Yes. Absolutely
Can you imagine if the refs in college football had the same discretion? As much as I have grown to actually sort of like this whole world cup, the whole clock thing makes me cringe and sort of illegitimizes it to a degree. Yesterday, Norway had clearly dominated Brazil and was ahead 2-0 until a late penalty kick made it 2-1. The clock said +7 or something to that affect and they just kept on playing for about ten extra minutes. Imagine if Brazil would have scored again at +9 and tied it up and went on to win? It makes no sense to me.
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My question for the soccer gurus. Why can anyone take the penalty kick?
-- AlfHokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:43 PM ET
AlfHokie
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07/06/26 03:43 PM ET
People love unsolvable controversy. See also: US collegiate sports**
-- Beerman
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:12 PM ET
Beerman
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07/06/26 02:12 PM ET
You answered your own question...if there is one. **
-- TomTurkey
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:20 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/06/26 01:20 PM ET
We were told before our first HS soccer season that
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 06, 2026 at 11:51 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/06/26 11:51 AM ET
And the ref has wide discretion with the additional time as well
-- Nova Hokie 95
Jul 06, 2026 at 11:45 AM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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07/06/26 11:45 AM ET
With authority comes responsibility **
-- TomTurkey
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:27 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/06/26 03:27 PM ET
Also imagine though if you win a free kick from a decent scoring range, or
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:03 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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07/06/26 02:03 PM ET
That was the somewhat rare "added time on added time"
-- Nova Hokie 95
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:30 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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07/06/26 01:30 PM ET
+7 means 13 plus**
-- VT BronzeBacker
Jul 06, 2026 at 12:29 PM ET
VT BronzeBacker
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07/06/26 12:29 PM ET
I learned just today that VAR is shown to refs in real time, not slo-mo.
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 06, 2026 at 12:12 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/06/26 12:12 PM ET
Watching last night you could see the VAR screen the ref was watching.
-- HokieGator
Jul 06, 2026 at 05:40 PM ET
HokieGator
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07/06/26 05:40 PM ET
From what I can tell, almost everything about soccer is vague.
-- MP4VT2004
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:36 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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07/06/26 01:36 PM ET
I was exposed to a Welsh coach and family.
-- TomTurkey
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:51 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/06/26 01:51 PM ET
Seems to me if he had used slo-mo he wouldn’t have
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 06, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/06/26 12:57 PM ET
Allegedly, using slo-mo is what prompted him to issue the red
-- Nova Hokie 95
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:01 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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07/06/26 01:01 PM ET
Easier but more obvious that that wasn’t red-worthy.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:30 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/06/26 02:30 PM ET
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-- TomTurkey
Jul 06, 2026 at 01:15 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/06/26 01:15 PM ET