Costa Rica up 3-1 vs Uruguay

[pinto]

Great comeback.

[shenmue]

1. Some good matches so far

[pinto]

2. Final. (nt)

[Ron Obvious]

3. Who saw that one coming?

Not me. This tournament continues to surprise.

[pinto]

4. And apparently the first red card during the games (Uruguay player).

I'm a soccer novice, so I have to keep looking up the terminology, rules, etc.

[Ron Obvious]

5. Red card

A straight red card (as opposed to two yellows in the same game which also makes a red) usually means a 3 match ban. That means we'll probably not see him again this tournament.

Yellows also accumulate. Two yellows in the first 4 matches means a one match ban. Some good players usually miss a crucial game later on in the tournament because of it.

[pinto]

6. Thanks.

I'm enjoying the matches.

[Capt. Obvious]

10. automatic 1 match ban

I've never seen a longer ban in WC but it's possible.

Suarez only missed the semifinal for his straight red card last time - he played in the 3rd place game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez#2010_FIFA_World_Cup

[Ron Obvious]

11. Yeah, you're right

It usually depends on the severity of the foul leading to the red card. Suarez' handball was non-violent, and a double yellow card usually is also, so those are 1 match bans.

I've certainly seen longer bans for violent conduct, but the memory isn't what it was. One case I recall is a Bolivian (their star player, I can't remember his name but he was rather hunched) coming on as a substitute and within a minute or two getting red carded and getting a multiple match ban, effectively causing him to miss out on the only world cup he was likely to play in.

Another one is the Brazilian who fractured Tab Ramos' skull with an elbow in the '94 World Cup. I think he was out until the final.

I'm personally a big supporter of post-match video evidence being used to award yellow and red cards for simulation and violent conduct. It's still a disgrace to me that e.g. Schumacher in '82 was never even sanctioned for that attempted murder on Batiston.

[jakeXT]

7. What surprised me years ago was a red card against a goalkeeper for using his hands outside

the penalty area

He became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup match, when he was dismissed for handling outside his area against Norway at the 1994 tournament in the USA. However, he returned after suspension to feature from the quarter-finals onwards with his team losing to Brazil in a penalty shootout. Despite the loss, Pagliuca became the first ever goalkeeper to save a penalty from a shootout in a World Cup final, denying Marcio Santos his shot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluca_Pagliuca

What I learned today is that Uruguay has a pretty bad red card record

The countries with the most red cards at World Cup finals are Brazil (11), Argentina (10) and Uruguay (9)
Taking into account only those countries who have played in at least three finals, the Aussies come out on top having received four reds in 10 matches — a ‘red rate’ of 40 per cent
The ‘cleanest’ country — all major nations have shared 159 reds since 1930 — are Spain, with only one red card in 56 World Cup finals matches


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2658007/Brazil-red-cards-World-Cup-history-nation-tops-charts-dirtiest-nation.html

[SwankyXomb]

8. I like that they've started using the foam to mark free kicks spots and the 10 yard line

I first saw that at the last Gold Cup, and it seemed like such an obvious and easy way to stop encroachment.

[Ron Obvious]

9. Yeah, I like it too.

I'm a hidebound conservative when it comes to changing the laws of the game, but I'm glad they got rid of the 5th and 6th official and are using goal line technology.

I think the ref's can of shaving cream originated in the Brazil some years ago. It makes a lot of sense to me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Uruguay's loss due to lack of brown goo?

Uruguay squad's caramel spread confiscated in Brazil



Brazilian officials say they confiscated 39kg (86lb) of caramel spread from Uruguay's football team as it arrived in Brazil for the World Cup.

The spread, called dulce de leche, is extremely popular in Uruguay but the Brazilian authorities said that as it was made with milk, it needed sanitary documentation which was lacking.

Some fans are already blaming Uruguay's shock 3-1 defeat to Costa Rica on the lack of dulce de leche.
...
An official with the Brazilian agriculture department told Reuters news agency that the Uruguayans could have the dulce de leche back "as soon as they can produce the necessary documents".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27889343