France - Belgium

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First 5 minutes and the hype is not unjustified for either team
 
I’m fighting making jokes about France just conceding the game at kickoff or Belgiums defense should be easy to pass through.

Good back and forth game. Keepers have had some decent stops
 
Not the most exciting game compared to some of the others but once again a Set piece was the star of the game.

I don't recall how many set pieces have gone in this WC but seems like more than usual.

Both keepers made some nice saves. On to the final, France could'nt believe there were +155 on the money line so made my day
 
Kicker4Life said:
It already happens....
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It gets worse in the months following a World Cup or the Olympics. I have been refereeing long enough to have seen it happen many times. And, I can guarantee you some 12-14 year old will now think that it is okay to try and get in my face and yell at me and throw his arms around just like he saw the players do in the World Cup. I cannot wait for the first 13 year old boy to roll around like Naymar.
 
Surfref said:
It gets worse in the months following a World Cup or the Olympics. I have been refereeing long enough to have seen it happen many times. And, I can guarantee you some 12-14 year old will now think that it is okay to try and get in my face and yell at me and throw his arms around just like he saw the players do in the World Cup. I cannot wait for the first 13 year old boy to roll around like Naymar.
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gonna have to be a pretty brave 14 year old to yell in my face. :D Let's see how it goes. Copa this weekend and a couple weekends of Surf Cup coming soon to a theater near you.
 
Surfref said:
It gets worse in the months following a World Cup or the Olympics. I have been refereeing long enough to have seen it happen many times. And, I can guarantee you some 12-14 year old will now think that it is okay to try and get in my face and yell at me and throw his arms around just like he saw the players do in the World Cup. I cannot wait for the first 13 year old boy to roll around like Naymar.
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baldref said:
gonna have to be a pretty brave 14 year old to yell in my face. :D Let's see how it goes. Copa this weekend and a couple weekends of Surf Cup coming soon to a theater near you.
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What's the over/under on how many games before some smart ass kid air draws the VAR box in your face?
 
Surfref said:
It gets worse in the months following a World Cup or the Olympics. I have been refereeing long enough to have seen it happen many times. And, I can guarantee you some 12-14 year old will now think that it is okay to try and get in my face and yell at me and throw his arms around just like he saw the players do in the World Cup. I cannot wait for the first 13 year old boy to roll around like Naymar.
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That's a good point, I do not see many girls do the naymar, how about the boys side?
 
watfly said:
What's the over/under on how many games before some smart ass kid air draws the VAR box in your face?
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I bet that I have at least one do it this weekend. I have ten games B13-18 this weekend so they are the right age to pull that BS. Just remember that the LOTG now state that it is a Cautionable offense (Yellow Card) for a player, coach or substitute to excessively show the VAR symbol. No explanation as to how many times constitute "excessively" so some referees may consider two times as excessive. I will probably just ignore it unless they do it in my face, in a derogatory manner, or are doing it after every call/non-call. I am sure it will only take one player getting Cautioned to make them all stop.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
That's a good point, I do not see many girls do the naymar, how about the boys side?
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I usually see the 11-13 year old boys trying the flopping and rolling around. The first time a player flops I call the coach on to assess the player which means the player must leave the field and stay off until I wave them on. This usually puts an end to the flopping, but if it continues I will Caution the player.
 
Surfref said:
It gets worse in the months following a World Cup or the Olympics. I have been refereeing long enough to have seen it happen many times. And, I can guarantee you some 12-14 year old will now think that it is okay to try and get in my face and yell at me and throw his arms around just like he saw the players do in the World Cup. I cannot wait for the first 13 year old boy to roll around like Naymar.
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I’ve watched 9yr old girls do it. It’s the plague of Futbol!
 
Surfref said:
I bet that I have at least one do it this weekend. I have ten games B13-18 this weekend so they are the right age to pull that BS. Just remember that the LOTG now state that it is a Cautionable offense (Yellow Card) for a player, coach or substitute to excessively show the VAR symbol. No explanation as to how many times constitute "excessively" so some referees may consider two times as excessive. I will probably just ignore it unless they do it in my face, in a derogatory manner, or are doing it after every call/non-call. I am sure it will only take one player getting Cautioned to make them all stop.
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It looks like Law 18 is now called "VAR Protocol".
 
Surfref said:
I usually see the 11-13 year old boys trying the flopping and rolling around. The first time a player flops I call the coach on to assess the player which means the player must leave the field and stay off until I wave them on. This usually puts an end to the flopping, but if it continues I will Caution the player.
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I have to say that I haven't seen too much at the U12 boys level, the occasional "selling a foul" but I've seen hardly any outright flopping. Even the kids think Neymar's antics are absurd.
 
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