How the !#% do you miss a penalty shot.
PKs are only like 70-80%.
My whole bsky timeline is gloating over missing a stutter-step PK, and I have to agree. Vastly prefer a regular run up.
Here’s a cite that shows a 79.1% success rate on a PK.
Since 1978, World Cup penalties in normal and extra time have been converted at a rate of 79.1% – a higher rate than the World Cup penalty shootout success of 69.4%.
Interesting that Brazil is playing a counter-attack style.
That Norway offside goal was so obvious that I called it immediately as I watched. I think the ass’t refs are being a bit too overcautious. I know they’re supposed to let the play continue if it’s close, but this one wasn’t.
Hydration break.
Brazil and Norway both have misses on goal.
Haaland needed to be better to pull that off, but what a goal that would have been.
+6 to the half.
Goalies are really getting a workout.
Halftime.
Well, at least a half of soccer, not a half of ‘fall down and writhe in mortal agony every 45 seconds’ like yesterday. Feel Brazil will win it but not about to bet on it.
Just turned this one on, announcers seem to feel Norway have had the best of it?
Damn.
Norway have the larger possession time. Close one for Brazil.
0-0.
No way.
My wife suggested that Balogun should refuse to play, to keep the integrity of the game intact (since that depends on refs being the arbiters on the field, even when they make a questionable call). Shame on FIFA for giving in.
I’d have said the same if it were, say, Biden who asked for the change. I don’t faint Trump for this — it’s all on FIFA.
That would be a brave move!
Fine stop by Norwegian keeper.
Brazil putting the heat on. Should have at least two goals by now. Norway keeper is stellar.
That was the chance!
Great little play to get behind the defense, but the cross is inches off for Haaland.