Key events3h agoEngland camp hit by tornado warning5h agoPreambleAmazing reference. Love it!"Harry I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!".I’m keen to know, what is something that has stood out to you at the World Cup so far?I stumbled across the profile of a Boston resident on social media yesterday. His name is Mike and he has fully embraced Scottish football and the fans staying in his neighbourhood. He even made them sausage sandwiches before the game yesterday! Fans have grown to love him and one even offered him a ticket to a game. That is what the World Cup is all about!The match between Netherlands and Japan later today has potential to be the game of the tournament so far. I’ll definitely be watching that one.I’m also really looking forward to Germany v Curaçao – and not just because it’s a nice early evening match for us here in the UK. Curaçao fans will create an incredible atmosphere in Houston. What a moment it will be for them against the four-time champions.I can only imagine what the atmosphere was like in New York last night. Not only is football fever sweeping the nation, but thousands were out on the streets after the Knicks won the NBA Finals. What a time to be in the city!A Knicks fan waves a Knicks flag during celebration after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the series. Photograph: Ron Adar/ShutterstockThanks Billy!On that Qatar v Switzerland game, I thought Qatar absolutely deserved the point. Switzerland wasted far too many chances and paid the price for it in the end. I’ll admit, when watching the match I thought Remo Freuler was marginally offside. Obviously, the officials thought otherwise.Who knows what could’ve happened if Switzerland did not convert that penalty…Emillia Hawkins is back on deck, so I’ll hand over to her. Keep your comments coming.Another of yesterday’s talking points was (apologies in advance) the use of VAR in the Switzerland v Qatar game. Fifa said a “technical outage” prevented VAR graphics from being shown during the 1-1 draw.There was confusion for supporters inside the stadium in California and watching on TV after no images or animations were made available to show that Switzerland’s Remo Freuler was onside moments before winning a penalty in the first half.ITV pundit Gary Neville described the governing body as a “dictatorship” and suggested that failing to demonstrate to viewers why play had been allowed to continue undermined trust in the process.Fifa said: “During the Qatar vs Switzerland match in the San Francisco Bay Area, a brief technical outage prevented the onside animation graphic from being generated ahead of the penalty awarded to Switzerland in the 14th minute. The issue was quickly resolved.“The workflow of the VAR was not affected by this issue and followed the normal procedure in checking the on-field decision. The lines used by the VAR to check the position of the relevant players did not show the attacking player to be in an offside position in either of the two situations immediately before the penalty decision.” PA MediaIt’s Curaçao’s big day today. A first World Cup game for the tournament’s smallest ever nation by land and population – against Germany, no less.Arthur Renard has been speaking to members of the playing squad and backroom staff in this rather fun and often moving piece.
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