That looked like a knockout before he even hit the ground. Hopefully he is ok. Strange the ref didn't stop play

He's given the thumbs up from the stretcher fortunately

Oukka

Finland1683 Posts

November 22 2022 12:04 GMT

#106

Second in this group is likely to face France in ro16, I'd say this loss can be very significant for Argentina. Obviously, they can still finish first by beating both Mexico and Poland, but this was budgeted 3 points.

Liquid`Drone

Norway28747 Posts

November 22 2022 12:17 GMT

#107

Amazing game. That fighting spirit from Saudis is why world cups are the absolute best.

sharkie

Austria18593 Posts

November 22 2022 12:18 GMT

#108

The world cup also needs games and results like this. We would all be bored if WCs would be like Euros

nojok

France15845 Posts

November 22 2022 12:19 GMT

#109

Not sure anyone will face France in ro16

98 winners => 2002 0 goal scored with the top scorers of serie A, ligue 1 and Premier league together
2006 finalists => 2010 Knysna strike
2018 winners => probably a disaster

DropBear

Australia4392 Posts

November 22 2022 12:22 GMT

#110

In past editions I've felt the saudi players looked really undersized and frail, definitely not the case here. Strong, determined and deserved winners.

Argentina looked slow in comparison

sharkie

Austria18593 Posts

November 22 2022 12:30 GMT

#111

I am so happy we got an upset for the world cup! We all know in the end one of the previous winners will win but still, this is great for football!

WombaT

Northern Ireland26301 Posts

November 22 2022 13:47 GMT

#112

This may help Argentina, getting that shock early so they can reappraise a bit. Alternatively it might not. Spain losing their first game to Switzerland didn’t stop them taking that edition after all.

Good to have a shock anyway for the sake of excitement!

sharkie

Austria18593 Posts

November 22 2022 14:30 GMT

#113

I really dislike Eriksen as a person but I am so happy as a fan of football that he can play this match and this world cup

evilfatsh1t

Australia8812 Posts

November 22 2022 14:51 GMT

#114

why in the world would you dislike eriksen as a person?

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

November 22 2022 14:56 GMT

#115

If the ref had given that Penalty to Denmark when they ignored the obvious handball earlier in the game by Demark that stadium would have exploded with rage lol

don_kyuhote

3006 Posts

November 22 2022 15:21 GMT

#116

On November 22 2022 23:56 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
If the ref had given that Penalty to Denmark when they ignored the obvious handball earlier in the game by Demark that stadium would have exploded with rage lol

I don't know the rules to the letter, but that Denmark handball seemed unintentional and the ball was going out of bounds anyway with no space or time for Tunisian player to make a play on it. The arm only changed the trajectory of the ball going out. Would that still be a penalty?

Dav1oN

Ukraine3164 Posts

November 22 2022 15:39 GMT

#117

On November 22 2022 21:22 DropBear wrote:
In past editions I've felt the saudi players looked really undersized and frail, definitely not the case here. Strong, determined and deserved winners.

Argentina looked slow in comparison

Exactly the same point was mentioned by ukrainian commentator, they looks more athletic and very well fit overall

Liquid`Drone

Norway28747 Posts

November 22 2022 15:42 GMT

#118

imo the call for tunisian handball was no penalty while the one for denmark wouldve been one if not for the free kick.

Refereeing has been stellar so far. Love the extra time too!

Mikau313

Netherlands230 Posts

November 22 2022 16:44 GMT

#119

On November 22 2022 23:51 evilfatsh1t wrote:
why in the world would you dislike eriksen as a person?

I don't think I've ever heard anybody, fan or player, say anything negative about Eriksen as a person before...

RKC

2848 Posts

November 22 2022 17:13 GMT

#120

Big upset. Kudos to Saudi. But I always had a feeling that game would be tough for Arg. Playing a match at 1pm local time anywhere - more so in the Middle-East - is just torture.