France are requesting that Olise’s yellow card be cancelled because he didn’t touch the player.

[u/Ready_Appeal2157]

It is now official, even though rumours had already been circulating a few hours earlier: the FFF (French Football Federation) has requested the cancellation of Olise’s yellow card. The booking was given for a non-existent foul on Galarza.

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[u/Maximum_Flight_4442]

Yeah genuinely ridiculous . 3 cards for France none for Paraguay 🤣🤣

[u/puffyisreal → u/Maximum_Flight_4442]

Paraguay weren't even playing football. Came to fight

[u/Maximum_Flight_4442 → u/puffyisreal]

Yeah it was genuinely ridiculous the fouls the refs were letting them get away with. It was a shameful performance and I’m glad Mbappe was laughing at those mfs and didn’t shake their hands

[u/Sneckster]

Can we finally get the Hand of god thing sorted now?

[u/Christy427 → u/Sneckster]

Only if we get Henry's handball sorted as well

[u/peanut-britle-latte]

Turns out maybe it's a good thing for FIFA to formalize an appeal process for wrong calls.

[u/BobbyPyouknowme → u/peanut-britle-latte]

It exists. They just don’t do it during the World Cup. It’s always baffled me.

[u/CasperAverage → u/BobbyPyouknowme]

Completely agree. I always thought it was weird they didn’t have that process during the World Cup. 

[u/BobbyPyouknowme → u/CasperAverage]

A multi-billion dollar non-profit can’t figure out how to truncate the appeal process for 6 weeks every 4 years? US federation would have appealed directly to the committee about improperly applied VAR protocol and none of this other conversation would have happened.

[u/CasperAverage → u/BobbyPyouknowme]

Exactly. They already have an established process for red card review during the World Cup (for if the suspension needs to be extended). They really cannot establish a process with the same committee about an appeal?! 

[u/2LostFlamingos]

There obviously should be an appeals process to correct when the in match officials fail to follow their own rules regarding using real time video and not slow motion and still pictures.

[u/blaring_tossing]

My brother got a phantom yellow in a rec league final once and they still bring it up at barbecues. That call was so soft it basically never existed.

[u/P4cific4 → u/blaring_tossing]

I got a red card and I was not even at the game. The Referee decided my number was the one who committed the fault and I was suspended for a game. I explained, with proof, that I was not present at the game but the federation did not care - one game suspension nonetheless.

[u/blaring_tossing → u/P4cific4]

That's next-level infuriating. At least my guy saw a ghost, yours just invented a whole player out of spite.

[u/MontEcola]

Was this when the player took a dive? FIFA is allowed to remove the yellow card. And they are allowed to suspend the player who took a dive when they review this after the game is over. It is in the rules.

[u/sightfinder → u/MontEcola]

Yes, didn't this literally happen in the US vs Paraguay game? Yellow card rescinded for non-existent offense from US player and given to the Paraguayan player for diving / simulation.

Same situation with France vs Paraguay, and should be rectified after the fact bc it wasn't caught during the game.

[u/StrikingVariety → u/MontEcola]

They need to do something, a player or even 2 dive on every challenge.

[u/New-Effect-3959]

The floodgates have opened

[u/Conscious_Moment_727]

I hope they do, the guy punched himself and acted like it was Olise. Crazy dude

[u/DistinctMoney2558]

The card should definitely be overturned this match was a great folly on the referee’s part no doubt about it. The guy punched himself and got Olise a yellow card make it make sense

[u/smitherenesar → u/DistinctMoney2558]

Garlaza should have gotten a red card for that dive

[u/electricgotswitched]

Now give it to the guy who flopped

[u/Aerilah06 → u/electricgotswitched]

Mailing the yellow to Galarza would be peak. 🤣

[u/No-Presentation-2320]

I was hoping they would appeal it, dumbest yellow I’ve ever seen

[u/Rick_Flexington]

To be fair, Paraguay’s lack of sanction with their hijinks may have helped Americas case

[u/FayannG]

If US can do it, then so should France.

[u/7862518362916371936]

A player from Paraguay tried to make a hole at the penalty spot but Mbappe saw it and filled it back before the shot. Disgusting team.

[u/thundergu]

Fifa just opened a whole can of worms they would wish they never touched

[u/Think_Monk_9879 → u/thundergu]

Sorry only fifa peace prize winners can ask for cards to be rescinded 

[u/SomethingFunnyObv]

Considering there are implications if he gets a yellow in the next game they should be asking about it. It was a complete bullshit card.

[u/Defiant-Landscape880 → u/SomethingFunnyObv]

Exactly. Like I’m so confused why people are opposed to not letting terrible calls get players suspended for the next match in the biggest sports tournament in the world

[u/Blackstar1886]

I don't know why FIFA doesn't do this on the regular. I can understand not doing it mid game, but when you have all the time in the world and it's an obvious mistake it's so weird not to overrule those situations as a rule.

[u/Relative-Tune85]

Fuck Galarza

[u/Ok_Pound_9840]

France has nukes too. I think Macron has the leverage to get this card rescinded.

[u/Muggsy423 → u/Ok_Pound_9840]

Good thing France has a first strike policy

[u/Ok-Tale-4197]

Let's just start it all over again, the whole world cup.

[u/herbieLmao → u/Ok-Tale-4197]

Please no. I was just at the acceptance stage /s

[u/kishoresshenoy → u/Ok-Tale-4197]

Sir... From which year exactly?

[u/DaktCole]

Well, this was predictable. In a reasonable world FIFA would acknowledge that an appeals process is appropriate and implement it for the World Cup to ensure that to the extent possible games are decided on the field and not by bad calls.

This is FIFA, however, so they'll probably upgrade the yellow to red and then preemptively suspend the waterboy.

[u/bigbadbass]

I am requesting a replay of the 1986 quarter final England v Argentina.

[u/Whole-Worker-7303 → u/bigbadbass]

Yep. Should give a handball wc trophy and take back the football wc.

[u/10F1ng3rs]

As they should, it was an incorrect decision

[u/FutureOwl8606]

Gianni Corruptino

[u/Chemistry-Deep]

England have put in appeal against Maradona for the 1986 world cup handball.

[u/Impressive-Power8187]

They’ll do it to take the heat of their other corrupt acts

[u/CWill97]

FIFA needs an appeal system specifically for the WC. There are so many days in-between games that they can do accelerated appeals processes.

The last thing the world of soccer needs are its best player NOT playing.

[u/MoringA_VT]

I want Lula to call Infantino and request that both Norwegian goals to be canceled too

[u/VoltrefferVick]

I want Van Hooijdonk to receive the stoppage time PK he deserved in the 1998 WC semi-final. 

[u/JagarKlato → u/VoltrefferVick]

We all do...

[u/Trinidad34]

As they should if a call is blatantly wrong. Thats why appeals and reviews processes are in place. To review and correct mistakes

[u/Sassy_Sausages22]

Should’ve been reversed on the field and the paraguay player carded for embellishment

[u/thestridereststrider]

That seems appropriate. When we have the technology for there to not be wrong calls idk why anyone would want the wrong calls to stand

[u/Ryn0113]

Good! They should overturn, incorrect calls and recind cards, if any were involved. 

[u/Dan_Broccoli_7663]

Good. The technology exists to overturn missed calls so use it. This isn't 1950

[u/Myselftye3rd]

I want Uruguay win after Suarez committed the handball in 2010 reviewed and Ghana to get a guaranteed spot in the 26 final and award Gyan with the golden boot.

[u/Adventurous_Week_698 → u/Myselftye3rd]

Also scrap the result of the 86 semi final when Maradona handballed it into the net

[u/ElricGalad]

FIFA really opened the gate to infinity

[u/Mta_sipisial]

The hell has happened to football? Morocco winning afcon in +3months extra time, Balogun suspension remitted after orange man allegedly booty called Infantino, and now this, past few months of football has been crazy😭

[u/Sea-Us-RTO → u/Mta_sipisial]

fifa??? corrupt??? say it aint so, joe!

[u/WayOutbackBoy]

France following USA lead. A great win for the sport as players are no longer hampered by horrible refs saddling them with cards that carry over multiple games

[u/Time-Wolf → u/WayOutbackBoy]

I mean, I think this is the right outcome, just not the right journey. There should be no automatic suspension for red cards. Any suspensions should be in addition to after being reviewed.

Yellow cards are tricky because technically there’s no discipline to be suspended yet. If Olise gets a second in the QF, then it should absolutely be suspended.

[u/Financial_Reason_792 → u/[deleted]]

I don't see an issue with it either. That yellow should be rescinded. It was a horrible call.

[u/MoreThenAverage]

Macron make the call!

[u/Firsty_Blood]

Galarza deserved a yellow for that. But apparently falling over without being touched is just a Paraguay standard.

[u/GreatGrub → u/Firsty_Blood]

He did get touched or in this case punched just... by himself 

[u/Firsty_Blood → u/GreatGrub]

It's possible Olise used the Force on him. We haven't ruled that out yet.

[u/n19htmare → u/Firsty_Blood]

Everyone would stop this nonsense REAL quick if there were repercussions for them.

[u/PsychologicalHost371]

In addition to canceling the yellow card I really think FIFA should enact some sort of penalty on Paraguay and especially Galarza. Also the referee should face consequences because ultimately it’s his responsibility to not let players get away with repeated egregious behavior.

[u/Cadnat → u/PsychologicalHost371]

I doubt the ref will ever be chosen for a WC game again

[u/MeteorAndRain]

I want Beckham's red card rescinded from the 1998 World Cup match against Argentina where he kicked a player after being fouled by the same player.

This player later admitted that he had done it on purpose.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/19/worldcupfootball2002.sport9

Paraguay pulled this exact stunt in their match against France (along with everything else they did) and didn't get carded for it at all.

Conversely, Beckham returned to England and was greeted by people burning effigies of him because his red card ruined their chances for the World Cup.

Edit: In other words, there is a problem with fairness.

You want to make exceptions? Fine. Then make exceptions for everybody.

If Paraguay escaped Beckham's punishment despite the same foul shown on TV, then Beckham should be pardoned.

If Ronaldo had to sit out for one match to get the rest deferred, then so should everyone else.

That said, France is asking for a yellow to be rescinded, not a red. No brainer at this point.

[u/DescriptionCorrect40]

Sweden here, I’d like Teddy Lucic’s red card against Germany in 2006 to be looked at again. Thank you.

[u/Passport_Chronicles]

Look at France not following procedures. Everyone knows Macron has to call and pay Infantino.

[u/Mrikoko]

Good move.

[u/gottapeenow2]

And it should be. No reward for dirty flopping.

[u/PoetAny6521]

As they should

[u/GodKamnitDenny]

Completely unrelated question, but does anybody know how to set the default sorting of comments to “top” when opening a thread? I swear every single subreddit I visit, even new ones, are set to “top” but for some reason this fairly active one always defaults to “new” and the extra button clicks are really pissing me off.

[u/IOI-624601 → u/GodKamnitDenny]

Hahaha the irony of this being the newest comment when I opened the post

[u/sammiches621]

I mean maybe this could be the start of a formal appeals process?

[u/UnthawedSeaborg]

Valid. That card was a joke.

[u/niverans]

So it begins, a precedent has been set…

[u/Bavarious]

We have cameras on every player for 100% of the game with multiple angles to choose from. How they allow shit like this to go on is beyond me

[u/Calm-Percentage5085]

FIFA will wipe your DUI, they don't care as long as the checks clear

[u/warneagle]

Probably should be tbh. It was a terrible decision in a terribly officiated game.

[u/herbieLmao]

I am hereby requesting of giving us the penalty against spain from 2024

[u/Etnadrolhex]

When we saw how bad the referee (or corupted, or both?) was for this match... It should be 100% canceled.

[u/Next_Imagination_128 → u/Etnadrolhex]

When you see that Paraguay got ZERO CARDS, RED OR YELLOW, then they should request cancelling all 3 yellow cards really.

[u/baddiessboogie]

This comment section is making it very clear how Trump got elected twice.

[u/NoiseNo9437]

Strong agree that tournament yellow cards should be reviewable.

[u/KyloOinkOink430]

It’s not gonna get overturned… Macron isn’t Infantino’s daddy like how Trump is.

[u/InFiveExFive]

Introducing the new trump soccer pardon program.
For as little as 1,000,000 remove a yellow card. 5mil red card, 20 millions yellow card protection for one season.

[u/sammiches621 → u/InFiveExFive]

Their nations get added to the peace board too, for any purchase.

[u/breakfastbenedict]

They should name these new phantom cards the Trump card.

[u/spb8982]

I love FIFA, they'll do anything for money

[u/Stock-Breadfruit294]

I want Materazzi to go to prison for life, just sent a request to the FIFA

[u/KNUPAC → u/Stock-Breadfruit294]

Oh boy, where can I submit one as well?

[u/Mental_Amphibian1935]

Yeah it should be, that was a totally unjustified card and it should be removed. Cards should absolutely be reviewable when they have consequences in subsequent games.

[u/albert_pacino → u/Mental_Amphibian1935]

Isn’t it fucking nuts that this isn’t already a thing

[u/TeamParking8818]

I'm of the opinion that this is a good thing. Allowing obviously flawed officiating to stand for some misguided attempt at keeping on-field decision sacrosanct is just a relic of the past before high def camera. It is no longer necessary, soccer needs to keep up with the era.

I'm not saying that the referee's decision should be challenged during the game, but after every game the same internal review of the referee's decisions should include an option to rescind obvious errors.

[u/GripAficionado → u/TeamParking8818]

Yeah, if it results in a fair and even evaluation of cards afterwards, then I think it's a good thing. If it is applied with bias, then this direction makes the sport worse.

[u/Flexgineer → u/TeamParking8818]

Good take

[u/FeeHot5876]

Fixing mistakes, what a concept

[u/F1NYC → u/FeeHot5876]

But no, USA is bad, don’t you get it?!?! /s

[u/MediumWasabi3202]

Well, a precedent HAS been set..

[u/KasElGatto]

100% should be no question it needs to be revoked

[u/Firsty_Blood]

Paraguay will insist that Olise show a negative midichlorian test to prove he's not a secret Jedi.

[u/Milk-Tea-With-Sugar]

Let's redo everything, let's change group for everything, and let's do a France vs Cape Verde please, I have been dying with curiosity to know how it would end up to be !

[u/No-Magician6169]

They should have Macron call FIFA.

[u/SineNoCure → u/No-Magician6169]

Or better, Mbappe does it.

[u/chaunceypooo]

if infantino will change the rules for a president surely he will do so for the dictator as well

[u/TriXter69]

And here we go

[u/derping1234]

Macron might have to place a call

[u/ClickChix]

Yes, hold bad refs accountable. Ban the refs instead. How do you get it wrong after having the bird in your ear and VAR? Its insane

[u/Hot_Guess_1871]

Let’s just restart the whole thing and try again.

I need more Cape Verde anyway.

[u/LiveintheArt]

As they should! Olise didn't deserve that Yellow! 

[u/Secludedmean4]

Good - it was a shitty call and the referees should be held accountable. It’s 2026 recognize mistakes happen and that you have technology to make a corrected call. Hold refs accountable and actually call out flopping while we’re at it.

[u/Jump365]

Usa really opened a can of issues after the red card turn around. Now every card teams are gonna request review...good that's what fifa gets.

[u/E51838]

It absolutely should be.

[u/Majestic-Alarm-1130]

Keep a close eye on the decision FIFA makes after rescinding the card given to the American Balogun…

[u/SceneDry5276]

Infantino getting PAID.

[u/LorenzoSparky]

Touché

[u/ThermionicEmissions → u/LorenzoSparky]

Sans Touché

[u/Lithium2300]

Let King Carles call Trump also! 🤷‍♂️

[u/sneakyi]

This where we are now, thanks US.

[u/CliveUnicorn]

Should ask Macron to call Infantino, seems to be the way nowadays.

[u/arandomguy87]

Why stop at red and yellow cards? “That just didn’t look like a goal to me”

[u/Equivalent_Place8519]

Ya def a good one to suspend/cancel - that was nonsense

[u/w1ze07513]

Fifa is only a phone call away.

[u/DoritoDustThumb → u/w1ze07513]

Only if you're a nobel......sorry FIFA peace prize winner and grift the grift with the grifting grifters.

[u/justk4y]

Can Leandro Paredes and Lionel Messi still get red cards as well for their 2022 performance against us? Pretty please 🥺

[u/Icy_Many_3971 → u/justk4y]

How about the cucurella-handball? If so, can we maybe wait a year or two to retake that until we have trained proper players to take the pen?

[u/jemappellelara]

Would normally be against overturning but fuck it since the US have set a precedent. Even worst since their president/head of state got involved.

[u/falconeur]

I can support reviewing cards if cards can be retro actively given for blatant dives. Faking injuries should get you tossed from the tournament if replay can show the dude never even touched you.

[u/Xibalba_Ogme → u/falconeur]

That's the kind of thing that should exist in all sports : faking being hit in order gain some advantage should be harshly penalized, even after the game, whatever the outcome of the game was

[u/Cheesytacos123]

Have macron call gionni. Apparently that’s all it takes lol

[u/ZookeepergameGlobal5]

To the list of requests coming from this post, this is added:

I want the red card from Remo Freuler in Switzerland - Spain 2021 revoked. Therefore the 23 minutes which we played with 10 men must be played again. If Switzerland makes it, the final and semi final also have to be played again.

[u/Sjovfis → u/ZookeepergameGlobal5]

FIFA are hard at work with that one I hear, - they have a team of people looking into time travelling. Personally I can’t wait to see how Argentina responds when Maradonas hand of god scoring gets annulled, and the match has to be played again!

[u/GripAficionado]

I guess Macron has to call FIFA and complain about it.

(And yeah, it shouldn't have been a yellow card in the first place).

[u/prsquared]

The precedent has been set. So let's go ahead and do that.

[u/ashlex1111101]

macron, call your friend trump! do it for the french team then haha

[u/videogamevirgin_]

Good! As it should be, countries should go to bat for their players.

[u/martybad]

Hope he gets it, it's only good if these calls can be reviewed and corrected before they have more (incorrect) consequences

[u/Real-Mixture-6951 → u/martybad]

Yeah randomly making it possible to post game overturn debatable decisions mid World Cup playoff sounds like an amazing idea

[u/DagoWithAttitude]

Why not? American football tourists declared that reviewing the red card wasn't that bad so I guess that doing the same with a yellow card will be fine

[u/ActualAssociate9200]

Macron can make a phone call too I guess.

[u/Dear_Debt_1650]

Everybody spamming ts would be funny

[u/AnyCollar6684]

And it should be cancelled.

[u/old_bugger]

The can is opened and yes there will be worms.

[u/S1eeper]

They're doing it wrong. They need to have Macron call Infantino in private and offer him some kind of tasty bribe.

[u/Medical_Gift4298]

as an american, I'm fine with this.

it's not our fault infantino wanted to play this game, and now he should play it.

[u/Intelligent-Shame643]

We also have five yellow cards. 

I’d be happy if the Moroccan FA pushed to get two or three of them wiped off 👉👈 

 Pandora’s box is already open anyway. 

[u/Shferitz]

They have a point. It might help improve referee blindness going forward.

[u/DTripotnik]

Good. Let fifa show that they're set out to rid the sporting world of injustice! Go fifa!

[u/asallamerican]

Has France’s check cleared?

[u/eibane8840]

Hell yea France got shafted by the dogshit ref clearly a card that needs to be rescinded, this coming from an American

[u/livinthedadalife]

England will try to appeal that red card from yesterday now too

[u/guccigaudy]

Yeah why not honestly

[u/Dmaa97]

Hopefully they win. FIFA owes it to the fans to make the game fair as possible.

The game’s outcome is set, but between games it should be possible to review and revoke fouls, particularly those with penalties that last multiple games, like in the NBA.

[u/Slotsupremacy]

Macron should give infantino a call. Hey it worked for balogun and the orange supreme leader

[u/NamoMandos]

And so it begins...the barbarians are at FIFA's gates. Ah well, Gianni...reap what you sow.

[u/Wrong_Opening3846 → u/NamoMandos]

FIFA are the barbarians. They came through the gates decades ago. It's wild to see people shocked that the most corrupt sports organization in the world is corrupt.

[u/cdalb21]

Perfect. Every single card should be reviewed.

[u/M_FootRunner]

Yes, in hindsight, Paraguay was not playing football so all teams that lost to them should be reinstated and given free passage into the quarterfinals 

And since the Dutch are. In hindsight. The best team ever they should be champion. Rutte, fix that.

[u/bsteckler]

I'm sure this will spark lots of measured, reasonable discussion, which is a hallmark of Reddit

/s

[u/Simonthebullettfreak → u/bsteckler]

Oh com on, Reddit is so much fun when sitting and waiting for Mexico and England. I appreciate all the expertise here.

[u/Defiant-Landscape880]

Why are you people even opposed to stuff like this? Do we not want to get the calls right? I promise if it was your team’s star player being suspended for the next game from a BS red card, you’d be elated if they did the right thing and fixed it.

[u/Laez → u/Defiant-Landscape880]

I can't speak for the rest, but I want the to get the calls right all the time. Not just when they feel like it. There needs to be a standard review and appel system not just caving to pressure.

[u/Open-Education5567 → u/Laez]

Let’s be real. If there was an appeal process every country would use it for their players that got carded.

It should just be that every card handed out in the WC would be reviewed later.

[u/Laez → u/Open-Education5567]

Either would be fine. What you can't have is some arbitrary back room shit show.

[u/mostlymostlyharmless]

It should be. Disgraceful performance from the ref yesterday.

[u/New_Inflation_8419]

Let's see how consistent FIFA is. trump turns everything to shit when he touches it

[u/Intelligent_Sky_7081]

Ya they better overturn that after what happened with balogun.

He literally did nothing to him and the Paraguay player deserved a card for simulation

[u/Federal_Studio5935]

If it’s the wrong call it should be rescinded, no?

[u/TechnicalSleep7501]

FIFA just opened can of worms with that US decision.

[u/GoldenRamoth → u/TechnicalSleep7501]

I hope it's a good can

And by that, I mean establish a formal review process to fix the issue - finally.

[u/Longjumping-Car-8367 → u/TechnicalSleep7501]

Lol is the can of worms they holding themselves responsible for mistakes?

[u/Historiawaifu → u/Longjumping-Car-8367]

😂crazy concept apparently

[u/Panhyper]

Yes. Revoking yellow or red card after review should be the new norm. Such an injustice if Olise got another yellow in his next match and miss the later stages due to a refereeing error.

[u/Wildwilly54]

Do it for Lafayette , Donald!

[u/Zealousideal-Mess-47]

They should reverse that yellow, Olise did nothing wrong

[u/EnvironmentalBat5369]

Thats the least egregious thing the officiating crew did in that game

[u/Professional-Score94]

So it should be - make logic the new normal!

[u/__Precursor__]

People will stay mad for holding bad officials accountable but also mad for bullshit calls. I hope they get it reversed

[u/faramaobscena]

Maybe now US supporters can see what their corruption has unleashed, all suspensions should be rescinded in this competition because you can't bend the rules for some and not for others

[u/scorpiknox → u/faramaobscena]

If Donald Trump told MLB or the NFL to overturn a suspension, they'd laugh in his face.

FIFA is as corrupt as Trump.

[u/MC_chrome → u/faramaobscena]

People are talking mad shit about the United States, but have been curiously mute about Portugal getting Cristiano Ronaldo’s remaining two game suspension lifted prior to the World Cup.

[u/Fake_Hyena]

I’m requesting to cancel the two red cards Belgium will surely get in the game against the US tomorrow.

[u/Comedyfish_reddit]

Get trump involved. He can suck fifas dick and make it happen apparently.

The fucking plank

[u/tabrizzi]

Just have Macron make a phone call to Infantino. That's it!

[u/moonfire098]

Good as rhey should

And if FIFA does it, no one should be upset about the US thing, myself included

My gripe with this whole thing is the timing, FIFA waited too long to make the change, but jf they start listening to appeals for horrific calls made, rhen I feel its more fair across the board and then makes sense.

They've set the precedent now, they should do this with any scenario where bad calls were made

[u/Electronic-Dingo-172]

Some absolutely incredible takes on here from people that have been watching football for 2 weeks.

No one thinks errors shouldn't be fixed. But there should be a clear and open process as to how and why this happens. It should be open to all countries, not just the ones where the President has Infantino's phone number.

There are systems to do this in domestic leagues around Europe. There would have been zero complaints if FIFA implemented something similar before the World Cup.

But that's not what happened here. We don't even know who in FIFA made this decision, why it was made, what criteria was used, what other countries can apply to have mistakes reviewed etc.

This is 'justice' for the rich and powerful and a great big fuck you to everyone else. Which explains why so many Americans see no problem with it.

[u/Ok_Anywhere_2861 → u/Electronic-Dingo-172]

Just for the record - the vast majority of us Americans who have been watching soccer for a couple of weeks completely agree with you and were shocked that FIFA didn’t already have a process like this in place. Every other sport we watch has a review and or appeal process for illegal hits, hard fouls and suspensions. You are right the process SHOULD be there for everybody and for something like the World Cup EVERY card - yellow or red should be reviewed. In today’s modern world of internet gambling FIFA would do a lot to help prevent corruption by doing this and should make it public every single time and explain the reasoning.

[u/Ok-Elderberry-1608 → u/Electronic-Dingo-172]

This is 'justice' for the rich and powerful and a great big fuck you to everyone else.

and extremely consistent behavior by FIFA. Ironic you are calling out other fans for only watching football for two weeks as your take appears to indicate the same level of experience as those fans.

[u/Known-Emergency5900]

The solution is simple. All bookings should be subject to review. The penalties are too severe to let jackass officials who are probably gambling on the tournament make these decisions with no oversight.

[u/cashmonee81 → u/Known-Emergency5900]

I mean this seems an obvious, easy solution. But this sport seems to be in love with vagaries and subjectivity to preserve the charm of the sport.

[u/Candid_Score6316]

Germany should ask for Balkack’s 2002 suspension to be revoked and then the final should be replayed.

While we’re at it maybe England can ask for 2010 Lampard goal to be reviewed as well?