<p>“What was the call that ruled out Edu’s goal? No one’s saying.”</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle]World”>http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle]World</a> Soccer Blog: Dirty Tackle - Yahoo! Sports Blog[/url</p>
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<p>OTOH, the decision to give the free kick in the first place was a bad one.</p>
<p>"Wynalda: “FIFA Needs to Investigate”</p>
<p><a href=“http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/video/ssworldcup-19013964/did-the-usa-lose-a-win-20404462[/url]”>http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/video/ssworldcup-19013964/did-the-usa-lose-a-win-20404462</a></p>
<p>Can somene explain why the “handball” against Findley resulted in a yellow card?</p>
<p>It might be in the yahoo page linked in post #243.</p>
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<p>If the referee judged that he moved his hand toward the ball, a yellow card would’ve been justified. It probably wasn’t the right call though.</p>
<p>^Ummm… I heard it was more of a" face" ball. Maybe he used his face intentionally…</p>
<p>England Algeria end in tie, with US ahead in goals! I think I got that right.</p>
<p>England need to beat Slovenia to advance
<p>I’m exhausted. Three unexpected outcomes today, IMO. Shrinkwrap, I think you are correct that so far we are in 2nd place.</p>
<p>I was really surprised and disappointed that England didn’t win. One television commentator said that there were a lot of star players on the team but they did not play well as a team.</p>
<p>Are the players being paid by their countries?</p>
<p>Also, can someone explain why the English coach wears such horrible glasses all the time?</p>
<p>It never touched his hand, only his face. I guess the guy got it wrong on both counts, but that’s interesting to know that nuance that intentional movement toward a ball by the hand draws a yellow card. Is that only the case in the box?</p>
<p>“intentional movement toward a ball by the hand”</p>
<p>Is that in 09/10 LOTG?</p>
<p>English coach, Fabio Capello, gets paid $7 million. He can wear whatever he wants lol</p>
<p>“Deliberate handball means that a player intentionally moves his hand or arm towards the ball, and could have avoided touching the ball, but decided not to. It is unfairly done to prevent an opponent from gaining possession of the ball, because the perpetrator is unable to play the ball in any other way - and therefore stops or deflects the ball by the use of one, or both hands or arms, punches it, or catches it.”
<a href=“http://www.corshamref.org.uk/law12/law12hand.htm[/url]”>http://www.corshamref.org.uk/law12/law12hand.htm</a>
I assumed that meant he has to touch the ball after intentionally moving his hind toward it.</p>
<p>On the play where the US goal was disallowed, at least two Slovenians were hugging American players from behind in ways that would get them kicked out of the Marine Corps.</p>
<p>All four teams in the US/England/Slovenia/Algeria group still have a chance to advance. For USA, Slovenia, and England, win and in. For Algeria, win and probably in.</p>
<p>Were the hugs legal (novice question)?</p>
<p>“Were the hugs legal?”</p>
<p>They were not only illegal, they were bordering on immoral.</p>
<p>If both matches end in a draw, Slovenia would have 5 pts and Eng and US would both have 3. How are points calculated from there? Is it total goals scored which would favor the US at this point or is it something else?</p>
<p>^^^ Yes, it’s based on goal differential if there’s a tie.</p>
<p>Here’s a good description of outcomes:</p>
<p>It breaks down this way:</p>
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<li><p>If the Americans beat Algeria, they will have 5 points. That would leave them in first or second place in the group, no matter the outcome of the Slovenia-England finale in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, a match that starts at the same time as the United States-Algeria match.</p></li>
<li><p>If the Americans draw with Algeria, they will have 3 points. In that case, they could advance only if Slovenia beats England, or if England draws with Slovenia by a low score. If England draws with Slovenia while the United States draws with Algeria, and England scores two more goals in their draw than the Americans score in theirs, they will have identical records. In that case, lots will be drawn to determine which team advances to the knockout phase.</p></li>
<li><p>If the Americans lose to Algeria, they will have only 2 points and will be eliminated.</p></li>
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<p>Under World Cup rules, the first tie-breaker if teams are tied in points is goal difference. If that is tied, the team that scored more goals gets the nod. If that is tied, there are a few head-to-head tie breakers before a drawing of lots determines which team goes through.</p>