What was the World Cup's biggest NEGATIVE talking point?

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In a Facebook poll of 1,191 respondents, 35.9% chose “Bad refereeing”. How we count

Bad refereeing
35.9%
The Vuvuzela’s
19%
The corner that should’ve been (FINAL)
13.9%
The Jabulani ball
11%
Lampard’s disallowed goal (ENG vs GER)
8.7%
Suarez handball (URU vs GHA)
7.8%
The French team camp deterioration
3.7%
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Bad refereeing dominated the negative talking-point poll from the opening checkpoint onward, finishing with 427 votes, or 35.9%. The Vuvuzela’s placed second at 19%, 16.9 points behind.

Other flashpoints remained scattered: the disputed final corner drew 13.9%, while the Jabulani ball reached 11%.

  • Top Complaint · Bad refereeing took 35.9% of the vote.
  • Large Lead · It finished 16.9 points ahead of the Vuvuzela’s.
  • Scattered Alternatives · No other talking point reached 14%.

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