they made the right call though no? i mean the guys hand was moving toward the ball seemed pretty obvious based on the rules right? obviously the guy didnt intend to do it but thats why you keep your hands behind your back? (could be wrong as im not a huge soccer/football fan, so if im missing something lmk)
I thought the handball decision was harsh – looked to me like the defender couldn’t get his hand out of the way in time.
To be honest, as I told, France is a notch or two overall better quality as a team and were playing better. Although, Deschamps’ tactics is rather defensive especially after his team’s scoring, yesterday they nailed us only because they knew that we would equalize because simply 2:1 was not enough to ensure the win. This is what essentially makes the France as an excellent team. English would also try the same if they could, but they couldn’t.
And yes, it was hand playing and it was a penalty.
First France’s score was a result from the break by foul which simply didn’t happen.
Fifa’s current rules on handball:
“A handball occurs if any player, other than the team’s goalkeeper within his own penalty area, deliberately handles the ball when in play. A ball can be handled with any part of the arm, from the tips of a player’s fingers right up to the shoulder”
The rules are pretty black and white but the reality is nobody really knows what handball is anymore.
We were working today till 12:00 only in Croatia. About 500.000 people in Zagreb welcome the Players. Unbelievable.
20 years ago we reached the bronze.
Yesterday we got the silver.
Once, we will reach the gold, I’m pretty sure.
Silver at World Cup? Lol. It is like getting second place Trophy at wimbeldon
They have silver medals. Obviously you didn’t watch a party after match yesterday. And that’s always been on WC. Belgium received the bronze on Saturday.
And Croatia earned a lot of money for each match passed. Another part of WC is that is nothing else than a market for players. There are many clubs on bid now. But obviously this looks pretty exotic from your US perspective.
CSK is just being a bell end man, take no heed.
Did anyone else watch the trophy presentation? Putin is such a BSD but he couldn’t get his umbrella guy to go and hold it over Grabar-Kitarović?
fair enough - thanks for that. another one of those calls thats really up in the air. sucks to make it during a WC final.
anywho the game was interesting for me, croatia certainly played with possession for huge chunks of time but france would counter hard and get some strong chances. frances goalie really had that bone headed play and handed croatia the goal to get back into it, was hoping that would bite them in the butt a bit
Kolinda was a little cheerful, maybe because of too much vodka. She was hugging in sequential order, Croatian players, French players, Macron, referees and shagger kids. 
And I would say that entire event got on nerves to Putin.
Such a welcome as it is currently happening in Croatia has not been noted since the arrival of soldiers after the liberation of the country in the war. It’s only comparable with this one. Although, we have had success in many sports so far but crowd like this have never happen.
During yesterday’s game, a man spends lamb hogs in an improvised car in the city center. Lol !. And it was for free as well as rakija for everyone.
