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It goes perfectly with how the game seems to have evolved into contact equals foul. We need to move away from that asap. Use video and VAR to punish players for "flopping". Even if they are also fouled. That's not contradictory at all. It would be really easy to do, but there is no will from anyone and the overprotection of Neymar is proof. Has there been a single card in this competition for simulation? Yet I don't think there's ever been this much. Mexico as a team have been one of the worst offenders, so not too sad to see them out. Neymar is cancer though.

Gets special credit for playing on after suffering such a severe head injury, as well. He's never been right in the head.

Very annoying how the refs in this world cup just refuse to give any bookings for simulation. Even with the backing of VAR. Argentina getting a bit silly.

10. The thing called football it goes the house!

Well, giddy up. Very reminiscent of the 2005-07 shirt. The gold, those lines going into the collar...

Shirt is perfectly fine As usual, the patch/no patch situation will have a big impact.

Yeah exactly. Weird post. Just clickbait though obviously. :thatAlanPartridgeGif:

Very good The last time the Germans crashed out in the group stages was 1938. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. Another one I saw doing the rounds was: Germany yet again much stronger in 14 than they were in 18.

Yeap, Sports Indirect. Complete opposite of MA's tat emporium then!

I'd say that was more of pen than the one actually given. But neither were, really.

Clean as fuck that strike. Nice.

Should start giving out cards for frivolous appealing after the VAR review. Going to get silly. Correct decision though this time.

Going to be a dive fest now.

Plus the Nigerian actively launches himself into Mascherano at the end of the exchange to simulate a pull.

Nah, no pen that. Pretty alarming that gets given with VAR and all.

Maradona has his official holder

As much as seeing him off would have been fun, that's the correct call from the ref.

Aye. I want Poland to win, but they look absolutely shit

Decent game so far. Difficult to see where much Polish creativity is going to come from.

Shearer is such a big kid He can barely sit still he's so giddy.

Ugh. Look at those twats

Would be pleased for Panama if they hadn't been such bellends. Hope Vardy or Sterling grab a last one for us.

Absolutely, but let's worry about that in a couple days.

Good finish that, to be fair. But fuck off their number eleven asking for a booking as he was sitting on the ground.