Tuesday, 10 July 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup Match 61: France - Belgium (discussion)

Let's discuss here the performance of Andrés Cunha s in France - Belgium. Good luck to the officiating team! 
Match #61
Saint Petersburg, 10 July 2018 20:00 CET
France - Belgium
Referee: Andrés Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Fourth Official: César Ramos (MEX)
Fifth Official: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR1: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP)
AVAR 3: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
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  1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 19:21

    A surprising appointment, let's hope Cunha rises to the occasion!

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  2. Ref Fot10 July 2018 at 19:28

    Lets see, good luck.

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  3. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 19:58

    I just thought... people are saying this was the "hard" semifinal but given the number of teammates and friends between the teams, perhaps Cunha will have an easier game than Cakir.

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    1. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 20:07

      Then if Belgium and England reach the final,, final game will be easier than semifinals for referee

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  4. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:01

    Poor César Ramos forced to wear half sleeve shirt today! 😪

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    1. DutchRedREF10 July 2018 at 20:04

      I didn’t recognize him

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:16

      At first I thought you were referring to the weather which was surprising because it's 61F, which isn't so bad... then I realized it's Ramos, and he loves his long sleeves. :)

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    3. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:19

      Maybe to be consistent with Cunha's kit... Cunha doesn't like long sleeves at all :D

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    4. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 20:26

      He had to sacrifice his customary Long Sleeves to ensure a uniform look amongst the crew.

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  5. DutchRedREF10 July 2018 at 20:03

    The Belgium commentator said that AR2 Espinosa is The Godfather of Goal Line Technology.

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    1. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:07

      That he is!

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:01

      I hope we have a GLT incident on Espinosa's side this game. It would be a nice closure to his story to come full circle like that :)

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  6. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:14

    14 minutes played without a single foul whistled by Cunha... Wow!

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:17

      *whistled* is the key to this stat, there's been at least one advantage given

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  7. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:15

    Cunha got caught dodging Pogba's dribble on that play where Pogba passed the ball through to Mbappe; if Mbappe got onto the end of that and the defender challenged him, Cunha would have been in a very difficult position to view the play.

    Not blaming him outright though, as he had to get out of Pogba's way and that left him with nowhere to go. Very challenging situation to develop good positioning from.

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  8. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:17

    First foul whistled at 17' mark... Is that some kind of a record??

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    1. Theref10 July 2018 at 20:25

      As I remember Spain-Germany 2010 semifinal Kassai whistled the first freekick after 27 mins :)

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    2. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:26

      The match ended without a YC as well if I remember correctly... Isn't it??

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    3. Theref10 July 2018 at 20:29

      Exactly, the disciplinary control was absolutely built up. :)

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    4. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:35

      From there to the lows of 2017... Unbelievable!

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  9. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 20:19

    Damn what is wrong on this wc,,we can't watch replays correctly,,

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    1. VG10 July 2018 at 20:29

      Replay is no issue. I want to see tempo and passion. Too many boring matches that look like friendly games.

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    2. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 20:36

      Without southAmerican countries its impossible

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  10. AG10 July 2018 at 20:21

    His positioning requires improvement he is getting in the way of players and passing lanes

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:32

      Agreed. He looks a little unagile. But let's be clear, these picky criticisms we are finding for these referees are not really serious issues in the grand scheme of things.

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    2. Niko10 July 2018 at 20:37

      I just wanted to say that I don't like the want he runs and position himself.

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  11. ssendiwala10 July 2018 at 20:32

    Mr.soham ,is it the best way of warning a player?

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:35

      It evidently worked well for Cunha in the Spain - Iran game.

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    2. Soham10 July 2018 at 20:36

      Cunha changes his approach based on games so I'm sure he devises the style based what is most likely to work in a particular game!

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  12. Mlacko10 July 2018 at 20:34

    Another missed tight offside?

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:36

      No, it was the correct call, Belgium's right back kept him on! The camera angle had me fooled too until the commentator mentioned the right back. Excellent decision.

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  13. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:34

    Excellent onside call by AR1 Taran, Belgium's right back kept Mbappe onside.

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  14. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 20:34

    He gave Hazard an "advantage" on that play. But there was no better advantage for Hazard and Belgium than actually whistling for a foul.

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  15. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 20:39

    Nice advantage in 39‘ almost leading to a goal.

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:41

      The fouled player was complaining about the advantage as though he wanted a free kick.... and then his team goes and nearly scores and wins a corner. I wish Cunha just looked back at the player and gave him a little wink ;)

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  16. ssendiwala10 July 2018 at 20:40

    Good advantage

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  17. Chefren10 July 2018 at 20:43

    43': promising attack? YC?

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    1. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 20:46

      Rather yes, but there were some Belgian defenders who obstructed the way to the goal. So, no YC is okay in the overall context.

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  18. M10 July 2018 at 20:43

    44' maybe yc?

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  19. ssendiwala10 July 2018 at 20:43

    Not a yellow card?

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  20. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 20:44

    No yellow there for Dembele? Meh, I guess it's consistent with how the rest of the tournament has been called as far as stopping promising attacks go...

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  21. Filip V10 July 2018 at 20:44

    I agree with no YC

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  22. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 20:47

    Is this semifinal really? Another boring game

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    1. Filip V10 July 2018 at 21:02

      This is far from boring. Excellent pace, 1 great chance on each side and few more attempts, and on the other great defensive covering by both sides

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:08

      Yeah I don't think this game's been boring. From a referee standpoint year a bit boring, and there haven't been many clear-cut chances, but both teams are playing really well and having good build-up play

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    3. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 21:10

      Well now we can see hot game

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    4. VG10 July 2018 at 21:17

      Yes very boring

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  23. ssendiwala10 July 2018 at 20:47

    Ok.so far so good.

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  24. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 20:51

    Not the highest requirements for Cunha in the first half. He did well and without major mistakes.
    Positive: advantage play, fast movement
    Improvable: positioning near penalty area

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  25. Ref Fot10 July 2018 at 20:55

    Well not so hard game for Cunha. Maybe missed YC but Ok. Can anybody answer me who will be the favourite to be main referee in final if that is France England.

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    1. Jonas10 July 2018 at 21:14

      I think Alireza Faghani has good chances. Also Sandro Ricci and maybe even Nestor Pitana in my opinion could be possible

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    2. Mark10 July 2018 at 21:16

      Nestor for final ;)

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  26. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:12

    54’ : Dembele had to be booked. That’s enough ! Bad card management by Cunha, too easy way of refereeing...

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    1. Mark10 July 2018 at 21:15

      In my opinion for a BAD card management you should miss at least 3 cards. Not just one. Anyway, yes it seems a missed YC

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    2. Jonas10 July 2018 at 21:16

      Well I think at this toornament we saw so many possible YC for SPA not given...So I would not call this a bad management and as long as the game stays calm everything is fine

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    3. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:18

      Bad management on this action guys. Please note this is the same player than from 43’ mn so clear card here...

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  27. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:21

    Good yellow for Hazard to take, France could've had a 2-on-1 counterattack. Easy yellow for Cunha, and with Belgium pressing forward in need of another goal you might see a few more similar plays like that. France is so dangerous on the counter.

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  28. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:29

    I see Ramos has donned the FIFA jacket, hiding his forearms from the vicious light again.

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  29. estkane10 July 2018 at 21:29

    Wrong YC?

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:30

      Looked to be a promising attack to me (though admittedly it was tough to tell because the television operator decided to go for a close-up at the worst possible time...)

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  30. Robin Hartman10 July 2018 at 21:29

    That was no YC!

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  31. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 21:31

    Still not demanding for Cunha, but I must say that he does very well. Collina and Busacca will be happy if nothing happens in the last minutes of the game.

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  32. M10 July 2018 at 21:32

    And where is yellow for witsel???

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  33. Philipp10 July 2018 at 21:33

    Missed YC in '74 for Witsel

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  34. Jonas10 July 2018 at 21:33

    For me clear YC for Witsel missed after hard foul on griezmann

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  35. M10 July 2018 at 21:36

    And now for Fellaini..m.Stop with the leniency.

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  36. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:36

    WoW WoW WoW, this osn’t YC for pulling ?! Come on...

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  37. Chefren10 July 2018 at 21:37

    79' wasn't that a foul?

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    1. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 21:38

      Clear foul,how he missed it

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    2. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:39

      clear foul

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    3. Jonas10 July 2018 at 21:40

      I think it was a foul but Giroud touched the ball so slightly, I can understand Cunha‘s decision to play on

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    4. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 21:45

      I guess anybody can force themselves to see something, even when there is nothing ("slight touch of the ball") to see.

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    5. JB10 July 2018 at 22:31

      He got the ball IMO

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  38. Teo10 July 2018 at 21:37

    What a mistake in very promising position not to give foul for Belgium.

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  39. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:37

    how it cannot be a foul???

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  40. DutchRedREF10 July 2018 at 21:38

    First mistake, no Free Kick for Belgium after foul on Hazard “79

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  41. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:38

    Foul or no for you guys on Giroud on Hazard? Giroud gets a VERY tiny touch of the ball and a big chunk of Hazard's leg... acceptable decision but it could go either way, what do you guys think? Cunha was in excellent position.

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    1. Teo10 July 2018 at 21:41

      He was and because of that his mistake is even bigger. How could he miss that?

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    2. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 21:49

      Touch? I've seen multiple teplrep from multiple angles and haven't been able to to see the slight touch that some of you claim.

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    3. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:57

      Look closely again Sheriff, he just very slightly nicks the ball.

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  42. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:40

    What a miss by Cunha. Unbelievable.
    On that level , in a sf of WC....
    Foul detection beyond all expectations in a easy match.

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    1. DrMr10 July 2018 at 21:41

      What's so crucial here to be unbelievable?

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    2. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:48

      Are you expecting to see crucial mistakes in all WC matches? And be happy if game ended without crucial mistake?
      I think that we must expecting top class referring.

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    3. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:49

      Unbelievable is that ref can't detect clear foul from 3 meters.

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    4. DrMr10 July 2018 at 21:59

      Shocking...

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  43. Philipp10 July 2018 at 21:41

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    1. DrMr10 July 2018 at 21:42

      Are we watching the same match?

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    2. DutchRedREF10 July 2018 at 21:42

      We we have GLT so no worried about missed goals with the Uruguay crew 😉😉

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    3. Teo10 July 2018 at 21:45

      And penalties for handling...

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    4. Philipp10 July 2018 at 22:02

      Yes sorry I exaggeraded a bit because of Mbappé things. Overall a solid performance.

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  44. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:41

    easy game but the only challenging scene, he missed. he is lucky that the game was so easy. He was also awful in SPAIN-IRAN.

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:59

      Clearly FIFA is of a different opinion than you

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  45. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 21:41

    As a referee you look rediculous trying to "sell" a call that you clearly missed. Cunha with a great and clear sightlines, missed Girouds clear foul. And as such deprived Belgium of a promising free kick from a great position on the pitch.

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  46. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:42

    Foul on Hazard 100%. First serious mistake.

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  47. M10 July 2018 at 21:45

    And now this yc for Kante was little foul compared to Witsel,Dembele or Fellaini fouls

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    1. DrMr10 July 2018 at 21:46

      Balancing with cards, I agree.
      But it's clever decision IMO

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    2. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:57

      Agree with M...clear disharmony card management...

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  48. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 21:45

    So we can eliminate Cunha for final :)

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  49. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 21:46

    Don't use the count the fouls tactic when the player yourey cautioning isn't guilty of persistent infringement.

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  50. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:46

    foul on Pogba he missed

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  51. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:48

    Why 6 mins??

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  52. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 21:49

    Come on guys, are you serious? Are you watching a different game? Cunha is far away from losing control and being biased. He‘s doing a pretty decent job with some minor mistakes like everyone does in a football match. Sometimes I have the impression that every small mistake like a wrong corner or a missed foul is treated like a crucial mistake.
    6 minutes of additional time is adequate.

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    1. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:52

      He is not biased. That missed foul in promising position was his only big mistake. No one will talk about him after the game (as cause for Belgium's loss).

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    2. "Dynamic Personality"???10 July 2018 at 21:56

      In a match where every single set play matters. And you deprive a team of a free kick in a promising position. On a play where you miss a clear cut foul. It does matter and it does make a difference.

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    3. Unknown10 July 2018 at 22:33

      A big decision which could have changed a World Cup semi final. You can’t miss a call like that when you’re standing right in front of it, 2 yards away. Sorry.

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    4. Ref10 July 2018 at 23:52

      Some people have absolutely no common sense on here, it really scares me!. A solid display in Semi final, overall totally in control and he should be very proud! Aye he missed a free kick, so be it, sometimes you can be too close to an incident. saying it is a major error nonsense. If it was in the centre of the park we don't care. No one is talking about Chuna at the end of this match. Well done to him and his team.

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  53. Unknown10 July 2018 at 21:49

    the ball was in

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  54. Chefren10 July 2018 at 21:50

    YC to Mbappe OK, but IMHO at least a word to Witsel for his reaction...

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:52

      Agreed, I would have gone with yellow to both of them.

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    2. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:58

      How it’s possible to let Witsel push violently Mbappé as he wanted...No charisma here.

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  55. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:52

    Perhaps a soft yellow for Vertonghen but I believe in the first half, Cunha had warned Vertonghen for another foul against Mbappe so he can't really complain.

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  56. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 21:55

    Good game from Cunha, I'm sure he'll be very happy with how he did! A night to remember for him, in the biggest game of his life.

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    1. Jonas10 July 2018 at 22:02

      Exactly my opinion:) Not a perfect game but he will always have great feelings when he thinks back to this night because overall a good performance.

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  57. Quilava10 July 2018 at 21:56

    Congratulations, Andrés.

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  58. Theref10 July 2018 at 21:58

    So many harsh comments...Cunha on expected level...nobody will talk about the refs. Well done Cunha! Minor mistakes in the game, 8,2-8,3 level.

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    1. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 21:59

      Agree about expected level. But clear mess with cards and positioning. Big mistake on Hazard’s foul forgotten. So-so performance.

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:00

      Agreed, not sure what everyone here is on about. Not a perfectly polished game, some small areas for improvement, but full control, excellent card management, and no serious mistakes. A very happy night for Cunha! 8.2 IMO.

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    3. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 22:07

      Come Soccer Guy...Excellent card management ? What a joke! YC for Kanté instead of clear and obvious cautions forgotten in Witsel and Fellaini. Dembele had to be booked twice...So not an excellent one...please...

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    4. DrMr10 July 2018 at 22:18

      Agree with soccer guy, without that sentance about card managment

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    5. Unknown10 July 2018 at 22:40

      Minor mistakes are missed free kicks on halfway....not missing clear fouls just outside the box in key areas with 10 mins to go in a World Cup semi final when you’re right in front of the foul.

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    6. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:46

      Hmm you're right Benoit, I was wrong to say card management was "excellent." It wasn't bad though, just average.

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    7. Referee analyst10 July 2018 at 23:34

      Agree with average. Average performance by Cunha at all :)

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  59. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 21:58

    If he didn't lose control he must be thankful Belgium players,,they didn't make any pressure to him ,, especially after hazard position,,,I can't imagine there would be Ramos or mascherano

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  60. Howard Maxi10 July 2018 at 21:59

    Expected level, some mistakes, the biggest the blatant missed free kick for the foul on Hazard. Otherwise fine.

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    1. VG10 July 2018 at 22:02

      Biggest miss was the foul hazard made on matuidi

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    2. DrMr10 July 2018 at 22:06

      I share every single word.
      Skill to improve (a lot): positioning

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    3. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:08

      Agreed, positioning was not great. Management of players I thought was very good.

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    4. Mikael W10 July 2018 at 22:11

      Agree 100% here also

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  61. AG10 July 2018 at 22:03

    Excellent job by Cunha. Excellent job by Collina by assigning him to this game. He definitely knew that Cunha can control this game and he did. He kept his cards in his pocket because he knew he would need them at the end and he did. Another world class officiating

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    1. Unknown10 July 2018 at 22:41

      You guys are way too generous and not impartial.

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  62. Andrasch Neunert10 July 2018 at 22:05

    IMO Cunha absolutely acceptable in a game which got challenging only in the last 20 minutes. Some minor mistakes - nothing crucial at all. Positioning improvable, good and clear communication, foul detection and card management average. Always full control of the match. Good teamwork with AR. No reason for harsh critics - even if some here would have liked to see s.o.else being in charge.

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    1. Andrasch Neunert10 July 2018 at 22:08

      8.2 for my taste.

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:10

      Perfect analysis. A good performance with some small areas to improve.

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    3. Unknown10 July 2018 at 22:42

      I keep seeing ‘minor mistakes’ being said. Potential game altering decisions are not minor.

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    4. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:43

      What decision was "potentially game altering?"

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  63. Ref_170710 July 2018 at 22:05

    Congratulations to Andrés Cunha, it was an expected level performance in a not so demanding semi final. I'm sure that he, Collina and Busacca will be very happy as there wasn't any controversy and therefore there will be no talk about the referee - that's the most important thing!
    We can talk about some minor decisions, but the overall impression (management, match control,...) was very good. Cunha can look back to a great World Cup if it's his last appointment. There are some (minor) chances for him to be fourth official in one of the last two games.

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    1. Mikael W10 July 2018 at 22:08

      Exactly, agree 100%
      People can always find mistakes and zoom in on them.

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    2. DutchRedREF10 July 2018 at 22:31

      There were no major decisions so we automatically zoom in on smaller things like the foul on Hazard.

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    3. VG11 July 2018 at 00:16

      You mean the foul by Hazard on Matuidi hopefully. That was the biggest mistake.

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  64. Anonymous10 July 2018 at 22:09

    Good game by Cunha. Expected level. But we have to say that this game became easier because of the behaviour of the players. I mean, if Argentina was in the place of Belgium, it could get out of hand. But all in all Cunha can be satisfied with his game!

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    1. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 22:13

      But I would argue that if it was Argentina instead of Belgium, a referee like Cunha would change his strategy. As others have mentioned somewhere earlier on this blog, Cunha at this World Cup has shown the ability to enter a game with different strategies.

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    2. Anonymous10 July 2018 at 22:29

      Yes that could be the case. Cunha has shown that he is a very good referee!

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  65. Soham10 July 2018 at 22:13

    Good Cunha overall in a normal difficulty game... Small mistakes here and there but an expected level performance overall... My mark will be 8.3 :)

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    1. Unknown10 July 2018 at 22:23

      He was lucky. The player respected him otherwise it could be different

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    2. Soham10 July 2018 at 22:25

      As a referee he take calculated risks and sometimes they pay off... So credit where it's due!:)

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  66. Panterwe10 July 2018 at 22:21

    And who is more dishonest I can't decide Neymar or Mbappe,,they are great players but they must stop this type behaviors

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    1. Filip V10 July 2018 at 22:43

      There is no comparecment between them and their beheaviour

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    2. Soccer Guy10 July 2018 at 23:06

      Agreed, Mbappe isn't an angel but I think we're forgetting already just how awful Neymar is.

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    3. Ref10 July 2018 at 23:17

      We can’t blame Mbappé here, that’s a normal behavior in a WC SF.

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  67. Philipp10 July 2018 at 23:25

    VAR Final (predictions):
    Tomorrows team or
    Irrati as VAR
    Gil as AVAR1: an expermeinsed AVAR1
    Astroza or Borsch
    Zwayer (maybe not after Orsato incident) Orsato or Valeri

    Maybe we can see also a full Italien Team and Gil

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  68. Unknown10 July 2018 at 23:26


    Cunha aceptable in one easy match.
    But Cunha is not one of best four referees.

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  69. Questionmark11 July 2018 at 00:11

    Not a huge fan of him previously, but solid match today, only the one missed free kick stood out. Other than that, good performance.

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  70. Jackson11 July 2018 at 08:59

    He did well but for me missed foul on Hazard and also missed two YC's for SPA.

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    1. VG11 July 2018 at 09:28

      Biggest miss was the foul Hazard made on Matuidi. Clear yellow card.

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    2. DutchRedREF11 July 2018 at 09:42

      You mean the confrontation between Hazard and Matuide after the missed foul on Hazard? That means a missed 2nd YC for Hazard.

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    3. referee11 July 2018 at 12:40

      For me it could have been a 2nd YC for Hazard because he hit matuidi with his knee high

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  71. Unknown11 July 2018 at 10:00

    A very poor error at 79' missing the foul by Giroud, which would have given a great free kick opportunity to Belgium.

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  72. Ichigo11 July 2018 at 10:41

    for the third place, will be Diedhiou with Conger, and the final will be awarded for Faghani. Maybe Rocchi or Mazic as FO.

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    1. That Kiwi Chap12 July 2018 at 10:19

      Correct on 3rd place game. That’s the common thought. Faghani is not a referee you want controlling a final. When you bump heads with a player, you can’t control your emotions. Not a man for the final.

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  73. Unknown11 July 2018 at 17:05


    Final for Kuipers.

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    1. Soham11 July 2018 at 17:11

      Why don't you think that?

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    2. Peter11 July 2018 at 17:14

      I think, Alberto Monty Python should declare his statement as a PREDICTION.

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    3. Soham11 July 2018 at 18:11

      Sorry, I meant to write "What makes you think that?"

      Out of all names why do you think that a referee appointed as 4th official for a SF will get the Final? @Alberto

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