FT: COSTA RICA 2 - 4 GERMANY / JAPAN 2 - 1 SPAIN

COSTA RICA - GERMANY

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz Medina (MEX)
Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Walter Lopez (HON)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jerome Brisard (FRA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Corey Parker (USA)


JAPAN - SPAIN

Referee: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Thusi Siwela (RSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Pathsoane (LES)
Fourth Official: Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Malick El Hadji Samba (SEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Taran (URU)

Spain are on another level. Japan can't get near them

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Originally Posted by City123

Spain are on another level. Japan can't get near them

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Spain 84% possession.

It felt like more than that!

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Spain 84% possession.

It felt like more than that!

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86?

What a strike! Japan back in it at the start of the second half

oh dear

Japan leading the group :hehe:

We'll see what Spain are made of now

Costa Rica have equalised!

Fun and games..love the determination that these teams Japan and costa rica give...unlike our useless lot

2-1 Costa Rica! Germany AND Spain going out as it stands

Could have got good adds on that :hehe:

lets hope so

then englund can be booted out by Japan or Costa

Who'd have thought that Belgium and Germany would both be going out at this stage. Crazy

Crazy cricket earlier, crazy football tonight

Nt sue which game to watch!!!! Hope Spain and Germany go out...!

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Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK

Fun and games..love the determination that these teams Japan and costa rica give...unlike our useless lot

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yes...astonishing isn't it...it is called BELIEF....

well done Japan ..they played a brilliant match

Germany out in the group stages of back to back World Cups

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Ive just seen the close up of the Japan winning goal. The officials called the ball out , overturned by VAR. Well the close up looks comfortably out to me. They said it was the curviture of the ball but that still looks out from the picture ive seen.

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Originally Posted by Harry Paget Flashman

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Thats it. And VAR overturned the officials calling that out. I dont get it.

That definitely looks out on that shot but I'm guessing the VAR technology is superior to my eyes.

Didn't look like all of the ball from the angle directly on the goal line and the others are inconclusive. Just because there is green grass between the base of the ball and the line doesn't mean all of the ball is over the line although its millimetres in it.

If VAR can tell if someone is offside from by their toenails surely they can tell if the ball is out.