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Did anyone else watch the USMNT beat Costa Rica last night in that blizzard in Denver??? That was nuts! I was so excited we won (we REALLY needed those 3 points, as I have no intention to go to Brazil without my favorite team!). It did make me shiver with cold just watching though. I never would have been able to do it. I bet their feet were FREEZING.
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So I saw that Costa Rica is asking the federation to play the game again because of the weather. From what posters online are saying, they don't have a leg to stand on since they told the ref that they were willing and so did the US team, to keep playing when he asked about it near halftime?
So I saw that Costa Rica is asking the federation to play the game again because of the weather. From what posters online are saying, they don't have a leg to stand on since they told the ref that they were willing and so did the US team, to keep playing when he asked about it near halftime?
I would be extremely surprised if they replayed this game. They said about a hundred times during the game that the head ref, and only the head ref, had the authority to stop the game and postpone any remaining time to another day. He stopped for a couple min but then chose to resume and finish, so based on the rules the game is official. Costa Rica needs to quit whining. That same day the Mexico/Honduras qualifier was played in Honduras at 105 degrees. To me that is much more dangerous than 30 degrees, so if that wasn't a problem than this shouldn't be. It wasn't really an advantage to either team. No soccer players are used to playing in a blizzard.
*******ETA: FIFA announced yesterday that they officially denied Costa Rica's request for the game to be replayed.
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You are correct, Ashii, that only the head referee has the authority to stop the game because of unplayable conditions. A protest has to filed on the field in front of the opposing captain, a report filed with the match coordinator two hours after the game, and a protest with FIFA 24 hours after the game. Costa Rica only filed the protest with FIFA. Since they didn't do the other two parts, FIFA had to reject the protest.
That being said, as a soccer official, I'm very surprised that the game continued. Visibility was poor. The lines could not be seen (like on foul on Dempsey in the box - the official didn't call a foul because he could see the penalty box). If this game was a friendly, there is no way that it would have been played. I would have been inclined to suspend the game.
You are correct, Ashii, that only the head referee has the authority to stop the game because of unplayable conditions. A protest has to filed on the field in front of the opposing captain, a report filed with the match coordinator two hours after the game, and a protest with FIFA 24 hours after the game. Costa Rica only filed the protest with FIFA. Since they didn't do the other two parts, FIFA had to reject the protest.
That being said, as a soccer official, I'm very surprised that the game continued. Visibility was poor. The lines could not be seen (like on foul on Dempsey in the box - the official didn't call a foul because he could see the penalty box). If this game was a friendly, there is no way that it would have been played. I would have been inclined to suspend the game.
The visibility was not nearly as bad on the field as it looks on camera. The only time it truly got bad was just after halftime, when the game was stopped for a few min. It then let up a bit. I don't disagree that it may have been cancelled if it were a friendly, but it is much more difficult to reschedule a game like this when there is less than 8 months till the WC draw. I think the correct decision was made. Like I said, if playing in 105 degree heat wasn't hazardous than neither is 30 degrees and snow.
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It did make me shiver with cold just watching though. I never would have been able to do it. 
I bet their feet were FREEZING.
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