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My issues with VAR here is why the ref watched it on field? It's not a subjective decision, it's been touched, it's therefore offside! Decision made
Richard
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There will always be borderline decisions with or without technology. And people will always moan if these decisions go against them. But at least VAR has eliminated the worst and most obvious errors. Lampard in 2010 for example. Time to accept it and move on.
Mark
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
BBC 5 Live Breakfast
Eric Goff professor in sports engineering at Purdue University, spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast to explain how microscopic technology in the football led to the Croatia goal being ruled out: "So, the way it works is, there's what is called an inertial measurement unit, an IMU. It's only a few grammes, but it's embedded in one of the four panels. And to keep the mass from being offset, like the centre mass of the ball, from being somewhere other than centre of the ball, you get these counterbalancing masses in the other panels.
"So, what that does is it allows for data to be collected from the ball at 500 hertz or 500 times a second. And what that means is as soon as boot meets ball, let's say, there's a two millisecond window for a time stamp. There are also a dozen cameras above the stadium recording the 22 players on the pitch, 50 times a second. And they will be able to actually pinpoint within two milliseconds where those players were on the pitch when the boot met the ball.
"What happened in Croatia was the ball was apparently in contact with the Croatian player and a slight change in the ball had been picked up outside of this narrow two millisecond window. What I would love for, and it would sure make the Croatian fans much happier, is to release the data for that ball at that moment to show the spike in the acceleration - albeit a small one when it made contact with that player."
Speaking of technology in sport, here's a great, short-ish podcast from the World Service team:
Tech boosts accuracy but is it worth disrupting the experience and flow of live sport?
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Technically it’s offside. Just as Ronaldo’s shoulder was deemed offside for what also would have been a great goal. You just have to trust that the technology is correct…
Hannah, Norfolk
FT: Portugal 2-1 Croatia
There were other VAR interventions last night.
Cristiano Ronaldo thought his fantastic touch and finish get Portugal level before it was ruled out for offside...
Ronaldo has equalising goal ruled out after offside decision
Loads of opinions on that VAR call coming in. Remember to take part in our poll further down this page.
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Offside is... offside! Goal correctly disallowed. Move on.
Rob
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Anyone claiming Igor Matanovic didn't touch the ball should watch the replay again. The change in the ball's direction says it all. Without that touch, it would never have reached Mario Pasalic. It was a clear touch, and there should be no debate about it.
Muhammad
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Mark Chapman
Presenter on BBC One
[Former referee] Darren Cann has messaged me...
"He was offside when the ball was last played by a teammate and the ball was deflected by the defender and not deliberately played, so the offside stands.
"Snicko, that 100% proves that he touched it with the flick-on."
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez after the game: "It’s a shame one of the two teams had to lose.
“But there is no bad decision or lucky decision. It was a clear moment.”
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Everyone moaning about VAR this morning. He touched it, it's offside. Move on. No place for sentimentality in sport.
Christian
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Matt Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Controversial from my view unless VAR have been looking at an angle we have not been seeing.
From what I can see, I don't see any change of direction of the ball. What the telling thing is the spin on the ball doesn't change and it looks like Matanovic hasn't touched that ball.
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic in his post-match press conference: “I will not comment much about it but I will say the refereeing was very bad.
“VAR kills emotions, it kills everything within you. We have gone too far with VAR.”
Late drama and VAR controversy as Croatia denied equaliser
Well let's have another look at that controversial moment, Tom.
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Once again, VAR denies us a wonderful story in search of some vague sense of ‘right’, as if football is about universal justice, not entertainment. If you need snicko to rule a goal out, you’re looking too hard. I’d rather have a flawed but enjoyable game. Bin it!!
Tom, Sheffield
Well I think it's about time you had your say...
Should it have been 2-2?
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Neil Johnston
BBC Sport journalist at Toronto Stadium
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC commentator Steve Wilson called it "one of the biggest VAR decisions there has ever been".
Trailing 2-1 to Portugal after a dramatic and chaotic second half, Croatia thought they had equalised when Josko Gvardiol tapped home from close range in the 13th minute of stoppage time.
They celebrated wildly, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier scored his first ever World Cup knockout goal for his country before being substituted, looked crestfallen on the bench.
Extra time looked certain. Step forward the video assistant referee - Premier League official Jarred Gillett - as a goal check for offside was announced.
The big question was: Had Croatia's Igor Matanovic flicked the ball on in the build-up? If his head had touched the ball, it was offside. If not, the goal would stand.
Cue a tense wait as Norwegian referee Espen Eskas watched replay after replay, with TV pictures looking inconclusive. But a spike showed by Snickometer-style technology suggested a touch and the goal was ruled out. It was almost the last kick of the match.
The decision sparked chaotic scenes and plastic bottles were thrown on to the pitch by furious Croatia fans as their World Cup dreams were ended in the cruellest fashion.
For Croatia's 40-year-old legend Luka Modric it was surely the end of his World Cup career, while Ronaldo's journey continues - just hours after his sister said the tournament was his "last dance".
It was a match that had everything. From disallowed goals, a debated penalty, Ronaldo intrigue and VAR controversy,
Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Alex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesGoncalo Ramos grabbed a 94th-minute winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout stage as Portugal came from behind to beat Croatia and progress to the last 16.
Second-half substitute Ramos rose above two Croatia defenders to head in from a superb Rafael Leao cross as a pulsating match looked to be heading for extra-time.
Josko Gvardiol thought he had rescued Croatia when he bundled home in the 13th minute of stoppage time, but the video assistant referee intervened and the goal was ruled out for offside.
Replays showed that Igor Matanovic got the slightest of touches on a cross that then fell to Mario Pasalic who was in an offside position before Gvardiol scored.
Portugal dominated the first half but it was Croatia who edged a frantic second period.
Ivan Perisic rifled a shot into the corner eight minutes into the second half after Ruben Dias could only half-clear a cross to the back post.
Half-time substitute Matanovic thought he had doubled Croatia's lead two minutes later with a near-post finish, but the offside flag went up against team-mate Nikola Vlasic.
There followed a frantic few minutes during which Leao rattled the crossbar with a curling strike and Ronaldo saw a cute dinked finish ruled out for a marginal offside.
But just as it looked like he was about to be replaced, Ronaldo converted from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee spotted a foul on Renato Veiga at a corner.
Croatia responded well - and after the hydration break, Mateo Kovacic forced Diogo Costa into two quick-fire saves before Matanovic was foiled one-on-one.
Petar Sucic then ran on to a superb Kovacic through ball and finished coolly past Costa, but the offside flag went up once again.
Ronaldo was visibly unhappy to be replaced in the 81st minute, before Veiga and Mario Pasalic missed clear headed opportunities at either end.
Extra time seemed the fairest way to settle the contest before Ramos sparked wild celebrations.
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