Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales

[Joey66]

It was like England playing the 4th division team - they were so poor ......

 

[carlos21]

It was like England playing the 4th division team - they were so poor ......

I agree with you there buddy.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Every once in a while, a footballing fairytale occurs. What better location than amongst the sand dunes and camels of Qatar for a football minnow to raise the fabled World Cup trophy.

Minnows wouldn't survive in the desert due to the lack of water.

 

[Eggs]

You don't have to be a medical expert to realise there's no way that goalkeeper should have been allowed to play on. A referee has the right to remove a player if he is bleeding - medical expert or not.

Referees are trained to recognise concussion etc - for me, it was that obvious that the referee allowing it to go on failed in basic duty of care. No doubt Iran's medical team did, but the ref is to blame too.

Piss poor all round.

…opens up a whole can of worms if a referee can judge if a player needs to be replaced. Blood episodes do not necessitate a substitute. Imagine a key game where a ref determines a star striker be replaced after 5 minutes when he’s perfectly ok to continue. Club Doctors are on the bench these days, they should be accountable for such decisions.

These issues are best left to the experts, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one.

 

[MikeH72]

You don't have to be a medical expert to realise there's no way that goalkeeper should have been allowed to play on. A referee has the right to remove a player if he is bleeding - medical expert or not.

Referees are trained to recognise concussion etc - for me, it was that obvious that the referee allowing it to go on failed in basic duty of care. No doubt Iran's medical team did, but the ref is to blame too.

Piss poor all round.

I certainly think the Iran manager at least should’ve made the call and demanded the keeper be subbed before the game restarted. He has all the access to the information from the medical team, he shouldn’t have allowed his player to carry on.

 

[TangerineToffee]

I must say I enjoyed this afternoon's match very much.
Compliments of Paddy Powers £5 free bet build offer.
I normally would never do these bets

 

[roydo]

Imagine a key game where a ref determines a star striker be replaced after 5 minutes when he’s perfectly ok to continue

Or, he decides/is convinced by a player, that he can stay on. And he shouldnt.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

…opens up a whole can of worms if a referee can judge if a player needs to be replaced. Blood episodes do not necessitate a substitute. Imagine a key game where a ref determines a star striker be replaced after 5 minutes when he’s perfectly ok to continue. Club Doctors are on the bench these days, they should be accountable for such decisions.

These issues are best left to the experts, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one.

What next? Medical teams pressing a button when play has to stop because a referee isn't qualified to determine what constitutes as a head injury?

Pretty basic stuff, hiding behind medical ambiguity isn't the way.

Not having a referee can't recognise 'suspected' concussion;

Concussion

Find out more about identifying concussion in football.

www.englandfootball.com

How to recognise concussion?​

If any of the following signs or symptoms are present following an injury the player should be suspected of having concussion and immediately removed from play or training and must not return to play that day.

· Headache
· Dizziness
· Mental clouding, confusion, or feeling slowed down
· Visual problems
· Nausea or vomiting
· Fatigue
· Drowsiness / feeling like "in a fog" / difficulty concentrating
· "Pressure in head"
· Sensitivity to light or noise

Anyone with a suspected concussion MUST be IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM PLAY.

Once safely removed from play they must not return to activity that day. Team-mates, coaches, match officials, team managers, administrators or parents who suspect someone may have concussion must do their best to ensure that they are removed from play in a safe manner.

Head injury = any suspected concussion = off you go.

 

[davek]

Mine is Scottish, Welsh, German and Danish but I was born in England, as were my parents, so it's England for me.

A man can be born in a stable but it doesn't make them one of the livestock.

Embrace your ancestry.

 

[davek]

He should have been refused entry because of that cap tbf.

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Ha ha Ha. I'm having that.

 

[Jimishorts]

Ha ha Ha. I'm having that.

You can have a new avatar for every Wales match.

 

[john jako]

You can have a new avatar for every Wales match.

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Incredible these mate haha

 

[toffee82]

What next? Medical teams pressing a button when play has to stop because a referee isn't qualified to determine what constitutes as a head injury?

Pretty basic stuff, hiding behind medical ambiguity isn't the way.

Not having a referee can't recognise 'suspected' concussion;

Concussion

Find out more about identifying concussion in football.

www.englandfootball.com

Head injury = any suspected concussion = off you go.

Could they not have a precautionary reversible sub while the player is properly assessed?

 

[roydo]

Could they not have a precautionary reversible sub while the player is properly assessed?

They do that in Rugby. The question was, and still is, can an assessment be made in the 10 minutes they have.

But in todays game, having 14 minutes extra time cos a keeper was walloped in the head, suggests he was in a bad way.

 

[Jimishorts]

Incredible these mate haha