Match 23: POR : COD - AL-JASSIM (QAT)

12' or 13', the only thing saving Silva is that the Congo player's foot was an inch off the ground.

 

Silva is not Messi, Al Jassim is not Marciniak. ergo YC!
But maybe Marciniak gives it too!

 

Decision was absolutely correct but not taken in a convincing manner. It was very rushed and he avoided eye contact with the offender. After watching Beida last night the juxtaposition in soft skills is very apparent!

 

Yes, I do think that's close to red. High force, studs to the ankle, locked knee.

 

If all that happens when the target leg is the standing one, sure. But on a free leg the point of contact or intensity needs to be much higher for SFP.

 

Normally I hate posting still photos like they mean anything.

This is 100x worse than the Messi tackle btw, how’s Bernado Silva still on the pitch ?? https://t.co/jw5lPq9Ckp pic.twitter.com/cInzQKwT3t

— 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 (@fcbharrison) June 17, 2026

Sure cleating a free leg needs higher force, which is why yellow was ultimately correct.

 

32' - I get the tight approach to the game, but is that not just one player jumping higher than another?

 

Has Al-Jassim worked in the Saudi leage before? Curious since I know Saudi has used referees from other nations before. That could be a good thing to have some previous face time with Portugals players that play in Saudi Arabia, namely Ronaldo.

 

That’s not even a foul much less a card at 31’. If anything the POR player is eyeing the opponent.

 

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that call. The Portuguese player jumped at an angle into the DRC player. Was he supposed to make his arm disappear?

 

Awesome goal for Congo. This is what the WC is about. Just awesome.

 

What on earth are the Portuguese players complaining about to the ref?

 

Evergreen.

 

I'd guess amount of stoppage time, it was about 4:30 into 4 minutes of announced stoppage.

 

And they would have been fine with the ref ending a half when they were lining up for a CK . . .

 

Lol at them showing the SAOT visual.

 

Was that the first goal kick converted to a corner for taking too much time? Seems a little ludicrous to do this when the opposing team then takes even longer to take the corner than the original team was taking for the goal kick

 

Here we go....

 

Just got back from a work meeting. Within 60 seconds of sitting down, we saw the fracas in front of the Portugal bench around 67’.

Checks out……