I know most people don't consider soccer a "real" sport. But it is the world's sport. FIFA, the soccer world's coordinating body has been trying for years to get some share of the American market. Games like this one do not help their cause. Having a referee call such an egregiously biased game demonstrates that FIFA doesn't take the U.S. participation seriously. In their endeavor to give smaller countries a voice, FIFA has gone the route of the UN, allowing such nations to use bullying and bias to rule the day.
This game was badly called. Obvious fouls were overlooked on the Slovenian side and imaginary calls were made against the U.S. side. If politics are going to rule such events, as they have in the Olympics, then have a bit of common sense and have a method of overseeing referees in such events. Otherwise you are simply pandering to one group at the expense of another.
USA vs. Slovenia Decided by Koman Coulibaly's Disallowed Goal (Video)
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