LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HANDBALL AGAIN!

[gosh]

Nigeria vs. Argentina:

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Russia vs. Spain:

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In both cases, the culprit players' hands were not in a natural position.
Also, none of them appears to have intentionally touched the ball.
In fact, in Pique's case, his back was actually against the ball, so how was that called (with a yellow card), but the one against Argentina for SE was not called even after video review?
FIFA really needs some consistency in the application of the rules.

[maceo4]

Look at it this way, Pique’s hand actually stopped a goal bound shot, Rojo actually presented Ighalo with a scoring opportunity. He was heading the ball out of harms way but inadvertently hit his hand and landed for Ighalo to just accept the gift and put them out of their misery, but he threw it away and then begged for another gift. That said it’s at the discretion of the ref and both situations to me are not really equivalent .

[vancity eagle]

Look at it this way, Pique’s hand actually stopped a goal bound shot, Rojo actually presented Ighalo with a scoring opportunity. He was heading the ball out of harms way but inadvertently hit his hand and landed for Ighalo to just accept the gift and put them out of their misery, but he threw it away and then begged for another gift. That said it’s at the discretion of the ref and both situations to me are not really equivalent .

KPOM.

man the more I think about it the more that wastepipe Ighalo angers me.

[Cristao II]

Look at it this way, Pique’s hand actually stopped a goal bound shot, Rojo actually presented Ighalo with a scoring opportunity. He was heading the ball out of harms way but inadvertently hit his hand and landed for Ighalo to just accept the gift and put them out of their misery, but he threw it away and then begged for another gift. That said it’s at the discretion of the ref and both situations to me are not really equivalent .

**shakes head**

That was a penalty - it doesnt matter what Ighalo did.

[marutimon]

It's a stonewall penalty.
But for Ighalo getting a gift-horse shot on goal... I really can't blame the referee for not giving it, but it's the first I've heard that 'advantage play' on a penalty call is an option.

[pajimoh]

We are out yawl. Looking at it a billion times will change nada

[bully12]

I'm inordinately perplexed why the feckless and incompetent coach kept featuring Misses Ighalo in spite of his glaring weakness non scoring striker. Siasia was the first person that indicated a long time ago Misses Ighalo is not reliable thus should not be playing for Nigeria . But the dense coach who could not even discern between good and bad striker was so incompetent to tell..

[amafolas]

Look at it this way, Pique’s hand actually stopped a goal bound shot, Rojo actually presented Ighalo with a scoring opportunity. He was heading the ball out of harms way but inadvertently hit his hand and landed for Ighalo to just accept the gift and put them out of their misery, but he threw it away and then begged for another gift. That said it’s at the discretion of the ref and both situations to me are not really equivalent .

**shakes head**

That was a penalty - it doesnt matter what Ighalo did.

it wasn't!!!

[bret- hart]

Rojo assult on Ihenacho was a more legit PK claim. Oh well if Misses Igahlo had done what he was paid to do that would have been an afterthought.

[joplass]

Losing leads to nightmare. The OP replaying the game in his head over and over

[oloye]

The only ire i feel from watching that scene is towards Ighalo...honestly, we had a better chance of scoring from the Ighalo chance than the penalty.

[Odas]

We are out yawl. Looking at it a billion times will change nada

... though it is clearly a penalty to me, but I agree with you - Pajimoh

[Odas]

Rojo assult on Ihenacho was a more legit PK claim. Oh well if Misses Igahlo had done what he was paid to do that would have been an afterthought.

What pisses me off even now is: Why do we always lose to Argentina - when it matters most? Why? We came to the game and seemed scared of them.

Menh, beg make I comot here

[mcal]

....hand ball on Rojo, but Ighalo screwed up. He should play to the whistle, but has already conceded mentally that it was handle reason why he skewered the easy shot.

[olumide]

Rojo assult on Ihenacho was a more legit PK claim. Oh well if Misses Igahlo had done what he was paid to do that would have been an afterthought.

Definitely. That would have 100% been a foul anywhere else on the pitch. You are not allowed to put your boot that high and pull people down like Rojo did.

The handball was not a penalty. It was clearly unintentional, they gained no advantage, and the arm was not in an unnatural position for someone jumping for a header. Pique looked like he was playing basketball and blocked a goal-bound shot. This is why it was called a penalty.

[maceo4]

....hand ball on Rojo, but Ighalo screwed up. He should play to the whistle, but has already conceded mentally that it was handle reason why he skewered the easy shot.

I don't know about all that, it seemed more like he looked for the PK AFTER the weight of the miss dawned on him. He looked completely concentrated to score the gift, but the Misses will always be the Misses...

[Flex Swift]

We were shouted down when we mentioned Ighalo was not good enough to lead the Nigerian attack we were insulted called know nothings , football illiterates etc etc . Every bodies eye come clear. The mistakes made bring in Ighalo for Nacho leaving Iwobi on the bench. When Arg we’re beaten 9ja did it without Ighalo and Moses. Why are we bitching about the award of a pen. We should have score from open play against. Nacho should done much better in the first half.

We have now to fine a prolific striker .......

[Obong]

Rohr should just follow Ighalo to China. Preferably, his club so that he can field him as often as he wants.

[Gooner1]

the world cup is rigged....might as well call it the euro/south american cup.....
the african cup of nations is more important to me than this rubbish.....