Fun world cup final! As a grassroots referee, I love these matches no matter who wins. Educational. There was a lot of fouling and diving here, IMO. I would have issued more cards earlier for flopping, I think, but it is what it is. Wonder if we're going to see a rule change regarding players running out of touch on breakaways, though. Saw a lot of that. Artificially expands field, and the rules as written are you can't leave the field of play without permission. Ponderables! #worldcup2022
@JohnnyGage_DixieMcCall need to look at that more carefully. If the defender was artificially making himself bigger with his arm, such as by having it raised in an artificial position, that's a handball. I wasn't able to see the replay, so I'm not sure about that. Certainly those are among the most contentious calls of any match!
@sleepingbearcat he was in the air spinning his arm was in a natural position for the action he was in the middle of (in my opinion) zero intentionality which is also a component
@sleepingbearcat plus the handball PK to tie it was an atrocious call