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Half-time postbag. “Interesting penalty takes. I think Digne is guilty of both not controlling the ball very well and being unaware of his surroundings while he flings his leg out. Two things you really don’t want to do when defending in your own box” – Sean Orlowicz

“The refereeing in this tournament hasn’t been amazing, but some of the VAR interventions (or non-interventions) have been utterly inexplicable. Can anyone state with clarity what the rules are any more? And if not, what does that mean for football as a sport at all?” – Warren Lee

“This might be the most egregious display of refereeing in the entire tournament – which is a high bar indeed. We actually now seem to have VAR correcting terrible decisions that they are not entitled to rule on, but feel they have to as the on-field decision is so bad. Really beyond dreadful” – Colin Livingstone

“Worried for France right now, at times it’s like watching the Spanish 2010 vintage” – Simon Lane

“Hungary 1954, Holland 1974, Brazil 1982 … France 2026?” – Zafar Sobhan

“My inexpert assessment: immoveable object has clamped down on irresistible force” – Dorkus McBride