Most operatic moment in a World Cup, 1990 or later

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  1. Dage

    Dage Moderator
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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    That was not a handball, shot from short distance. It's the exact opposite to Suarez's action. I know US fans have a special view on that, though. You can call it though because
    the arm wasn't all next to the body but it is more a 50/50 call and the player without any intend.
     
  2. dna77054

    dna77054 Member+

    Jun 28, 2003
    houston
    Or just knock them unconscious when they are about to score and get away with it completely. Like Schumacher-Battiston

    Or agree to a pre-determined outcome to rig the group, like Germany-Austria 82.
     
  3. dna77054

    dna77054 Member+

    Jun 28, 2003
    houston
    Any 50-50 call with Germany or Brazil involved ends up being at least 80-20 in their favor.
     
  4. Dage

    Dage Moderator
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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Schumacher battiston were really bad. Nobody in Germany would have complained if he would have got a red for it and nobody has or would have praised him for that action. It wasn't a sure goal though.. Germany Austria wasn't rigged. It was just normal. Nobody risking a lose when a tie is enough is just smart and does happen almost every weekend in a league. Nothing more.
     
  5. RobinVanRobben

    May 1, 2014
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    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    The Netherlands progressing on a shoot-out.
     
  6. Every Four Years

    May 16, 2015
    Miramar, Florida
    Nat'l Team:
    India
    Yeah, nothing out of the ordinary about passing in your own half for 80 minutes without even attempting to make moves in the opponent's half (and in Austria's case, while being down a goal)... :rolleyes:
     
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  7. Dage

    Dage Moderator
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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    If Algeria would have won their last match they would have gone through. But yea it has to be a conspiracy. rofl.
     
  8. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    West Germany won 1-0. ;)

    They did win. 3-2 ;)

    I don't believe the FRG-AUT match began as an agreement by both to advance but as the match progressed I felt both were content to let the 1-0 stand. They just made it so obvious that it reeked of a conspiracy.
    FIFA deserves the blame for the schedule layout. They should have learned from four years before and the Brazil-Poland / Argentina-Peru controversy.

    I don't fault West Germany, Austria or Luis Suarez for any of their actions. It's like an attacker diving and looking for a penalty. Rules/Laws need to be in place to have such incidents be avoidable as much as possible.
     
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  9. Dage

    Dage Moderator
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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    My fault.. but there is no difference between former West Germany and current Germany, neither the football association nor the country itself. The whole term "West Germany" is just to make things easier for the audiance back then.
     
  10. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Federal Republic of Germany
    Bundesrepublik Deutschland
    :)
     
  11. persianfootball

    persianfootball Member+

    Aug 5, 2004
    outside your realm
    please specify if this thread is limited to in-game action. for the time being, due to your failure to stipulate, i think it is reasonable to include actions which lay outside the aforementioned limitation. consequently, i shall present the following response:

    dianna ross' miss at USA 94'.

    even if you now specify that the requirement is indeed in-game action, i would argue that baggio missed because he was exposed to this.
     
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  12. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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    Sami Nasri and his gf's reaction to him not being on the French World Cup squad of 2014
     
  13. scottinkc

    scottinkc Member

    Aug 14, 2001
    Kansas City, MO
  14. BigEffingGooner

    BigEffingGooner Member+

    Apr 25, 2012
    Austin, Tx
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    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    That is a vastly overrated moment. I bleed azzurri, by the time Baggio stepped up we already had plenty of misses and it was all over. That photo and that image just became so iconic because of who Baggio was, and how dominant have been in the tournament up until then.
     
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  15. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
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    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    plus people seem to forget that both Suarez and another Uruguayan attempted to block that shot with their hands

    just happened to hit Suarez



    any pro footballer would have attempted the same thing in that split second..
     
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  16. guri

    guri Member+

    Apr 10, 2002
    Had that ball hit Fucile's hand none of the circus would've happened but it was Suarez...

    Lol... 5 years later the haters keep on hating... :D

    What are they going to do next year when he wins the Champions League yet again... and the Ballon D'or... or God forbid the 2018 World Cup?
    I suggest starting therapy early... :D
     
  17. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1. The same thing they did last year.
    2. Won't happen.
    3. Won't happen.

    What did you do the third time he went cannibal?
     
  18. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

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    Sep 4, 2010
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    [​IMG]
     
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  19. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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  20. Dage

    Dage Moderator
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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    That's a clear red.
     
  21. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    argentina need to get a third jersey when they play germany. That blue uni does not work vs that white germany jersey.
     
  22. Sandinista

    Sandinista Member+

    Apr 11, 2010
    Buenos Aires
    Club:
    Racing Club de Avellaneda
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Nah, Germany has to go back to wearing their green one...
     
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  23. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How can someone watch the Argie's right foot and Jurgen's left shin and think that's a dive is beyond me. Embellishment, sure, but a dive?
     
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  24. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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    #49 tudobem62014, Jan 3, 2016
    Last edited: Jan 3, 2016
    it's the "caught fish" movement after he falls... ur right embellishment is the better term

    fast forward to 2:14 then 2:32, the embellishment gets the other team hot whether right or wrong.

     
  25. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In hockey, sometimes they call a penalty for a foul AND a call a penalty for embellishment. I wish soccer would do that.
     
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