FIFA explains why Croatia’s fatal goal against Portugal was disallowed

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has justified the decision to cancel a late goal scored by the Croatian national team, which could have brought a last-minute draw against Portugal in the 32nd round of the World Cup.

Portugal secured their place in the round of 16 after a thrilling 2-1 win over fellow Croatians in a game of passion and intensity that saw plenty of attacking transformations until the final seconds.

Croatia thought they had grabbed a crucial equalizer after defender Joško Guardiol put the ball into the net in the thirteenth minute of stoppage time at the Toronto Stadium.

However, the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened to disallow the goal, after data from an electronic chip inside the official match ball showed that the ball had slightly touched Croatian forward Igor Matanovic in the build-up to the attack and his teammate Mario Pasalic was in an offside position, so the foul was called and the goal was disallowed, 1-0, Portugal 2-0 and Portugal winning.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) says in its statement: “According to data provided by the connected ball technology integrated inside the Adidas Triunda ball, which is the official ball of the World Cup, it was determined that the ball had touched Croatia’s number 20 player Igor Matanovic during a tackle against Portugal, leading to the correct offside decision. the goal.”

He added the statement I quoted newspaper”Middle East“Saudi Arabia“The Triunda ball contains IMU sensors that can monitor fine touches and contact that may not be visible to the naked eye. This data is displayed to viewers as a pulse graph, giving referees an unprecedented level of accurate information to help them make quick and correct decisions.”