re: Spain v the Netherlands 1:30 ABC

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I agree Puyol's foul was worse in that sense, but anyone that bitches about the officiating as hampering the Dutch needs to GTFO.

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But that hasn't been my argument at all. My argument has been that SPAIN can't complain about the refs because after not getting the red card, the ref then spent an entire half giving Spain almost every benefit of the doubt and plenty of very questionable calls. It's like the refs got together to decide to make it up to Spain.

Which pretty much defines crappy officiating. NEVER call a make up call. It's just what bad refs do.

You are consistent - your opinion seems to be that any call in favor of Spain is good and in favor of the Dutch is bad. Seriously, if the ref was bad, which we agree on, name me the bad calls that went in Spain's favor. My opninion has also been consistent - that judgment calls can go either way and can't be classified as "bad calls" per se. I think the ref's bad call were giving cards when there was minimal contact, handed out a card on play he didn't see, being inconsistent with advantage calls, and missing the obvious corner.