[wolf78]

It certainly gives the haters a lot of fodder. This tournament is setting soccer back 10 years.

Agreed. The later the tournament, the more the refs suck. However, that last foul was an almost impossible call for the referee. Agreed, it was a minor foul and it was provoked, but on the other hand it prevented a more or less clear shot on the goal. Just damn. Both the foul and the PK were totally unnecessary.

[notfornothing]

It certainly was unnecessary. If you're going to decide a game like that in the last minute of stoppage time he damn well better have seen a full-body three point takedown.

These referees seem to have it in their heads that billions of people are tuning in to watch them work.