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not only were Egypt denied a clear penalty in the build up to the 3rd Argentinian goal but Argentina have been awarded substantially more penalties over the last two world cups (per 90 minutes played) than any other team.

Without going all SCC28, Argentina's penalty volume is 2.49 standard deviations above the global mean. This places them in the 99th percentile of statistical probability.

In addition, as has been widely reported, during the 2026 tournament, their players also need to commit 20 fouls to receive a yellow card, whereas the England players need only fowl 7.9 times before they receive a yellow (or red) card.

Make of this what you will...

Posted By: Kev, Jul 9, 16:51:18