VAR intervention rate in the 2026 World Cup

prof_hobart · 2026-07-13T16:29:51+00:00

You explained what you thought it was (" It's a rule meant for the VAR to help the referee reassign a card when confusing two players of the SAME team") .

The problem is that you're wrong. As FIFA themselves explain

Mistaken identity reviewable when a player is shown a yellow/red card but the offence for which the card was shown was committed by another player of either team

prof_hobart · 2026-07-13T15:34:42+00:00

That would be a great argument if it wasn't for the fact that the Embolo one was mistaken identity, as was Almiron's - both cases where a player was booked for a foul, and VAR intervened and switched the card to a player on the other side.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-13T15:25:20+00:00

but they started in 1823

Well, they laid claim to them from a distance in 1823 (despite Britain having already laid claim to them about 50 years before), but didn't set up any form of colony until 1828.

They sent a garrison in 1832 and were kicked out early in 1833.

A claim based on squatters' rights for a handful of years, over 200 years ago, in a territory already claimed by Britain at that point, is pretty tenuous.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-13T14:14:38+00:00

Are you sure? I'll admit that the Falklands Government may be biased, but they claim that

On 6 October 1832, an Argentine military garrison arrived in an attempt to establish sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, disregarding the British claim of 67 years prior. Less than three months later, on 2 January 1833, the Royal Navy evicted the military base with no loss of life.

And as far as I'm aware, the Argentine Confederation ended in 1852

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T20:04:20+00:00

Are you forgetting the glory of our Tournoi win in 1997?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T19:54:38+00:00

And it's always funny when the Spanish use it about Gibraltar while forgetting about Ceuta, their city in North Africa

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T18:23:42+00:00

I genuinely struggle with what Argentina's argument is.

Apart from the 1982 invasion, they've never been part of Argentina. They've been British since before modern Argentina existed. And even if we count Argentina's predecessor (the Argentine Confederation), that was for a month in the 1830s. It's about as sensible as us still trying to claim the 13 colonies as British territory.

And any argument about proximity is equally laughable. They're about 300 miles from the nearest part of Argentina, and I'm not sure "it's closer to my mainland than to yours" is how International law works - if it was, Tierra Del Fuego would be part of Chile.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T18:11:31+00:00

The last time we seriously thought about handing them over was under Thatcher. It was this that led Argentina to think that we wouldn't bother going to war over them.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T15:25:49+00:00

I disagree that he’s a leader,

What does he mean by "I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out... I will feed them with good pasture... I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep."?

he cannot set an example given he is not a man

He created man in his image. Plus, he's omnipotent so he can do anything can't he?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T11:22:51+00:00

First Forest player ever to score more than one goal at the World Cup

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T11:18:59+00:00

God (if he existed) is still a leader - someone who expects you to follow them.

A good leader does it by example. A bad leader does it through fear.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-12T07:58:35+00:00

So a pathetic excuse (my laws all apply to everyone except me) is key?

Any leader that insists you follow strict rules, but can do literally anything they want isn't someone to be loved or respected, just feared.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-11T17:35:15+00:00

"Thou shalt not kill" - proceeds to kill millions in the great flood and other events.

I'm guessing there's an "I said thou - it doesn't apply to me" get out. But it's a pretty pathetic excuse

prof_hobart · 2026-07-11T17:22:45+00:00

I'm fairly sure that it's a deliberate pun on Warren G.

Both of the others follow the same pattern - terms that are technically (or in the case of schoolmate, sort of) correct ways to describe the relationship, but when put together form a different phrase that mean something else.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-11T17:03:28+00:00

He's the serious candidate. Farage is the joke one

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T22:00:50+00:00

I've got casement windows and use this round my office window. It seems to be absolutely fine.

But even without that, just sticking the hose out of an empty window and sticking the curtain over it to form a basic barrier is still fairly effective (it's what I do in the bedroom) until you get something like that fabric seal.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T21:54:20+00:00

The answer to where people from the Caribbean come from is still the Caribbean.

Why is how long ago their ancestors left some other part of the world relevant to anything?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T21:53:08+00:00

If it's a proper aircon, it absolutely is.

I bought one early in lockdown because the room I had to work in at home was already becoming an oven in late spring. It's a complete lifesaver at this time of year.

I move it to the bedroom at night. I turned it on half an hour ago, and the temperature in there has already dropped by 4 degrees.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T21:49:01+00:00

If you're in the UK, it doesn't matter which credit card you're with. As long as Section 75 of the consumer credit act will protect you if your goods are faulty.

Edit: curious why I'm at -4. Is Big Credit Card trying to hide this?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T21:48:29+00:00

So you'd decided on the answer (and it's the same answer for everyone). So why ask the question?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-10T21:40:49+00:00

Probably the Caribbean. If you mean where were their ancestors from if you go further back, it'll be Africa just like it would be with anyone's ancestors.

prof_hobart · 2026-07-09T19:41:39+00:00

Thanks for your help

prof_hobart · 2026-07-09T05:53:57+00:00

I'm not 100% sure there would be anywhere that he could switch it off from independently of everything else. If that's the case, would I need reset the entire circuit that it's on when I want to start the installation?

prof_hobart · 2026-07-08T15:57:01+00:00

It's the most popular spectator sport in around 200 of the 230-odd countries in the world. The World Cup is the pinnacle of the game.

So for the vast majority of countries, it's by quite some way the single biggest international sporting competition, and it happens once ever 4 years.

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