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Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan
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luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
That would have meant the end of international tournaments as we know it.Craig said:
There wouldn't be a single game played anywhere in the future that didn't have one side or the other bleating about some decision made during the game that arguably was a contributing factor to a real or imagined injustice.
Great Birtannia
U19 Captain
FIFA replayed the Asian WC qualifying play off between Bahrain and Uzbekistan after a wrong "technical" decision by the referee. Uzbekistan had a succesful penalty overturned by the referee who wrongly awarded Bahrain a free kick instead of ordering a re-take of the penalty.luckyeddie said:
Not sending a player off after receiving two yellows is a bit different to a wrongly disallowed goal for offside for instance. It's the same sort of "technical error" as in the Bahrain-Uzbekistan tie.
I think with that precedent we would have had a good case for replay had Simunic scored or assisted in a goal.
Obviously the other dodgy decisions - the two missed penalties and whatever the hell happened at the end - we would have had to wear.
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luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
I'm willing to stand corrected.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Interestingly, Uzbekistan were the ones to protest...then got knocked out.Great Birtannia said:
ash chaulk
International Captain
a player not being sent off after 3 yellows should mean a replay for sure
because of the fact tat the other team unfairly has too many players on the pitch
because of the fact tat the other team unfairly has too many players on the pitch
Great Birtannia
U19 Captain
Our world cup started with a ******** decision and finished with a ******** decision. Perfect symmetry 
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Get used to it, doesn't get any easier trust mehowardj said:
heartbreak around every corner. You did really well to make the last 16, fair play to yous. Shame it had to end like that but.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Hahaha, you know, that's a terrific description. You just got the feeling from the start that something like that was going to happen. Each and every game in this WC Australia has been up against it, coming from behind, being unlucky with the refs and so on, and there was the feeling that something awful was going to happen to finish it. With Italy at 10 men, Hiddink having subs in hand and the score still at 0-0, I was feeling pretty good when 90 minutes ticked over, and Neill and Grella held out a couple of dangerous moments towards the end and extra time seemed imminent.howardj said:
Then when Neill hit the ground and put his hands in the air, you could just see what was about to happen, and knew that with our luck the ref would be sucked in by it, and that the World Cup was done.
But with all that, it was so absurdly fitting for the rest of the competition that it was hard to be really upset about it. I think I had my head in my hands for a second after he pointed to the spot as I realised that Totti would most likely score it and that there would be no time left, then said "oh well, at least we made it this far".