| Kick Japan out 17:10 - Jun 28 with 2100 views | thornabyswan |
Be nice if Fifa were to impose some sanctions after the debacle of the last 15 minutes against Poland.
Nothing will happen but it goes against fair play and decency |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:12 - Jun 28 with 2083 views | raynor94 |
Poland were more than happy to play along, had to be agreed by both benches |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:13 - Jun 28 with 2080 views | dobjack2 |
They took a chance that Senegal wouldn’t score and would have looked pretty stupid if they had. | | | |
| Kick Japan out on 17:15 - Jun 28 with 2072 views | thornabyswan |
| Kick Japan out on 17:12 - Jun 28 by raynor94 |
Poland were more than happy to play along, had to be agreed by both benches |
There was obvious collusion cheating for me.
Nothing will happen though. | |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:24 - Jun 28 with 2012 views | MrSwerve |
What happened? |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:32 - Jun 28 with 1976 views | LeonWasGod |
| Kick Japan out on 17:24 - Jun 28 by MrSwerve |
What happened? |
At 1-0 to Poland, Japan spent the last 10 mins or so passing the ball aimlessly about their back 4 (sounds like us!). And Poland let them do it. 1-0 suited both teams.
I’ve only just seen the fallout on the text feed tho - didn’t see it.
Bringing the game inti disrepute I’d have thought. If clubs can get fined for rotating their squad, this kind of thing deserves a harsher penalty. |  | | |
| Kick Japan out on 17:36 - Jun 28 with 1964 views | thornabyswan |
| Kick Japan out on 17:24 - Jun 28 by MrSwerve |
What happened? |
They were losing 1.0 with 15 minutes to go.
So had an identical record to Senegal who were losing to Colombia.
Japan then just passed the ball along there half way line and Poland stood off them.
Japan went through on fair play ironically because they had less yellow cards than Senegal. | |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:43 - Jun 28 with 1913 views | Darran |
I’ve got quite a few Japanese friends so I’m pleased for Japan.
Kick them out my arse. |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 17:47 - Jun 28 with 1895 views | sainthelens |
And who's to say Senegal wouldn't have done the same thing? Everyone knows the rules before they start...just gotta make sure you don't put yourself in that position. We may see England/Belgium fckn about later. |  | | |
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| Kick Japan out on 18:18 - Jun 28 with 1802 views | monmouth |
Like us wanting other teams to do it for us in our last six games, Senegal got what they deserved. If they were closed out with no control and the poles and Japanese had qualified I’d have more sympathy. As it is, all they had to do was get a draw and Japan would have looked like tossers. They couldn’t, so they should just clear off. |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 18:22 - Jun 28 with 1783 views | raynor94 |
| Kick Japan out on 17:47 - Jun 28 by sainthelens |
And who's to say Senegal wouldn't have done the same thing? Everyone knows the rules before they start...just gotta make sure you don't put yourself in that position. We may see England/Belgium fckn about later. |
With out a shadow of doubt you will | |
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| Kick Japan out on 18:23 - Jun 28 with 1778 views | jack247 |
That’s a massive gamble. Gamesmanship, yes, but not the same as two teams deliberately playing out a draw because it will put them both through regardless of other results | | | |
| Kick Japan out on 21:19 - Jun 28 with 1529 views | Andy1300 |
leave it out, I have Japan in the works sweepstake |  |
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| Kick Japan out on 07:01 - Jun 29 with 1262 views | bringbacklaudrup |
Japan played their last match in the following conditions according to FIFA's website ( https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331507/#match-info):
36 ° C, Sunny
13 km/h Wind
24% Humidity
In contrast, England and Belgium played in the following conditions ( https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300340182/#match-info):
21 ° C, Sunny
11 km/h Wind
61% Humidity
Both England and Belgium rested many players. The manager took a calculated risk as he saw Poland had conserved their energy in the first half and was counterattacking with full force in the second half and were creating some pressure on the Japanese goal. Even while easing off in the last ten minutes or so, Japan will be at a big disadvantage to England and Belgium because of the fact they played in temperatures 15 degrees higher today while their other two matches were played in temperatures of 27 and 25 degrees respectively.
I have looked at the conditions for most of the matches played at this World Cup. Of the ones I looked at, today's match between Japan and Poland was played in the highest temperatures.
If passes between the back line is a breach of fair play, it should be formally stated in the rules. It couldn't be any worse than time-wasting by staying down or strolling off the pitch while being substituted. Yet we don't call for bans for every team that does such things.
It seems Japan made a prudent choice considering the circumstances. [Post edited 29 Jun 2018 7:15]
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| Kick Japan out on 11:43 - Jun 29 with 1087 views | sherpajacob |
Japan went through because Senegal couldn't score against Columbia.
I'm still pissed off with the team Chelsea put out against Huddersfield, but there's nothing we can do about it. |  |
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