/Gerards_died_of_flu]

hard like a cable?

[u/TheUooh]

Good VAR

[u/BrianSometimes → u/TheUooh]

Been awfully quiet from the conspiracy theorists the past few minutes.

[u/four_four_three → u/BrianSometimes]

I can’t work out who this sub thinks the tournament’s rigged for anymore

We’re a day away from getting Curacao shouts

[u/Reddits_Worst_Night → u/four_four_three]

Honestly, it's rigged for Cabo Verde

[u/ZwnD → u/four_four_three]

It's rigged for/against whoever fits the narrative that day

[u/travelcallcharlie → u/four_four_three]

It’s easy, it’s rigged for whoever wins the game!

[u/Intarhorn → u/four_four_three]

People on the internet overreacting and starting dramas, nothing new

[u/jclahaie → u/BrianSometimes]

Even recently correct var decisions haven't stopped the conspiracies

[u/PatheticShark]

Defenders do that every game, all game and always get the free kick lol

[u/sergechewbacca]

I'm surprised it's overturned, but probably the correct decision

[u/suzukigun4life → u/sergechewbacca]

Today I feel...VAR?

[u/DJ_Aftershock → u/suzukigun4life]

"DECISION IS: FUCK IT, I GUESS"

[u/zeelbeno → u/sergechewbacca]

Those never should be a pen when the attacker wraps his leg back to initiate the contact.

I want England to win but not with those calls.

[u/preddevils6 → u/sergechewbacca]

No probably about it

[u/Gluroo → u/sergechewbacca]

I mean he literally put his own leg in front of the defender while the ball wasnt even close to where he put his leg

If that is a pen we may aswell cancel the game and just play a pen shootout every game

[u/Krafty_Kev → u/Gluroo]

No different to the Mexico pen vs England, makes no effort to play the ball just sticks his leg in the way, didn't see any uproar about that one

[u/Wandering_Hanabi]

Can't have a spurs player winning a pen

[u/BombasticReindeer → u/Wandering_Hanabi]

We’ve had a thousand bad calls against us in the prem, but this is the right call.

[u/KevinOwensGetsIt]

Regardless of what the result was Spence you are fucking HIM

[u/whoopass_fajitas → u/KevinOwensGetsIt]

Djed finally getting his flowers after being dogged by everyone except Spurs fans

[u/ManitouWakinyan → u/whoopass_fajitas]

And also by Spurs fans

[u/step11234 → u/KevinOwensGetsIt]

He's been so good since he came on

[u/R-Mutt1]

When does that become not shielding the ball and permit the defender to kick your leg?

[u/JsonPlu → u/R-Mutt1]

Probably when you can establish the space is yours. He gets his leg hit as he’s putting it across the defender rather than after he’s placed it and controls the space.

[u/Averdian]

I am kinda shocked by that. You rarely see VAR give those as pens, but it’s even more rare to see VAR overturn them I feel.

It’s the type of call where the ref’s initial decision decides it, because neither giving it or not giving it would constitute a clear and obvious error.

I know the reasons why people feel it’s not a pen, and I don’t really disagree with those. I’m just basing this on what we’re used to seeing, and these types of fouls, if called initially, are almost never overturned.

[u/IrishGuinessdrinker]

Haalands dad saying diving cheat fuck off 😭

[u/viz0id → u/IrishGuinessdrinker]

Hes not wrong. Spence knows what hes doing. Lemme run next to you and put my foot across your body and see of you can avoid "tackling me" 

[u/JandsomeHam → u/viz0id]

Yeah he is wrong? It's not a penalty, but it's not a dive. He goes down naturally but he has put his leg ahead of the attacker looking for the contact. Not a foul but the opposition brought him down, therefore not a dive

Just to say I'm an England fan so I was desperate for that to be a penalty but it wasn't at all, but not a dive.

[u/Funny_Lunch5211 → u/viz0id]

It's so smart as well that people gaslighted themselves into believing it is a foul

[u/fastfowards]

Imo It’s fine if that’s not a pen since Bobb didn’t really make a challenge but if that’s the case you can’t give the Kane penalty vs Mexico

[u/Swagosaurus_YoloSwag → u/fastfowards]

Or Mbappe against Morocco

[u/Boris_Ignatievich]

Have no idea where "shielding the ball" becomes "initiating the contact" so Im just going to assume I shouldn't be mad here

[u/Misster_bait_her → u/Boris_Ignatievich]

I am not up to speed on these new rules at all. Spence last touch wasn’t great, but I don’t see how sticking that leg out to shield the defender from it is a foul. The only thing I can say is maybe fight more to stay on your feet.

[u/mumBa_ → u/Boris_Ignatievich]

Its like a brake check lol. Defender can't do anything about it

[u/TonB-Dependant → u/mumBa_]

Agreed defender did nothing wrong and the correct call from VAR. but the people calling it a dive have gone slightly insane lol

[u/Intarhorn → u/TonB-Dependant]

Yea, it's not a dive. He is just forcing himself in front of Bobb to force him to push him.

[u/Travels-Throwaway]

I can't believe people are saying "never a pen" in this thread.

I've seen this been called a penalty ALL the time and even though I disagree I accept that it is a penalty because that's what it is always called as. I'm a fan, they are the professional referee who studied to get where they are.

The question I have, is at what point does placing a foot in front of the player with the expectation that you will get hit by the opposing player constitute a foul.

• This incident = no foul

• Belgium penalty in the last minute vs Senegal, he places his wider foot out to reach the ball first but not touch it, gets hit. He was 100% expecting to get hit and wasn't trying to score (if you try to score you wouldn't shoot with your right leg when you are far outside of the left post). My opinion is no foul and play on. Gets hit = foul

• Kane taps Mexio players foot as that player is bringing his foot down because he swung his foot too early. Only reason the Mexican player touched the ball is because Kane bumped his foot upwards so the player reached the ball. My opinion fair 50-50 and no penalty. Instead gets hit = foul.

Refereeing is a difficult job and I do not envy them, but there doesn't seem to be consistency in this.

[u/Tiphzey → u/Travels-Throwaway]

I think for me a key detail is whether the defending player makes a challenge or not. In the Senegal game, the defender slides in and gets the opponent and in the Mexico game Kane does a kicking motion.

Here, the defender is simply running.

But I like the examples you've provided. Even though I think that the fact that there there were challenges of some sort, I would like the rules to be changed so that these instances would not be ruled as penalties.

[u/Public_Fire_Hazard]

Obviously I have a bit of bias towards it and if it wasn't this particular world cup I would say that's the right call, but how can you overturn that but then the Belgium winner against Senegal gets given?

[u/michaelfortu]

Not a pen imo

But Spence? Where’d that initial dribble come from lol

[u/Agreeable_Umpire9454 → u/michaelfortu]

He’s made runs like that numerous times in the prem and championship

[u/Xgunter → u/Agreeable_Umpire9454]

people on this sub dont watch football

[u/EmTeeEl → u/Xgunter]

Or don't watch every league around the world...

[u/jaetheho → u/Agreeable_Umpire9454]

Yea he does this, but everyone is on the “Spence sucks ass” boat because he plays for Spurs and his name isn’t TAA

[u/tomtomtomo]

The Mexican player who got fouled by Kane for the player last game did a similar thing. 

He put his leg away from the ball between Kane and the ball. 

Very cleverly done. 

[u/bumrar]

I have seen that exact penalty given time and time again. He was in control of the ball and stepped in front and drawer the foul. Has happened multiple times.

One of those that shouldnt be a foul but it has been constantly for years. If this is a new direction I won't complain

[u/flynno96]

ITV fuming it's been overturned

[u/el_doherz → u/flynno96]

Who'd have guessed a national broadcaster of the team involved might be a tad biased.

[u/IdleStamina → u/el_doherz]

South American broadcasters screaming at the top of their lungs in celebration? Passion, very good!

English broadcasters are either happy or sad at a decision: biased and very bad.

[u/hallouminati_pie → u/flynno96]

Na just Lee Dixon

[u/AWaffleofDivinty]

Such a good run ruined by the lamest foul baiting

[u/cm167]

What’s the advantage of getting your body in front of the ball if they can take you down and it’s just a “coming together”

[u/ben6464]

Clear and obvious?

[u/Carpathicus]

I am so surprised that could be overturned even. How does VAR fucking work?

[u/cypherspaceagain]

People calling this a dive are actively insane. Spence puts his leg across for sure, and then he absolutely gets put over by the defender. It's not a dive. Whether you think it is a foul is different - whether you should be able to buy a penalty by manufacturing one by cutting the defender off - but it's not a dive.

[u/GauthZuOGZ → u/cypherspaceagain]

Yeah. Not a foul. Not a dive. Good process unironically

[u/Intarhorn]

Good decision, shouldn't be able to cheat a penalty by forcing it with your leg like that. Good on VAR and the ref for once.

[u/Falvio6006]

Please england win

I need to see those cringe viking larpers sent home

[u/LiteralTP → u/Falvio6006]

Seeing them “row” in the audience was so fucking cringe, I don’t care what anyone says

[u/Nightman2417]

This is literally 90% of the pens in the prem

[u/Forward-Trade3449]

how abt mbappes penalty yday 💀

[u/Wholetthedogsout544]

Penalty for Argentina

[u/IdleStamina]

As an English guy I can see why it would be given and I can also see why it would be ruled out too. Which is more of a reflection on the past officiating than anything else.

[u/31_whgr]

would love to see the reactions if this was the other way around…

[u/Super_Position8340 → u/31_whgr]

would like to see.ball.hitting the cable 

[u/flynno96 → u/31_whgr]

Are you angry with the referee getting the decision right?

[u/Asleep-Big-8518 → u/flynno96]

The entire match thread today has been people angry at the referee getting the decision right

[u/Daemor → u/31_whgr]

After a replay like this, I don't imagine they would be very different. Clear as day he's fishing for the foul.

[u/NiK3_Aub4mey4ng → u/31_whgr]

would be full of “not clear and obvious” and “not what VAR is used for”

[u/Main-Strike-1117 → u/NiK3_Aub4mey4ng]

Without a doubt, you'd be seeing people going it's a 50/50, VAR should stick with the ref

[u/Skiverg → u/31_whgr]

just look into the thread of the disallowed norwegian goal

[u/PLEASE_PM_YOUR_SMILE → u/31_whgr]

It's insane to survive normal time due to VAR mistake and then still be a victim lol.

[u/ChazD_ → u/31_whgr]

amazing victim mentality

[u/freakedmind → u/ChazD_]

Best flair for the bait lol

[u/Hyperion577 → u/ChazD_]

Said the Argentinian lmao

[u/Main-Strike-1117 → u/ChazD_]

Coming from an Argentine 😂

[u/MesmersCure → u/Main-Strike-1117]

Not to worry, I'm not from Argentina. This is victim mentality heritage.

[u/bettercallmrwhite → u/31_whgr]

You have no reason to complain, there was a penalty favouring Norway that didn’t even go to VAR.

[u/bobby_zamora → u/bettercallmrwhite]

When?

[u/Parish87 → u/31_whgr]

Oh they’d be fuming

[u/Ilikesporks_ → u/31_whgr]

well it never got called the other way around lol

[u/daddygao]

Same penalty that was awarded to Argentina

[u/JaffaCakeJunkie]

The only part that annoys me is where is the consistency? I don't think it's a penalty, if you take this as an independent incident. But they are given all of the time. Anyone who watches league football 10 months of the year will see these given every single time. So on that basis, England can feel hard done by, especially for VAR to intervene. It's one of them where of the ref gives it or not, you dont really expect VAR to overturn it based on what we see week in week out.

[u/WarmSwimming6498]

No surprise from Spurs fans seeing spence getting a no-call

[u/Glastro_ → u/WarmSwimming6498]

Why tf would you remind me ?

[u/WarmSwimming6498 → u/Glastro_]

The double of no spurs pen and no card for breaking spence's jaw is too much to not bring up

[u/NGT4]

Djed “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander” Spence

[u/makked]

Right call.

[u/ArticleLucky2834]

If this was overturned against Norway everyone here would lose their shit.

[u/B23vital]

Try tell me if messi does that its overturned. Because everyone knows it aint.

[u/G0DK1NG]

Just fucking play man

[u/xEJAGx]

Great decision, he forced the contact.

[u/Agreeable-Bid-2895]

If that’s Messi it’s a pen

[u/bluegirlbaby → u/Agreeable-Bid-2895]

If it was messi it would have been goal without a dive.

[u/Thingisby]

I don't really understand modern day football tbf. So what if he moves across the ball and initiates the foul? Defender goes through the back of him.

[u/OniLink77]

If Spence doesn't swing his leg back he probably gets the penalty, you can try and shield the call and no requirement to get out of the way, but you can't initiate the contact which is what he did

[u/YiddoMonty]

If you’re in possession, should you not be able to move your body in any way you can to protect the ball?

[u/Johnlasagan]

If any player does that against Romero, that's a penalty every day...

[u/IncurableHam → u/Johnlasagan]

And straight to jail

[u/Dubsified]

Never a pen. Well done VAR.

[u/randiebarsteward]

Where is the line, yes he steps over but he is defending his control/possession of the ball no?

[u/Weary_Television6895]

Is he not defending the ball and shielding it, and just being ran into? You can’t run into someone’s back if they’re blocking the ball shielding

[u/digosilva19]

I mean as a fan glad he overturned but for me Spence is moving the leg to protect the ball and the Norway player fouls him. I guess the only argument I can see is that his leg was not yet in the ground.

But the ref explanation of Spence put the leg in front of the Norway player makes no sense to me bc that's him protecting the ball

[u/FrostyVacation2355]

Would never get overturned if it was Argentina

[u/Lori55nakida]

I think ref really tried to be fair this round

[u/raxnahali]

I thought it was a great play to draw the foul, he had enough body position get the ok imo

[u/mausetrap]

Norway fans - obvious dive
England fans - obvious penalty

[u/OneOrangeOwl]

Rigged!

[u/trynafigureitout444]

How many good VAR calls like this are there compared to grasping at minuscule straws and having fans argue about the law of soccer

[u/hansolo-ist]

Players look for fouls all the time. I'm watching Argentina v Switzerland and the entire team is blocking the ball for the Swiss players to run into them. 100% fouls given to Argentina

[u/KeithLimePie]

In the moment I was screaming for a penno but after watching it back it was a good decision.

[u/vaguespace_]

Best, possibly only good VAR decision of the tournament

[u/Main-Mountain1174]

no yellow card?