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Chile v Switzerland

aliwibble
aliwibble Posts: 26,629
edited June 2010 in Other Football and Sports
Appears to have the world's pickiest ref. 25 mins in and we've had 3 yellows already; the first was after just one min. And it's not been that dirty.

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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,629
    And now there's been a sending off....
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,431
    Someone's gonna smack him in a second.
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Dreadful referee, where do they get these clowns from? The refs for this tournament should only be selected from the top dozen or so leagues around the world.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,136
    [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Dreadful referee, where do they get these clowns from? The refs for this tournament should only be selected from the top dozen or so leagues around the world.

    Khalil Al Ghamdi apparently from Saudi Arabia. He obviously refs week in week out at a very high standard!
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Dreadful referee, where do they get these clowns from? The refs for this tournament should only be selected from the top dozen or so leagues around the world.

    Khalil Al Ghamdi apparently from Saudi Arabia. He obviously refs week in week out at a very high standard!

    It's crazy, he is reffing Sunday league level games week in, week out. You can see he is loving the limelight though.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,136
    If a refs country goes through to the final rounds (eg. Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, England, then do refs of those countries come home. So basically we end up with refs of smaller nations reffing the bigger games? Or have i got that wrong?

    I'm looking at the list and one ref is from the Seychelles! Do they even have a league for him to ref in?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,035
    hahaha the ref just tried to book the Chile player for taking a quick freekick. That is unbelievable!
  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    This referee should be given his cards...
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,129
    This guy is proper nuts.....
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,108
    How many times have people gone down holding their faces when a swung arm has been no where near that part of their body so far in this tournament ?

    It's getting out of control, I know raising an arm is asking for trouble but these over-reactions are going to ruin this world cup.

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  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,004
    Someone should check whether he actually has carding tourettes!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,035
    Switzerland have just set a new World Cup record going 551 minutes without conceding a goal.
  • Sparrows Lane Lion
    Sparrows Lane Lion Posts: 2,797
    The ref is ridiculous....and what makes it worse is players trying to take advantage of it like that Swiss defender who dived to the floor holding his face.

    The refs at a World Cup should be the best in the world, not a representation of every area of the world.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,827
    Chile 1 up.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,335
    One nil to the Chile.

    Deserved that for playing all the football and doing all the attacking.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,035
    Not a great result for Spain. They will need to beat a decent Chile side in the last game, as you would expect the Swiss to beat Honduras.
  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]Not a great result for Spain. They will need to beat a decent Chile side in the last game, as you would expect the Swiss to beat Honduras.

    Also it's a massive game for Chile, when the draw was made they were all hoping to play the Spanish. A lot of national pride at stake. A guy at works Mrs' is from Chile and apparently she's been litterally counting the days!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,136
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]Not a great result for Spain. They will need to beat a decent Chile side in the last game, as you would expect the Swiss to beat Honduras.

    I think it's a great result for Spain as it keeps their fate in their own hands. A draw would've put the Swiss on 4 points and with them likely to beat Honduras they'd have 7 and win the group meaning that Spain would probably finish 2nd and likely play Brazil in the last 16.
    Spain would surely prefer to win the group which they will now do if they beat Honduras well tonight and then beat Chile.
  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    What a miss from the Swiss...

    Could have been a hero...
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    [cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]Not a great result for Spain. They will need to beat a decent Chile side in the last game, as you would expect the Swiss to beat Honduras.

    Also it's a massive game for Chile, when the draw was made they were all hoping to play the Spanish. A lot of national pride at stake. A guy at works Mrs' is from Chile and apparently she's been litterally counting the days!
    Are you Jamie Redknap?

    Just booked a bloke for getting fouled in the box. Great ref.

    Chile look very good.

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  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]likely play Brazil
    Crikey that'd be a heck of a last 16 game.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,035
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]Not a great result for Spain. They will need to beat a decent Chile side in the last game, as you would expect the Swiss to beat Honduras.

    I think it's a great result for Spain as it keeps their fate in their own hands. A draw would've put the Swiss on 4 points and with them likely to beat Honduras they'd have 7 and win the group meaning that Spain would probably finish 2nd and likely play Brazil in the last 16.
    Spain would surely prefer to win the group which they will now do if they beat Honduras well tonight and then beat Chile.

    True, although Chile now only need a point to win the group.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,136
    Great game which could easily have ended up with 4 or 5 goals for Chile.

    Could turn into a very harsh group this one. If Spain win both their remaining games and the Swiss beat Honduras then a team will be going home despite getting 6 points, which is harsh when you consider that England can win their group with 5 points.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,324
    I reckon Chile v Spain will be a draw and Spain will be going home early...lots of lost bets there.
  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]Great game which could easily have ended up with 4 or 5 goals for Chile.

    Could turn into a very harsh group this one. If Spain win both their remaining games and the Swiss beat Honduras then a team will be going home despite getting 6 points, which is harsh when you consider that England can win their group with 5 points.
    Theoretically, teams can win their group with only three points...
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,136
    [cite]Posted By: valleyman[/cite]I reckon Chile v Spain will be a draw and Spain will be going home early...lots of lost bets there.

    It'll be a great game. Effectively the knock out stages will start a game earlier for the Spanish.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,324
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: valleyman[/cite]I reckon Chile v Spain will be a draw and Spain will be going home early...lots of lost bets there.[/quote]

    It'll be a great game. Effectively the knock out stages will start a game earlier for the Spanish.[/quote]

    Just like the English then!

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