This is the nonsense that would actually kill football if it’s allowed to continue unabated. it’s been appalling to see the level of the officiating in FIFA and the power given to these referees to dash the hopes of teams that went through the trouble to prepare for this tournament, and yesterday was a prime example of the ineptitude of these referees.
the South Koreans went on a mission to foul the dickens out of the German team and ignored their skill level altogether and i have to lament that it was the ugliest display of unsportsmanlike conduct......... if you could call it that. now mark Geiger is one of the refs that I rate, but yesterday he was piss poor allowing all kinds of blatant fouls to go unpunished which could have seen at least two sending off.
the Koreans went out their way to hack and impede the Germans at all cost and nothing was done to check them, which to the watchful eye may seem like an agenda was at work here, and IMO so much power should not be given to these officials.
yes there are haters who are happy to see Germany exit the tournament, which begs the question, is it good for football and the spirit of fair play in the sport?