Reynard
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Football World Cup - Russia 2018
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Reynard
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Got the Le Mans 24 on the TV and Argentina v Iceland on the laptop.
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That's interesting.
I think a couple of pundits/commentators over here were simply trying to create a bit of controversy by jumping all over VAR.
Was a tricky one in real time but I thought the penalty decision was correct with the critical contact being made over the line..
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Well done Iceland for pulling it back to 1-1. 
kevin_cambs_uk
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Go Iceland!!
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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I wanna hear their Viking war chant!Well done Iceland for pulling it back to 1-1.
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- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Fnaar
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I'm tho thor I can hardly thtand
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Dayvo
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The critical contact came when the defender made a very slight touch on the ball before the he made contact with the forward.
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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I'd have thought that thitting would have been the problem.
Pro Tour Punditry
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Whether or not there is contact with the ball is irrelevant; despite what the pundits say.
kevin_cambs_uk
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The hand of cod
Lmao
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Reynard
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What a save!!!
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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So why wasn't that penalty not referred to VAR? There was an innocent-looking collision, the Argentinian fell and was awarded the penalty.
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- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I agree with you Pro Tour Punditry.
As far as I can see there is no mention of 'touching the ball' negating a foul in the FIFA rules - I wasn't aware of this beforehand:
Page 101 (long scroll)...
https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/laws-of-the-game-2018-19.pdf?cloudid=khhloe2xoigyna8juxw3
