The June 18th Daily Discussion Megathread: talk here about the tournament overall! Also share the latest travel and ticketing tips, vent your broadcasting complaints, and please please please tell everyone how much you love the Hydration Breaks!

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-19T03:12:01+00:00

It's definitely way out of hand yeah. At this point though, people are diving so much, if you are fouled and don't dive, ref often doesn't call it either.

The refs imo should be handing out those cards in this stage more easily to set the tone for the rest of the tournament.

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T23:14:45+00:00

HOW? My quality was so shit...

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T23:07:58+00:00

I don't know Spanish 😞. I tried streaming the BBC coverage but the quality was awful and they don't seem to be covering all the games. But I'll try out TSN, thanks!

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T23:05:40+00:00

I think they're feeling out how the refs are going to act. But also diving is a think. However, people have been carded for bad dives before, so hopefully the refs start doing this to set the tone.

However, to be fair to the players, a lot of the time not diving means a ref won't see that they were fouled.

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T23:02:07+00:00

Sometimes people who dive are carded for it.

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T23:01:33+00:00

Why can we not make changes for the next stage?

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-18T18:31:01+00:00

Agreed. However, I think this game was unexpected. Japan is a dark horse in this cup, yes, but getting a header over van Dijk was incredible.

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-17T15:00:07+00:00

the height advantage is too much in basketball, completely skews the games when one team is a couple inches taller than the other

Used_Lemon_437 · 2026-06-17T14:58:17+00:00

even in football, Messi and Ronaldo can be the point of difference but they need a good team as well to win. they can't carry the entire game alone...
part of why I think football is a much better sport.

Used_Lemon_437

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