Understand where you are coming from Andy. My take?
If Walker had had his arms spread out like a crucifix as per that huge statue up Newcastle way he would have got away with it. The left arm went 40 to 50 degrees backwards of perpendicular and then it's a question of did he hit the lad or did the lad run into it?
Naive mistake that should surprise noone when you consider it's a full back playing a centre half's role. He should have been ball side and goal side of the Tunisian and facing the ball. Had he done that he could not have committed the foul nor could the Tunisian have taken advantage of the situation.
We will never get an explanation as to why Kane didn't get 2 penalties last night or why the very poor ref didn't book some Tunisians for the penalty box wrestling at free kicks and corners or why he allowed them to stand inches from the ball at free kicks.
It seems the "lesser" teams have worked out how to reduce the amount of actual playing time to a minimum to reduce the chance of the "better" teams scoring.
Last night's ref was abysmal. The VAR team idem ditto.
Up to the Brazil game I thought the officials, all of them had done well. Even if I disagreed with the ref or the VAR team, I could see why decisions were given. A difference of interprtation of the Law and/or what you saw. In the Brazil game the Swiss goal should have been chalked off and Brazil should have had a penalty. VAR said no.
Last night the ref immediately gave Tunisia a penalty. It wouldn't be given in the English Leagues but I could see how it might be given. Then you have the two penalty incidents involving Harry Kane. It is my honest opinion that the moves involved deserved to have Kent Walton commentating..............
We will never get an explanation as to why they weren't given but the gents in the VAR room should be sent home on the next available transport.