Qatar World Cup - 2022

What the * just happened?

 

Argentina must employ someone full time to * up their chances at big tournaments. Whoever it is, they are great at their job.

 

You called it.

 

Think that was needed. Dull * tournament so far.

 

Can't believe how poor Argentina were, second best to everything and unbelievably slow in their play.

Messi looked very, very old.

 

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/footbal...rluigi-collina-explain_sto9238546/story.shtml

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH ADDED TIME AT THE 2022 QATAR WORLD CUP? ICONIC REFEREE PIERLUIGI COLLINA EXPLAINS
Every game so far at the 2022 Qatar World Cup has exceeded 100 minutes in length. There was an extraordinary 24 minutes, in total, added on in England's 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday. But why? Pierluigi Collina had warned last week that we should expect these sorts of situations in Qatar. “If you want more active time, we need to be ready to see this kind of additional time given," he said.


Why has there been so much added time already played at the 2022 Qatar World Cup?
In total, there was almost half an hour added in England’s thumping 6-2 win over Iran in Group B - 14 minutes at the end of the first half and a further 10 at the end of the second.


The second-longest contest has been Wales’ 1-1 draw with USA, which lasted over 104 minutes with nine added on at the end, ramping up the excitement as both teams chased a winner.


There were over 100 minutes played in Netherlands’ 2-0 victory over Senegal in Group A, and even the opening game between the hosts and Ecuador exceeded 100 minutes.
In fact the four halves with the most stoppage time since Opta began tracking World Cup records in 1966 came on Monday: both halves of England v Iran, the second-half of USA v Wales and the second-half of Senegal v Netherlands.
The first game on Tuesday November 22, Argentina v Saudi Arabia, continued the trend with five additional minutes at the end of the first half.
But what is the reason for it?
Well, former referee, the iconic Pierluigi Collina, had warned last week that fans should expect these sorts of situations in Qatar.
“What we already did in Russia [2018] was to more accurately calculate the time to be compensated,” the chairman of the FIFA referees committee told ESPN.



“We told everybody to don’t be surprised if they see the fourth official raising the electronic board with a big number on it, six, seven or eight minutes.
“If you want more active time, we need to be ready to see this kind of additional time given. Think of a match with three goals scored. A celebration normally takes one, one and a half minutes, so with three goals scored, you lose five or six minutes.
“What we want to do is accurately calculate the added time at the end of each half. It can be the fourth official to do that, we were successful in Russia and we expect the same in Qatar.

I am not talking about VAR intervention, this is something which is different and calculated by the Video Assistant Referee in a very precise way.
“Even at the time I was a referee, the info [on added time] came from the fourth official, you are too much focused on what’s going on that it’s possible not to consider something. It’s the fourth official who usually proposes the amount of added time and the referee tends to decide…and decides.”

 

Saudi were class and deserved the win.

Really disappointing from Argentina 2nd half in particular though. A bit more care with their runs in behind first half and the game would have been done and dusted.

Best game so far by a fair distance.

 

Tunisia seem right up for this one as well.

 

What a mental result, Argentina now really up against it to get out that group.

 

Early days but Denmark no looking up to much either.

 

It seems the Saudis beheaded a bunch of people yesterday maybe that's why the team was so motivated

 

Like big Hartson but not sure why he's getting so shocked at the late flag. It's been that way for ages.

 

Denmark looks * awful.

 

That Ladouni celebrates everything he does.

 

He's dreadful on TV, like a Welsh Kris Boyd seems slow and dumb.

 

Another cracker this, even though it's 0-0. Both teams going for it. Love the attitude of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia today.

 

Denmark look out of ideas here.

 

Up there with as bad a miss as I’ve seen. Shocking from Cornelius.

 

Would have been a Pen against us!

 

Sensible decision not to award the penalty. If that’s against us that’s given all day long.