Mexico City
ITV
Match Officials
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Benitez (Costa Rica)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
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Mexico City
ITV
Match Officials
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Benitez (Costa Rica)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
Zapopan, Mexico
ITV
Match Officials
Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon (Costa Rica)
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
Best stock up on Staropramen and kimchi.
For my part, I actually like partaking of countries' comestibles and beverages when I invite friends around to watch international games in my beach bar (a.k.a. a naffly-decorated, kitsch-embellished garden shed).
My collection of world flags also gets an airing in the garden.
Burrito and braai time!
I can't wait.
It's surprising that the US didn't insist on the opening game and the silly showbiz that goes along with it. Lots of Mexican seems to be on the menu though.
Wow, Joe Biden is a half decent singer.
Fast start from Mexico, good save from the South African keeper
Looks like Raul Jimenez will be back in the Championship next season, that'll be real test for Lawlor & Fish
Oh dear, playing out from the back again.
I really struggle watching a game where I have no interest whatsoever. back ground tv and doing puzzles on my ipad and drinking ipa.
Two really mediocre sides. Or one mediocre and one crap.
Games gone.
Harsh red card
Has anybody else picked up on the lead commentator being a bit of a dick towards Ally McCoist?
South africa with 11 were bloody hopeless. Three passes and then lump it down the line to no one.
Looking through the nations they probably won't be the worst either.
Second red card was it for me. Telly was turned off straight away and I wonÂ’t be tuning in again for this sanitised VAR crap.
a joke or rather not a joke that they're there and Wales aren't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
Wales didn't exactly perform at the last World Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy Blue in Berkshire
Did you have adverts during the water breaks. We did. Of course.
Less confident about my “Mexico will make the Ro16/QF prediction”
They looked average against a shockingly bad South Africa. I reckon Wales could’ve beaten both those teams.
ITV not quite figured out how to do that yetQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I think they're doing it in the 6 Nations though so only a matter of time
I feel Ally might be a awkward character at timesQuote:
Originally Posted by B. Oddie
nope, it was on ITV aswell, the drinks break thing seems awfully fortunate for the US marketQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
the 3rd Red looked close, my 1st thoughts were thats a yellow, never a DOSGO as it was a little wide , then you think, last defender, next touch heading to goal and a shot, yea it could be a DOGSO, argument with youngest daughter ( who is also a ref ) now I am on my last warning of watching WC with family, you can go and watch it in your mancave :angry: its the 1st game, im doomed
while the game doesnt sound that appealing, the 3am KO might just swing it for some
It does, doesn't it? No longer at the referee's discretion, and now timed at 3 minutes. (roughly the time of 6 adverts - convenient) I wonder how much went into Infantino's back pocket for that?Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
This is a far more enjoyable game than the one earlier. For starters, it’s being played at the pace of an actual high level football game and the referee isn’t making it all about him