₦airaland Forum

God is about to take Nigeria through. VAR moment. Potential Argentine penalty.

My world! I switched off the game.... Now going back to watch.

We're coming home tomorrow night. Shame it ends this way.

Argentina please score and keep it a draw. To me this match is the most determinant. No way Cameroon won't beat NZ

Damn Scotland score. We need an Argentine equalizer.

Argentina looking sharp. They want to score.

PDPGuy:
Yes. The remaining two best 3rd-team spots are between Nigeria, Argentina, Scotland, New Zealand, Cameroon, Chile and Thailand.

Nigeria would be guaranteed a knockout place if the Argentina v Scotland, New Zealand v Cameroon, and Chile v Thailand matches all end in draws. This is a LONG shot scenario though.
Funny enough, Japan could finish third in their group if they lose to England, and Argentina beat Scotland by a 2-goal margin.

So we dont need all the matches to end in a draw. We just need 1 or 2 to end in a draw. Chile can beat Thailand 2-0 and still not go through. I personally think Chile will not beat Thailand by much. Thailand are not pushovers like that. Argentina vs Scotland is the massive one for me. If they draw tomorrow night, we are almost guaranteed a place. Cameroon will beat NZ and join us in the R16. I fear VAR will help Scotland tomorrow. The VAR ref for that match....is European! There's a pattern for these things now. VAR ref is European, expect an European VAR advantage. They have used bias to kill VAR in its infancy.

semid4lyfe:
Unpopular Opinion

Penalty rebound opportunity should be removed in football. The penalty should be between the player and the goalie. If the goalie parries the ball, the match should be restarted with a goal kick.

Agreed! The penalty advantage is really being stretched now. A simple penalty yesterday cost Nigeria 2 players and a lot of heartbreak.

isan:
uchenna and ajibade have to play KANU is very fast and ajibade has vision and eye for goal perfect replacement for okobi.... I think dennerby is scared to unleash the young players.. if faith wasn't injured okeke would still be rotting on the bench if oluehi didn't fumble against Norway nnadozie would be rotting on the bench dennerby need to trust the young players

Ihezuo too with her pitbull strength.

isan:
oshoala is out of the tournament .....if Nigeria goes through oshoala ,ebere and chikwelu will be missing who will u have as their replacement against Germany?

As bad as this news is, it opens the door to a more energetic Nigerian display against Germany (if we make it). I'll just put Ordega in her position and deploy Ajibade to replace Ordega. Ogonna Chukwudi should be readying herself because its like the team is down to bare bones now.
By tomorrow night after Scotland vs Argentina, then we will know 90% if we're qualifying. If that game ends in a draw, then we should start travelling to where we will play on Tuesday next week.

Chiamaka will grow and learn from this. She will be a tougher goalie in future, but these images pain me to the bone.

This is the next frame.. The ball has left the foot, Chiamaka is still on the line.

This is the moment JUST BEFORE the ball was kicked.
The next action after this was the ball being kicked. The keeper was preparing to jump to save the pen and the striker was ready to strike. What happens in the next frame is that the keeper jumps and the striker kicks.
Now someone can pause AFTER the keeper lands from her jump and say she was off the line. For me, Chiamaka does brilliantly.

Schemerkhiz:
I wish i had the power to send thunder to the referee who was in Charge of the Nigeria game i would have sent it to the Referee and VAR Room since yesterday����

The main job was done by VAR room. Selective application of the rule. VAR says that 2nd penalty that was scored should have been cancelled and a yellow card for France player number 6 for encroaching. VAR purposedly missed that.
SIX PUNISHMENTS FOR NIGERIA:
1. Penalty
2. Ebere yellow card
3. Ebere red card
4. Penalty retaken
5. Nnadozie yellow card
6. Goal.

6 game changing punishments for a foul the referee would never have given if not summoned by VAR. I have read the IFAB rules and encroachment is the same punishment as keeper off the line.

Good morning all. Still cant get the VAR incidence off my head. 6 punishments for Nigeria for an innocuous challenge.

I have been pausing and replaying that highlight. Honestly, Nnadozie did no wrong. She moved as soon as the French player made to kick the ball. She was behind the line then and only moved when Renard moved to kick. Anyone can pause play at any time, but VAR chose to pause it after Nnadozie's feet had landed on the ground. Such minor details can be interpreted in any way. The moment the VAR paused to show Nnadozie off the line, the ball was already in the air.

I am 100% sure if a good video editor pauses the frame when Renard actually touched the ball, Nnadozie will be behind the line. She did no wrong!

Damn I cant sleep, just having flashbacks to this VAR goon Danny MAKKELIE.
VAR should be for clear and obvious miss. The referee was well positioned for the pen, and she did not give it. It is easier to see contact when things are slowed down. Our mumu NFF all have figureheads. They should have rejected an European VAR ref when playing an European team.

PDPGuy:
You’re spot on about the mental part of the game. If Nigeria eventually qualifies, the girls may be too scared to even attempt to touch the ball when it’s between her and the opponent, fearing that the referee will issue her a yellow card.
It’s truly sickening!!

The first yellow Ebere got was not a yellow, the 2nd yellow was double punishment for a cheap cheap pen. Everything about officiating stinks. The same VAR guy who didnt give us anything against Norway was drafted to this match. Surely that should never happen. You cannot have a VAR ref from same confederation as one of the teams playing. They could NEVER have an Malawian VAR ref if Nigeria plays Portugal for example. Only Africans are treated this way.

Personally, I doubt we will qualify. The whole thing has been fixed. New Zealand will likely get a dodgy penalty too just to keep the 2nd round white.

mostob:
let us for argument sake agree that the goalkeeper was off her line, but she
didn't not make the save, she didn't touch the ball. You played the ball out
yourself, so why should you be given another chance to replay the penalty. It's
just like a player in an offside position if he doesn't touch the ball or interfere
with play then game on, no offside

Everything about that 2nd pen is a farce.
1. The new IFAB rule says encroachment or keeper off the line should not be reviewed by VAR. It is a decision for the ref, same way VAR does not check yellow cards.
2. You rightly pointed out. Nnadozie did not influence the miskick. She was doubly punished for the French poor play.

FIFA really stinks to high heavens of corruption. Damn!! Im really pissed. I dont think this team is strong enough to go on. I heard in the press conference from French Journalists that Nnadozie was crying unconsolably in the hallway and saying we were cheated. Dennerby was very angry and only answered 2 questions before throwing down the mic at the press conference. Even if we qualify, we are really broken by the way the match turned out.

Im really sad. Good night guys... Except we score.

Penalty MISSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Penalty for me. Ref gives it. Red card for Nigeria.

Potential penalty for France. VAR checking. Possible red card for Nigeria here too.

20 minutes. Some tired legs, wont the coach make a sub?

A tough shot hits Onome's 2 juggles and they bounce with outstanding resonance. Onome is good to continue. Those jugs have met more force than that.

Wish we could start wasting time... like players start falling and forming cramps. We need to ride this out.

25 minutes is a long long time.

Oh my world. How did France not score? They are knocking the gate a lot now. Opening our defence like its not even there.

France bringing on their machine gun and bazooka. Can our bulletproof defence hold on?

We are stretched. France bring on a winger to take advantage. Squeaky bum time.

Bigggggg miss by France. Our defence is opened up and France have a free player who tried too much to curl it to the net. We are living dangerously. 30 minutes more.

The calmness of Chikwelu.... like she's been given her own match bonus.

Female VVD gets a free header but it goes wide. We survive.