[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I've given a 3.

I accept refereeing can be tricky.
However I've lost count now, as it would be most of them, of the matches I felt the referee was of a poor level.
Whether it be in the British leagues or international matches.

The thing about all matches is, the players are selected to go out and win matches.
That means scoring goals.
The simple fact is if you don't you're not going to win.
Despite referees.

I don't know what the answer is as to referees getting it wrong.
However it seems VAR doesn't pick up all too.

As to England I'm afraid Southgates awful decision of in the last 3 minutes of ADDED time substitions and sadly Kane misjudging his second penalty kick.
Didn't show strength from England disappointingly.

I've seen loads of matches where one team has played near perfectly all through.
Then the other team get only ONE break, score a goal and win.

In the end that's all that counts.
Getting the ball in the back of the net.
Even moreso from penalty chances.

Tbf I agree with what you're saying Joey, and really we should be talking about England's mistakes during the match in an ideal world.

But there sadly will be doubt on if France would've won the game when really it should've been 1-1 at bare minimum (maybe 2-1 England if Kane had've scored the penalty in the first half if it was given) because of Saka being fouled prior to France's first goal.

And if they win the World Cup, again it leaves a black mark on what's already a controversial World Cup anyway.