For the pen the Croatia player did have a little tug on the shoulder of Fred. Fred dived liked a cheating diving **** though and the ref was a complete **** for awarding that.
Thought that the Croatia player did jump in from distance on the keeper and his arm was above Caesar. That's a standard foul from nearly every ref and lino nowadays. The fact that Caesar fluffed his take made it look more debatable than it actually was. Frustrating but correct decision IMO.
I think the Ramires tackle for the third goal was a textbook midfield challenge. Took the ball cleanly and mugged the midfielder in a dangerous position. But I'm judging that challenge from the way the game was played in the 1980s. In 2014 that was sadly a tackle from behind and should have been given as a foul.
The Croatia goalkeeper made the ref look good.
