The Prophet Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Would you rather be the home team needing to win or the away team needing to draw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Wouldn't the team who didn't have the player sent off have to stop take their 11th player off the list too? It's called "reduce to equate" and the premise behind this is that it would be unfair for a team with only 9 players to have their top player shooting a second time while the other team with 11 players still had their 10th and 11th players shooting who are presumably not very good (assuming it went that deep in rounds). So both teams would always have equal number of their top players available for the shootout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 What language do the players and officials talk in at the WC when they're talking to each other? Would it be basic English? I realise this is probably the daftest question to be asked in here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 What language do the players and officials talk in at the WC when they're talking to each other? Would it be basic English? I realise this is probably the daftest question to be asked in here Prett much English, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphrodite Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 What language do the players and officials talk in at the WC when they're talking to each other? Would it be basic English? I realise this is probably the daftest question to be asked in here All FIFA refs have to be able to speak English. They'll often have a Spanish-speaking ref if both teams speak Spanish as well though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Cheers lads, cleared that one up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Most smug/obnoxious/arrogant international footballing country? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 That really is a daft question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Most smug/obnoxious/arrogant international footballing country? England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Most smug/obnoxious/arrogant international footballing country? England. I'd say it's where the nuts come from, personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Could be any number/England/Brazil or Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 All of the bigger teams tbh. All full of dicks in their fanbase and in their media. I would imagine that we're pretty high up, along with the Germans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Most smug/obnoxious/arrogant international footballing country? Flip. Oh, wait, country. Spain or Belgium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Most smug/obnoxious/arrogant international footballing country? Spain, England, Holland, Germany Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Apologies if this has been done. If Brazil, Germany or Argentina win the World Cup and lift the current trophy for the 3rd time, do they get to keep it? Like Brazil got to keep the Jules Rimet trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that a team has to win this trophy five times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Cheers dude. In that case I hope none of them win it. I think it's a fantastic looking trophy, probably close second behind the European cup. Edit: you swine just seen the spoiler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I think the answer is 'unknown'. FIFA have said that the trophy itself can't be won outright, but a gold-plated replica will be awarded. Whether that insinuates we'll have a new trophy if one of those three triumph this year, I'm not sure. Either way, there's only room for four more engravings, so it'll change after 2030 at the latest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Let someone win it and keep it and get a new one, tbh. Being picky here, but actually make the World Cup a cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Is it right that substitutions can only be made in regulation time, meaning if Costa Rica had kept the ball right til the end, the Netherlands would not have been able to send Krul on for the penalty shootout after the final whistle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Is it right that substitutions can only be made in regulation time, meaning if Costa Rica had kept the ball right til the end, the Netherlands would not have been able to send Krul on for the penalty shootout after the final whistle? absolutely correct, i say with no conviction whatsoever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Is it right that substitutions can only be made in regulation time, meaning if Costa Rica had kept the ball right til the end, the Netherlands would not have been able to send Krul on for the penalty shootout after the final whistle? http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/laws_of_the_game_0708_10565.pdf pages 54 & 55 If a goalkeeper is injured during kicks being taken then he can be subbed, provided the team has a substitution remaining. A goalkeeper who is injured while kicks are being taken from the penalty mark and is unable to continue as goalkeeper may be replaced by a named substitute provided his team has not used the maximum number of substitutes permitted under the competition rules Barring that: With the exception of the foregoing case, only players who are on the field of play at the end of the match, which includes extra time where appropriate, are allowed to take kicks from the penalty mark So yes, you're correct, Krul would not have been able to come on in anything but under the guise of poor sportsmanship after Cillessen fakes an injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ah. Guess there's no way to stop the substitution going ahead if Cillessen decided to feign injury after the final whistle then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 guess he'd have to line up for the first kick though, and feign injury after that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What would have happened if after the substitution, Krul had got booked twice in the shoot-out for ungentlemanly conduct or whatever? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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