DiabloWags said:

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GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!

EGYPT.

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DiabloWags said:

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VAR WAS NOT BROUGHT INTO THE GAME TO REVIEW A PLAY FROM 100 YARDS AWAY (AGO)

THE REF SAW THE TACKLE AND DECIDED NOT TO CALL AN INFRACTION.

100 YARDS LATER THEY DISALLOW A GOAL?!?!?!?

RIDICULOUS!

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Haissem Hassan wears the number 12 jersey. Forward Haissem Hassan (who plays professionally for Real Oviedo in Spain) was utilized as a substitute, stepping onto the pitch during key knockout matches. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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2030 please. https://t.co/vH8aiceAsY

— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) July 7, 2026

Cal88 said:

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that disallowed Egypt goal the difference in this game, Argies fought back but they got a lot of help.

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Anarchistbear said:

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Cal88 said:

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that disallowed Egypt goal the difference in this game, Argies fought back but they got a lot of help.

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From the French referee

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Cal88 said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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Cal88 said:

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that disallowed Egypt goal the difference in this game, Argies fought back but they got a lot of help.

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From the French referee

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Poor call, he was swayed by the VAR freeze frame, wasn't much of a foul 100 yards away from the action, complete BS call.

Argies are going to the final, unless Haaland and co stop them.

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Against Austria, yet the goal was given😂😂😂
It's very clear to see what's happening pic.twitter.com/dxHJo6mFQp

— Vanz (@vanz_II) July 7, 2026

The match officials for @FIFAWorldCup match 97 have been appointed. 🤝

— FIFA (@FIFAcom) July 7, 2026

bearister said:

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GrinandBearit said:

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This thread is incredibly revealing about some of you.

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This entire board is a true reveal of every commenter (unless they are part of a class experiment relating to internet forum psychology).

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Cal88 said:

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that disallowed Egypt goal the difference in this game, Argies fought back but they got a lot of help.

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DiabloWags said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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Cal88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearNIt said:

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He couldn't help himself and put his chubby thumb on the scale, called the head of FIFA and got a red card lifted. This will taint the U.S. national team's run in the World Cup going forward. Will the team's hard work be celebrated or will this World Cup be remembered for US presidential interference?

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As a non-TDS afflicted soccer fan, I am glad our president made the call asking for the red card to be reviewed. The card should never have been called based on slow mo and still images that made the incident look way worse than it was, which is illegal VAR procedure by FIFA rules. Hopefully, others can also look past their bias and see the facts for what they are.

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FYI - Governments have been strictly prohibited from directly interfering with FIFA on things like referee decisions, with penalties being dished out to soccer federations whose government interfered.

AI Overview

Under FIFA Statutes, national governments are strictly prohibited from directly interfering in the internal operations, elections, or disciplinary decisions of football associations. Member states that violate this rule face immediate penalties, including bans on national teams and club participation in all international competitions. [1, 2]

Enforcement of the Rule
FIFA requires all member associations to manage their affairs independently and without political influence (Articles 2(2) and 15(c)). If a government dissolves a federation board, attempts a hostile takeover, or overrides refereeing decisions, FIFA regularly steps in to suspend the offending country. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Nations that have historically faced World Cup or international bans due to political meddling include: [1]

• Nepal (Suspended over government interference in the football federation)
• Pakistan and Chad (Banned for government interference and hostile takeovers)
• Mali (Suspended after its sports minister dissolved the executive committee of the national federation)
• Kenya (Suspended by FIFA when the government dissolved the football federation board)
• Kuwait, Indonesia, Iraq, and Nigeria (All previously sanctioned for government attempts to control or dissolve their football associations) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Recent Controversies
While FIFA enforces these guidelines globally, the strictness of the rule occasionally sparks controversy. High-profile interventionssuch as when the White House directly lobbied FIFA to suspend an automatic red-card ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogunhave led to accusations of political favoritism and inconsistency in how FIFA applies its disciplinary rules. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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It was a decision made by an 18 person board. Not Trump. Who cares, let's beat Belgium.

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Since Belgium is being a scared, whiny *** about this, let's rename Belgian Waffles to Freedom Waffles!

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I've always felt that I want my teams to play and beat the best version of the other team, not a water downed or injured version. Never understand people complaining about things like this

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BALCO, Barry Bonds, and Steroids. Putting your thumb on the scale is putting your thumb on the scales. No athlete who believes in fairness and his own ability would be proud of this. This is a stain on U.S. Soccer when it didn't need to be.

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It's really not. Nothing against the rules happened. Move on.

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Did you ever compete in sports at the college or pro level? You want to compete based on your own skill and not because a politician or administrator decided to put his thumb on the scales. That is the difference.

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Yep and as I said earlier, I'd always want to face the other team's best players. You're making it seem like somehow Belgium has to play at a disadvantage, they don't. I'm done going on about this, it's over to me.

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It's not about Belgium it is about the U.S. National Team and what Col. Bone Spur did. He pissed off the Belgium team, gave them bulletin board material and the results and the celebrations speak for themselves. The great thing is he will never get a chance to do this again.

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Well said.
The bulletin board material that Trump provided was off the charts.

ETTD

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BREAKING: USA comes back from huge deficit to defeat Belgium 5-4 after receiving four surprise mail-in goals at 3:00am pic.twitter.com/yc05mnR2aU

— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) July 7, 2026

SBGold said:

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I love it

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Not so fast, Belgium.

The city of Los Angeles still has another 29 days to count all the goals from tonight's match.

— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) July 7, 2026

DiabloWags said:

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Who else but MESSSSSSSSI !!!

2- 2

84th minute

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LISTEN: Insane call from Messi’s game-tying goal earlier today against Egypt. pic.twitter.com/EPTAzN2VVP

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 7, 2026

BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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Cal88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearNIt said:

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He couldn't help himself and put his chubby thumb on the scale, called the head of FIFA and got a red card lifted. This will taint the U.S. national team's run in the World Cup going forward. Will the team's hard work be celebrated or will this World Cup be remembered for US presidential interference?

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As a non-TDS afflicted soccer fan, I am glad our president made the call asking for the red card to be reviewed. The card should never have been called based on slow mo and still images that made the incident look way worse than it was, which is illegal VAR procedure by FIFA rules. Hopefully, others can also look past their bias and see the facts for what they are.

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FYI - Governments have been strictly prohibited from directly interfering with FIFA on things like referee decisions, with penalties being dished out to soccer federations whose government interfered.

AI Overview

Under FIFA Statutes, national governments are strictly prohibited from directly interfering in the internal operations, elections, or disciplinary decisions of football associations. Member states that violate this rule face immediate penalties, including bans on national teams and club participation in all international competitions. [1, 2]

Enforcement of the Rule
FIFA requires all member associations to manage their affairs independently and without political influence (Articles 2(2) and 15(c)). If a government dissolves a federation board, attempts a hostile takeover, or overrides refereeing decisions, FIFA regularly steps in to suspend the offending country. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Nations that have historically faced World Cup or international bans due to political meddling include: [1]

• Nepal (Suspended over government interference in the football federation)
• Pakistan and Chad (Banned for government interference and hostile takeovers)
• Mali (Suspended after its sports minister dissolved the executive committee of the national federation)
• Kenya (Suspended by FIFA when the government dissolved the football federation board)
• Kuwait, Indonesia, Iraq, and Nigeria (All previously sanctioned for government attempts to control or dissolve their football associations) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Recent Controversies
While FIFA enforces these guidelines globally, the strictness of the rule occasionally sparks controversy. High-profile interventionssuch as when the White House directly lobbied FIFA to suspend an automatic red-card ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogunhave led to accusations of political favoritism and inconsistency in how FIFA applies its disciplinary rules. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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It was a decision made by an 18 person board. Not Trump. Who cares, let's beat Belgium.

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Since Belgium is being a scared, whiny *** about this, let's rename Belgian Waffles to Freedom Waffles!

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I've always felt that I want my teams to play and beat the best version of the other team, not a water downed or injured version. Never understand people complaining about things like this

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BALCO, Barry Bonds, and Steroids. Putting your thumb on the scale is putting your thumb on the scales. No athlete who believes in fairness and his own ability would be proud of this. This is a stain on U.S. Soccer when it didn't need to be.

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It's really not. Nothing against the rules happened. Move on.

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Did you ever compete in sports at the college or pro level? You want to compete based on your own skill and not because a politician or administrator decided to put his thumb on the scales. That is the difference.

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Yep and as I said earlier, I'd always want to face the other team's best players. You're making it seem like somehow Belgium has to play at a disadvantage, they don't. I'm done going on about this, it's over to me.

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It's not about Belgium it is about the U.S. National Team and what Col. Bone Spur did. He pissed off the Belgium team, gave them bulletin board material and the results and the celebrations speak for themselves. The great thing is he will never get a chance to do this again.

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Belgium didn't need bulletin board material to show up for the World Cup. It had zero impact on the outcome of the game, we were smoked and outclassed.

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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BearNIt said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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Cal88 said:

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oski003 said:

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BearNIt said:

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He couldn't help himself and put his chubby thumb on the scale, called the head of FIFA and got a red card lifted. This will taint the U.S. national team's run in the World Cup going forward. Will the team's hard work be celebrated or will this World Cup be remembered for US presidential interference?

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As a non-TDS afflicted soccer fan, I am glad our president made the call asking for the red card to be reviewed. The card should never have been called based on slow mo and still images that made the incident look way worse than it was, which is illegal VAR procedure by FIFA rules. Hopefully, others can also look past their bias and see the facts for what they are.

---

FYI - Governments have been strictly prohibited from directly interfering with FIFA on things like referee decisions, with penalties being dished out to soccer federations whose government interfered.

AI Overview

Under FIFA Statutes, national governments are strictly prohibited from directly interfering in the internal operations, elections, or disciplinary decisions of football associations. Member states that violate this rule face immediate penalties, including bans on national teams and club participation in all international competitions. [1, 2]

Enforcement of the Rule
FIFA requires all member associations to manage their affairs independently and without political influence (Articles 2(2) and 15(c)). If a government dissolves a federation board, attempts a hostile takeover, or overrides refereeing decisions, FIFA regularly steps in to suspend the offending country. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Nations that have historically faced World Cup or international bans due to political meddling include: [1]

• Nepal (Suspended over government interference in the football federation)
• Pakistan and Chad (Banned for government interference and hostile takeovers)
• Mali (Suspended after its sports minister dissolved the executive committee of the national federation)
• Kenya (Suspended by FIFA when the government dissolved the football federation board)
• Kuwait, Indonesia, Iraq, and Nigeria (All previously sanctioned for government attempts to control or dissolve their football associations) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Recent Controversies
While FIFA enforces these guidelines globally, the strictness of the rule occasionally sparks controversy. High-profile interventionssuch as when the White House directly lobbied FIFA to suspend an automatic red-card ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogunhave led to accusations of political favoritism and inconsistency in how FIFA applies its disciplinary rules. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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It was a decision made by an 18 person board. Not Trump. Who cares, let's beat Belgium.

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Since Belgium is being a scared, whiny *** about this, let's rename Belgian Waffles to Freedom Waffles!

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I've always felt that I want my teams to play and beat the best version of the other team, not a water downed or injured version. Never understand people complaining about things like this

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BALCO, Barry Bonds, and Steroids. Putting your thumb on the scale is putting your thumb on the scales. No athlete who believes in fairness and his own ability would be proud of this. This is a stain on U.S. Soccer when it didn't need to be.

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It's really not. Nothing against the rules happened. Move on.

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Did you ever compete in sports at the college or pro level? You want to compete based on your own skill and not because a politician or administrator decided to put his thumb on the scales. That is the difference.

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Yep and as I said earlier, I'd always want to face the other team's best players. You're making it seem like somehow Belgium has to play at a disadvantage, they don't. I'm done going on about this, it's over to me.

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It's not about Belgium it is about the U.S. National Team and what Col. Bone Spur did. He pissed off the Belgium team, gave them bulletin board material and the results and the celebrations speak for themselves. The great thing is he will never get a chance to do this again.

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Belgium didn't need bulletin board material to show up for the World Cup. It had zero impact on the outcome of the game, we were smoked and outclassed.

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I'm going to say this if you don't think that what Col. Bone Spur did gave Belgium a kick in the ass to beat and embarrass the U.S. National team then just look at Belgium's celebrations and the comment sections of various Sporting publications around the world, they speak volumes. He didn't just interfere, he stole the joy away from the U.S. National Soccer Team, and instead of the team being celebrated for their accomplishments, the world and fans here will remember what Col.Bone Spur did.

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