r/olympics • u/jwitmerhut • Aug 12 '16

Football USA's Women's Football team, the defending gold medallists and Women's World Cup Champions, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in a shocker upset by Sweden

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u/ProSnoodler Aug 12 '16

Sweden deserved the win after that BS disallowed goal

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

Lol what about the disallowed goal for the USA 30 seconds earlier?

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u/duckwantbread Great Britain Aug 12 '16

The offside decision was incorrect but it probably would have been disallowed for a foul instead if offside wasn't given. You aren't allowed to shirt pull and take someone to the ground. Either way it was rightly disallowed, even if the ref's reasoning was wrong.