In less than five minutes, the Japanese team conceded two goals to Spain to win the game and surprisingly qualify at the top of Group E of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, but the victory of the Japanese was framed by a great controversy related to the second score.
Just one minute 51′ midfielder Ao Tanaka managed to score the second goal for Japan after a mistake in Spain’s defense. However, just as he was celebrating the VAR, he interrupted them to analyze the score.
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It seemed that in the play before the goal the ball had left the field through the end line. In fact, in several images published on social networks from various perspectives, it can be seen that the ball was out of bounds.
But the VAR decided to validate the goal, because presumably the ball had not completely crossed the line final.
The goal scored by Japan that ends up leaving Germany out is legitimately achieved, since the ball never completely crosses the goal line in the center of the Japanese player, here is the evidence. 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/UIsxQKNoZM— Francisco Chacón (@pacochaconmx) December 1,
The decision to approve the goal has caused a lot of controversy in the networks among those who affirm that the ball came out and those who say that it did come out, but not completely.
So far, FIFA has not ruled to clarify the situation and justify the decision made by the VAR.
It is worth noting that the fact that this goal marked the difference between the elimination or the pass of Germany to the round of 16 of the World Cup adds weight to the controversy.
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