Japan USA World Cup final

[Blackjack200]

That is kind of the point...

If you commit a foul you are suppose to suffer a penalty for it. In this case they didn't suffer anything.

One rule change would be to give the team a kick from the spot of the foul without allowing defenders to stand in the way. That way the closer to the box you commit the foul the more chance the other team has of scoring on the kick.

At least then you even things out so to speak. The chances of getting a goal from a kick at the top of the box is probably the same as Alex scoring on that play.

Two more steps and that foul is a PK and the US probably wins the World Cup.

And my whole point is that it sucks that a team can commit and obvious penalty and not suffer for it. They should make a rule change that makes tackling a player like that less rewarding for the offending team.

It's frustrating, but you can't overreact to a unique case like this. Do I think the United States had their scoring opportunity restored to an opportunity as good as Morgan would have had if she wasn't fouled? No. But they did get a good opportunity from the free kick, and they nearly put it in.

A while ago people got frustrated because players would take yellow cards (or even red cards) late in the game when the impact of the punishment was reduced. FIFA's solution was to change to rule so that a player that received two yellow cards (or a red) over the course of the entire touranment would be suspended for a game (and yes, I know that they reset at a certain point). I think that's an example of the cure being worse than the disease.

 

[ProfJohn]

^ that doesn't work when its the last game of the World Championship though.

Rules are suppose to encourage people not to cheat, but in this case they are encouraged TO cheat because the punishment is so light.

 

[Blackjack200]

^ that doesn't work when its the last game of the World Championship though.

Rules are suppose to encourage people not to cheat, but in this case they are encouraged TO cheat because the punishment is so light.

Well, as the Japanese would say, that's rife. Don't forget that the Japanese had a clean breakaway called back on a hiddeous offsides call. If that had been the other way around we'd be howling about it right now.