World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico

Exiled_Addick said:

Dangerous play from the Bosnian keeper? Going for a ball like that knowing you'll punch a guy in the head?

Absolutely entitled to go for it and he got there first

I've no idea about some of the laws these days.
Plenty of times this season a player gets the ball first, then cleans out the player and it's been given as a foul (unlike years ago).
In this instance, goalie gets the ball, then cleans out the player & it's not a foul.

Jints said:

Exiled_Addick said:

Dangerous play from the Bosnian keeper? Going for a ball like that knowing you'll punch a guy in the head?

Absolutely entitled to go for it and he got there first

That's not the law, though, where dangerous play is concerned. A defender can win a header but if he forearms the forward in the face as he jumps across him, it's still a foul.

Surprised Millar is only 26, seems like a hundred years ago that he played for us 

I don't think this goalkeeper is particularly confident when the ball is in the air

Karim_myBagheri said:

I don't think this goalkeeper is particularly confident when the ball is in the air

Oh is he a goalkeeper!

guinnessaddick said:

What a clearance.

Did one of those myself once and to this day I've no idea how I managed it

se9addick said:

Surprised Millar is only 26, seems like a hundred years ago that he played for us 

Agreed, but it was 5 years ago.

There's a lot to like about Canada. They play with vim and vigour and play some lovely stuff at times. Whenever I watch them, though, they always come off a bit naive and just short of that genuine quality which means they often come up short when they play a more established footballing nation from Europe or S.America. A bit like Japan and S.Korea 20 years ago. This game is a bit reminiscent of the Korea vs. Czechia game last night.

Lovely finish... Should have started him

cant even watch the world cup without seeing Ryan fecking Reynolds when there's a goal 

DaveMehmet said:

Anyone know what country Ryan Reynolds is from?

Wales innit?

Jints said:

Exiled_Addick said:

Jints said:

Exiled_Addick said:

Dangerous play from the Bosnian keeper? Going for a ball like that knowing you'll punch a guy in the head?

Absolutely entitled to go for it and he got there first

That's not the law, though, where dangerous play is concerned. A defender can win a header but if he forearms the forward in the face as he jumps across him, it's still a foul.

He won't get penalised for heading the ball away if he follows through on the attacker's head. And that's the analogous situation with a goalkeepers punch

Not sure I agree with that. If the goalie tried to head the ball then he's equally likely to get hurt if they collide. By going with his fists he's extending a part of his body that means he's protected but the forward will still get hurt if they collide. I'd say him punching the ball is more analogous to a defender going for a loose ball like that with his foot, but that also is not exactly equitable to the goalie's punch.

I would say it's certainly a bit of a grey area. Back in the 90s there would've been no issue, but it's a bit different now.