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The technology intervening to ensure Iran were correctly awarded a penalty, while a Spain goal was allowed on review.
Without VAR, these last-minute decisions would have stood incorrectly. The number of goals from set plays and penalties were a consequence of VAR.
The next change I would make is to stop asking referees to watch a TV screen to change their mind. If it is an obvious error, make the decision for him.
When Neymar performed his ludicrous barrel roll under minimal contact from Serbia’s Adem Ljajic, I could even hear his feigned cries of anguish.
The abiding memory of that evening, though, was not the cynicism of
Brazil’s superstar, but the irresistible exuberance of their supporters,
who kept up their chants and conga lines for the entire metro ride
home.
While this World Cup yielded an all-European final four, it was set, in many ways, to the soundtrack of Latin America.
It was these mums and dads who, over the years, drove their children to training and to matches, who waited in car parks and washed kits, who got home late and had to get up early for work.
Kieran Trippier celebrates with his son
And judging by the English responses that came back from our Russian hosts via their devices, it was not always the sharpest of linguistic tools. But that did not mean that Google Translate always got it wrong.
Arriving late at a station the evening Russia won a group game, I found a taxi driver keen to talk. When he discovered I had no Russian, he turned to his phone.
And our conversation began. “You here for the World Cup?” his phone asked me. Yes, I said. The driver glanced in his mirror and caught me looking dishevelled, exhausted, past it in the back seat.
And the phone added: “And which country do you play for?” Sometimes, technology can say just the right thing.
Most of the fans inside the stadium have turned to look at the stand behind me. All of the photographers are now pointing their cameras in the same direction.
What has happened? A glance behind offers confirmation. Diego Maradona has made his first public appearance of the tournament and, cigar in mouth, is lapping up the attention.
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Jamie Carragher
No one thought the video-assistant-referee technology would be as successful as it has been. There was a lot of pre-tournament anxiety about VAR but reassurance soon arrived, particularly during the Portugal v Iran and Spain v Morocco matches,The technology intervening to ensure Iran were correctly awarded a penalty, while a Spain goal was allowed on review.
Without VAR, these last-minute decisions would have stood incorrectly. The number of goals from set plays and penalties were a consequence of VAR.
The next change I would make is to stop asking referees to watch a TV screen to change their mind. If it is an obvious error, make the decision for him.
Oliver Brown
A feature of Spartak Moscow’s press tribune was that reporters were so close to the pitch, they could almost have joined the coaches.When Neymar performed his ludicrous barrel roll under minimal contact from Serbia’s Adem Ljajic, I could even hear his feigned cries of anguish.
While this World Cup yielded an all-European final four, it was set, in many ways, to the soundtrack of Latin America.
Sam Wallace
Many of the England players came back out onto the pitch after the victorious shoot-out against Colombia to see their families in the stands of the Spartak Stadium.It was these mums and dads who, over the years, drove their children to training and to matches, who waited in car parks and washed kits, who got home late and had to get up early for work.
Kieran Trippier celebrates with his son
Having a
child who is an exceptional footballer is great, but the academy system
takes over your life and you do not half do some miles. It was moving to
see that moment being shared together.
Some of the young ones might not quite have grasped what they had achieved by finally laying the England penalty shoot-out ghost to bed. But Mum and Dad will have done.
Jordan Henderson’s failure to score served only to confirm what we feared would be the inevitable. But then Mateus Uribe hit the bar, Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca,
Eric Dier scored and press-box etiquette went out of the window as English journalists celebrated like the fans. It felt wonderful.
He leaned in to me, extended a giant hand to shake and said: “You are my guest.” Another preconception overturned.
Some of the young ones might not quite have grasped what they had achieved by finally laying the England penalty shoot-out ghost to bed. But Mum and Dad will have done.
Matt Law
England had never won a World Cup penalty shoot-out, so it was understandable that everybody’s hearts sank as the final whistle sounded at the end of extra time against Colombia. In the press box, we all knew the script and the intros could be written without too much thought.Jordan Henderson’s failure to score served only to confirm what we feared would be the inevitable. But then Mateus Uribe hit the bar, Jordan Pickford saved from Carlos Bacca,
Eric Dier scored and press-box etiquette went out of the window as English journalists celebrated like the fans. It felt wonderful.
Paul Hayward
In a bar, when I unknowingly took the chair of a large and hostile-looking Russian alpha male, his face told me he was going to thump me, especially as he had already worked out we were English. My instinct said: trouble ahead.He leaned in to me, extended a giant hand to shake and said: “You are my guest.” Another preconception overturned.
Jim White
This was the Google Translate World Cup. Divided by language, for many of the visitors pouring into Russia, the only point of communication with the locals was via an app on their mobile phones.And judging by the English responses that came back from our Russian hosts via their devices, it was not always the sharpest of linguistic tools. But that did not mean that Google Translate always got it wrong.
Arriving late at a station the evening Russia won a group game, I found a taxi driver keen to talk. When he discovered I had no Russian, he turned to his phone.
And our conversation began. “You here for the World Cup?” his phone asked me. Yes, I said. The driver glanced in his mirror and caught me looking dishevelled, exhausted, past it in the back seat.
And the phone added: “And which country do you play for?” Sometimes, technology can say just the right thing.
Jeremy Wilson
Moscow, and the opening weekend of the World Cup. All eyes are on Lionel Messi. And then suddenly they are not.Most of the fans inside the stadium have turned to look at the stand behind me. All of the photographers are now pointing their cameras in the same direction.
What has happened? A glance behind offers confirmation. Diego Maradona has made his first public appearance of the tournament and, cigar in mouth, is lapping up the attention.
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