world cup thread

[Lissa]

The referee is judge, jury and executioner on the field. He can't watch everything, however, so he uses his judgement. If he makes a bad call, such as believing a foul where none was committed, it's just poor luck for the offending team. Arguing with the ref is a fast-track to a red card.

If we included things like video replays, the game would grind to a screeching halt every time a ref has to make a call. Better to keep the game rolling and suffer the occasional mistake.

If it was Denmark instead of the US, I bet you'd have a different attitude towards it. And like Jester said, using replays the right way (such as Hockey and the NFL, and soon Baseball) will make the situation better.