Another dangerous team (Spain) has now bitten the dust in this World Cup, The list grows! Russia defended well but football is in a bad state if teams like this do well in the competition. Okay, Spain could have done more, been more incisive but, what grates on me, is the biased nature of the VAR officials, something that
@Ladygargar touched upon in another post.
The first goal was a farce with the Russian defender not even looking at the ball as he wrestled and grappled his opponent to the ground. Comically, the ball hit him and went in anyway but he should have been booked if he wasn't. I've had enough of this sort of shit going on.
Then towards the end, we saw both Ramos AND Pique being held in the penalty area in the same incident. But it was just waved away. Imo, had it been any other team other than the host country that had done this, a penalty would have been awarded. It just pisses me off that this sort of cheating and dishonesty by the games' officials is cloaked under the dodgy mantle of interpretation.
A foul is a foul and cheating is cheating no matter which teams are involved. The game is being reduced to a ridiculous farce by the officials yet all and sundry are supposed to treat and regard them with respect. Not me, I'm afraid.
