Japan scored a controversial goal in the 51st minute against Spain Take a 2-1 lead.
It looked like the ball could have gone outside before being scrambled home. This was a really important goal for the group as it sent Japan into the knockout stage and secured it as Group E winners. Germany Lost on goal difference.
athletic Deselect what happened.
what happened?
The Japanese winger just scored the equalizer in the 48th minute Law of Doan After picking up the ball on the right edge of the penalty area and driving towards goal, he dribbled and shot in front of goal.
both Daizen Maeda When Kaoru Mitoma With Mitoma only digging the ball out of the byline, it looked like the play was gone, so he dashed towards the ball.
His cross is back in the box. Ao Tanaka I went home to my knees. Appeals immediately began asking if the ball was out of play.
🇯🇵 48′ Doan
🇯🇵 51 minutes TanakaJapan flips the match and flips the group.
They are currently at the top of Group E, #GER go out, #ESP Qualifying 2nd place.#FIFA World Cup
📽️ @itv footballpic.twitter.com/F0yZxZoX3z
— Athletic | Soccer (@TheAthleticFC) December 1, 2022
Did you check with VAR?
Linesman Souru Phatsoane immediately flagged the ball out. However, VAR can be used to check if the ball is out of play.
The IFAB, which set the rules of the game, defines an out as “when the ball has completely crossed the goal line or touchline on the ground or in the air”.
Referee Víctor Miguel de Freitas Gómez was advised to do a VAR check, and after listening to earphones, scored a goal without checking the monitors.
The Goal Line Technology system only applies to the goal line itself. So the goal was confirmed by her vision test in the VAR room. FIFA protocol.
you will be the judge…
is this in or out? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/cVXur9vMJ1
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 1, 2022
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) December 1, 2022
FIFA has not released any images showing the ball in relation to the touchline, but the curvature or overhang seems to prove extremely important, even by a few millimeters.
previous Manchester United Captain Gary Neville asked for images to increase “transparency”, but Graeme Souness said of ITV’s coverage in the UK: Please clean it up for us.
athletic We have reached out to FIFA for comment.
We’ve definitely seen evidence that VAR is the definitive angle/we don’t see it, but why doesn’t FIFA allow host broadcasters to show Var footage? You can access the photos by looking at them.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) December 1, 2022
Why were goals so important?
Japan scored a goal to finish top of the group, and Germany started on the road to elimination.
If Spain lost, they risked ending the competition if Germany lost Costa RicaThe Central American team took the lead and briefly knocked Spain out before Germany tied the score 2–2 shortly afterwards.
In the end, when Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2, Tanaka’s goal helped Japan advance to the top of the group.
If they had a 1-1 draw, they would be eliminated on goal difference in 3rd place in the group.
The goal difference was eventually paid to Germany instead.
Small Margins, Big Impact.
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