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World Cup Discussion Thread - Day 32 (15 July)

carmeldevil

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Kante has a yellow and looked a bit sluggish. Maybe deschamps didn’t want to risk another yellow.
 

nailsy

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Key factors for me were:
  • French player didn’t touch the ball so wasn’t ‘deflected’ onto him
  • Arms were up as the ball aproached and he pulled them down making contact (if he’d kept his arms up he wouldn’t have made contact but moved his hands towards the ball)
  • Gained an advantage by not allowing the ball to pass him

I can see why it could be given, but I can also buy the argument why it shouldn't have been a pen.

Looks like it won't matter how anyway....
 
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