When Fifa can't get goal line technology right what makes anyone thinks those cash grabbing buffoons in Switzerland will sort out video replay in the next fifty years. ****
Insane. Tie game, really. Then Podolski rifles a left footer just outside the post. Gotta feel for England. That was a horrible missed call.
I'm pretty indifferent regarding both teams... but that was a game changing decision by the ref. Killed any momentum of a 2-2 score. I wouldn't be surprised if the ref got assassinated after this world cup. You'd think FIFA would get it right with the refs at this big of a stage.
It's not like making one bad call in basketball where there are so many possessions and so many points scored in each game. 1 blown call like that has too great an impact on the fate of a team. I understand history and purity, etc... But getting it right trumps that.
History is changing all the danged time, the sport has made many rule changes...they should be rewarding the players, not punishing them with bad calls. The officials are too big a part of the matches, they should be almost invisible. If this ends 2-1....it will be a travesty. DD