Posted on 06/19/2018 10:41:19 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Every four years theres a new ball for the World Cupand every four years players are unhappy with it. Maybe its too light and has too much lift, like the 2002 Fevernova. Or maybe it wobbles unexpectedly in the air, making it harder for goalies to predict its motion, like the 2006 Teamgist. Or maybe the ball suddenly changes speed, dropping out of the air and causing accidental handballs, like the 2010 Jabulani.
At the World Cup level, these tiny changes in a balls aerodynamics can legitimately impact a teams performance, so the intense scrutiny of the World Cup ball is perhaps to be expected. You could argue that its the most important piece of equipment in the most popular sport in the world, says John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics at University of Lynchburg.
Adidas designs every World Cup ball, and on top of being a big seller for them, engineers at the company are constantly a little closer to the perfect ball, Goff says. The ideal soccer ball is a pimple-covered, perfect sphere, its surface just subtly textured enough to keep the airflow around the ball slightly turbulent. Unintuitive as this might sound, the ridges and pimples on the ball make it more aerodynamic, helping the ball to fly through the air more stably.
The Telstar 18, the design for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, is as close to a perfect sphere as you can get.
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The Biter scored while I was having dinner and that inspired me to eat more.
HT: Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia
My 8yo daughter just entered the room and asked if number 6 has bitten anyone. I told her his number is 9 and no, he hasnt bitten anyone because he scored a goal and is winning 1-0. She said: Oooooh.
I told her the other day about Suarez.
Another 1-0 result but Uruguay win the all important 3 points and thats what matters most.
FT: Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia
WOW!
HT: Iran 0-0 Spain
(you can have yourself a proooobleeem)
I am surprised Ramos hasnt crippled an Iranian, yet.
Another single goal game, all three today. Amazing considering the match-ups.
FT: Iran 0-1 Spain
Group A | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
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1RussiaRUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
2UruguayURU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
3EgyptEGY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
4Saudi ArabiaKSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
1PortugalPOR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
2SpainESP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
3IranIRN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4MoroccoMAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Denmark 1-0 Australia
I missed the goal posting photos.
My 55 inch HDTV is both my TV and computer screen.
Denmark was nearly standing still with the ball since they are a goal up - LoL!
Dont you hate when the other team do that?
Now I am posting on my large iPad, btw.
I need the desktop computer to post links to photos better even though it is on the fritz. I already upgraded the thing twice and am loath to spend another euro on it. Best to save for a new one. I dont believe in buying on credit.
PK for Australia 1-1
Didnt look like a foul but the arm did move out for contact.
That, for me, is a classic example of the hand ball/no hand ball conundrum:
Yes, the ball clearly hit his arm BUT it also (for me) clearly wasn’t intentional (as he didn’t have time to move his arm out of the way after the ball came off the Aussie head), BUT he did have his arm well out away from his body, BUT he was contesting/jumping for a head ball and the arms kind of naturally come up for that action BUT he was in the penalty area and it was at least a possible goal scoring situation that his arm clearly interfered with....
Final judgment (for me) - Penalty kick was correct to give. No yellow should have been given though.
Well thought out.
FT: Denmark 1-1 Australia
England manager Gareth Southgate dislocates shoulder
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44555599
Super goal by France!
France 1-0 Peru
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